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

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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$17.1M
—
286
—
$69,723
—
2025
$16.3M
▼ 5.0%
269
▼ 5.9%
$68,590
▼ 1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Wendy Weiser

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp
$28,021
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$22,592
Overtime
$3,947
Other pay
$1,482
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,021
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment End Date
Sep 2, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1920
Meal Allowance
$245
Pay Adjustments
$495
Pay Location Code
5210

Wendy Weiser works as a EMT Basic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Wendy earned $28,021 in 2024.

Tyler Bridges

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp
$27,530
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$21,607
Overtime
$2,332
Other pay
$3,590
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,530
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment End Date
May 29, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1942
Meal Allowance
$210
Pay Adjustments
$894
Pay Location Code
5210

Tyler Bridges works as a Emerg Communications Officer for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Tyler earned $27,530 in 2024.

Holli Gerald

Relief EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp
$26,996
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$21,866
Overtime
$1,884
Other pay
$3,246
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,996
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employee Refund
$545
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6715
Meal Allowance
$140
Pay Location Code
5210
Severance Pay
$2,525

At Emergency Medical Services, Holli Gerald serves as a Relief EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $26,996.

Christopher Garrett

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp
$26,848
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$19,868
Overtime
$6,426
Other pay
$554
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,848
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1924
Meal Allowance
$210
Pay Location Code
5210
Shift Differential Pay
$344
Total Overtime Hours
274

Christopher Garrett works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Christopher earned $26,848 in 2025.

Louis Berthier

Long Term Wc/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp
$26,460
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$26,460
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,460
Middle name
B

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment End Date
Jul 27, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6045
Pay Location Code
5210
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0xEB893C0EA7907618CCB316FD2E7AA6B10FF1AB6E

Louis Berthier works as a Long Term Wc for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Louis earned $26,460 in 2024.

Kara Bowman

Relief EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp
$25,837
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$25,837
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,837
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6715
Pay Location Code
5210
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x1F37AD2BAD2F9295271415EEA34A6CB99A79575B

Kara Bowman works as a Relief EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Kara earned $25,837 in 2025.

Devin Phelps

Relief EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp
$25,399
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$14,738
Overtime
$7,518
Other pay
$3,144
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,399

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6700
Meal Allowance
$140
Pay Adjustments
$1,530
Pay Location Code
5210
Severance Pay
$883

Devin Phelps holds the role of Relief EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2024, their total compensation was $25,399.

Kiera Crawford

Relief Emergency Community Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp
$25,384
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$25,384
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,384
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
6730
Pay Location Code
5210
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x9F30FF359D6D30EE8FA4C12C750151BE051FF5DA

Kiera Crawford holds the role of Relief Emergency Community Officer at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,384.

Christopher Leblanc

Senior Fiscal Specialist/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp
$25,291
Sub-department
Ems-Operations
Base pay
$25,291
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,291
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Department Number
5200
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2032
Pay Location Code
5210
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0xF026FEFEA7C46E0C7D7FD867A5AA1CECDC94E8CB

At Emergency Medical Services, Christopher Leblanc serves as a Senior Fiscal Specialist within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,291.