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

Lauren Rogers

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$19,443

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $13,780
Overtime: $5,211
Other pay: $453
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,443
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $140
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $313
Total Overtime Hours: 262.5

Lauren Rogers works as a EMT Basic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Lauren earned $19,443 in 2025.

Cassie Fassbinder

Relief EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$18,219

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $14,990
Overtime: $2,882
Other pay: $347
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,219
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6700
Meal Allowance: $140
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $207
Total Overtime Hours: 93.89

Cassie Fassbinder is a Relief EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $18,219.

Jacob Morgan

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$17,951

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $15,052
Overtime: $2,267
Other pay: $632
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,951
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $175
Pay Adjustments: $80
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $377

Jacob Morgan works as a EMT Basic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Jacob earned $17,951 in 2025.

Richard Brown

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp

$17,911

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $11,848
Overtime: $2,431
Other pay: $3,632
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,911
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Jun 7, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1942
Meal Allowance: $105
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $187

Richard Brown holds the role of Emerg Communications Officer at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2024, their total compensation was $17,911.

Hannah Walsworth

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$17,181

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $13,780
Overtime: $3,032
Other pay: $369
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,181
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $140
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $229
Total Overtime Hours: 128.75

Hannah Walsworth is a EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $17,181.

Katie Himel

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp

$16,055

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $10,655
Overtime: $2,494
Other pay: $2,906
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,055
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Mar 27, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $105
Pay Adjustments: $1,708
Pay Location Code: 5210

At Emergency Medical Services, Katie Himel serves as a EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2024 pay totaled $16,055.