City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Emergency Medical Services

Agency file

Emergency Medical Services

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Emergency Medical Services provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 269 employees with median total compensation of $68,590; the highest distinct record was $167,300.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $16.3M
Employees: 269
Median total: $68,590
Highest record: $167,300

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$166$118,805+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 269 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,590) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $43,655 (72%)
Overtime — $14,505 (24%)
Other — $2,300 (4%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$6,494

$34,963

$68,590

$81,749

$97,068

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,068 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,494. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

EMT Paramedic

82 · $71,531

EMT Basic

32 · $52,182

Emerg Communications Officer

26 · $69,782

EMS Unit Commander

25 · $88,579

Relief EMT Paramedic

21 · $8,391

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$17.1M —	286 —	$69,723 —
2025	$16.3M ▼ 5.0%	269 ▼ 5.9%	$68,590 ▼ 1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nikalondrea Johnson

EMS Deputy Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$108,131

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $71,360
Overtime: $35,268
Other pay: $1,503
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,131
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $220
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1928
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $863

At Emergency Medical Services, Nikalondrea Johnson serves as a EMS Deputy Shift Supervisor within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,131.

Raymond Ferreira

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$107,943

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $56,132
Overtime: $49,452
Other pay: $2,359
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,943

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,939
Total Overtime Hours: 2,156.88

Raymond Ferreira works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Raymond earned $107,943 in 2025.

Brian Deville

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$107,832

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,354
Overtime: $42,181
Other pay: $1,298
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,832
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $878
Total Overtime Hours: 1,303.5

At Emergency Medical Services, Brian Deville serves as a EMS Unit Commander within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,832.

Janice Willard

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$107,384

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $58,534
Overtime: $47,892
Other pay: $959
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,384
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $424
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $115
Pay Location Code: 5210

Janice Willard holds the role of EMS Unit Commander at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,384.

Mary Wicker

EMS Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$107,222

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $77,567
Overtime: $28,140
Other pay: $1,515
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,222
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $1,035
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1930
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $60

Mary Wicker is a EMS Shift Supervisor at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $107,222.

Steven Pickering

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$106,509

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $58,592
Overtime: $45,750
Other pay: $2,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,509
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,747
Total Overtime Hours: 1,931.27

Steven Pickering holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,509.

Charles Broussard

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$106,432

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,289
Overtime: $41,563
Other pay: $580
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,432
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $160
Total Overtime Hours: 958.5

Charles Broussard works as a EMS Unit Commander for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Charles earned $106,432 in 2025.

Troy Johnson

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$106,324

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,931
Overtime: $47,290
Other pay: $1,104
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,324
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1942
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $684
Total Overtime Hours: 1,466

At Emergency Medical Services, Troy Johnson serves as a Emerg Communications Officer within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $106,324.

Nicole Jagers

EMS Deputy Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$105,620

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $70,651
Overtime: $33,220
Other pay: $1,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,620
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $480
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1928
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $850

Nicole Jagers is a EMS Deputy Shift Supervisor at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $105,620.