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

$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

Julia Reed

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$59,390

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $44,446
Overtime: $14,014
Other pay: $930
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,390
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $510
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 441

Julia Reed works as a EMT Basic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Julia earned $59,390 in 2025.

Yasmen Guidry

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$59,023

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $40,426
Overtime: $16,840
Other pay: $1,758
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,023
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,338
Total Overtime Hours: 854

Yasmen Guidry is a EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $59,023.

Jonathan Saia

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$58,557

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $45,000
Overtime: $12,538
Other pay: $1,019
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,557
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Adjustments: $124
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $545

Jonathan Saia works as a EMS Unit Commander for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Jonathan earned $58,557 in 2025.

Philip Poulet

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$57,607

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $43,327
Overtime: $12,051
Other pay: $2,230
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,607
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,810
Total Overtime Hours: 625.75

Philip Poulet is a EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $57,607.

Sarah Plauche

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$57,255

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $45,443
Overtime: $10,426
Other pay: $1,385
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,255
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,035
Total Overtime Hours: 421.75

Sarah Plauche is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $57,255.

Dominique Denault

Inventory & Supply Manager/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$57,242

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $50,062
Overtime: $6,686
Other pay: $494
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,242
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $494
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2076
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 187
Unique ID: 0x2A459380709E2FE4AC2DAE5733C73225FF6CFEE1

Dominique Denault is a Inventory & Supply Manager at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $57,242.

Talon Dalfrey

Advanced EMT/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$57,043

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $45,195
Overtime: $11,157
Other pay: $691
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,043
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1922
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $271
Total Overtime Hours: 399.75

Talon Dalfrey is a Advanced EMT at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $57,043.

Sandra Miller

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,967

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $8,613
Overtime: $3,581
Other pay: $44,773
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,967
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Jun 17, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $35
Pay Adjustments: $769
Pay Location Code: 5210

Sandra Miller holds the role of EMS Unit Commander at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,967.

Julia Millien

Executive Assistant/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,930

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $56,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,930
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2024
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x133E9DCF0C5F3587E416A390376C27D1021471FE

Julia Millien works as a Executive Assistant for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Julia earned $56,930 in 2025.

Monica Verdun

Advanced EMT/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,471

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $32,792
Overtime: $3,040
Other pay: $20,639
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,471
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $88
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1922
Meal Allowance: $315
Pay Adjustments: $99
Pay Location Code: 5210

Monica Verdun holds the role of Advanced EMT at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,471.

Mary Prochaska

EMS Planning & Research Spc/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,402

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $55,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,402
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $600
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1950
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x680689E32A700CD14482C70ABF62182A6EEF6933

Mary Prochaska works as a EMS Planning & Research Spc for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Mary earned $56,402 in 2025.

Samantha Duhe

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,379

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $46,207
Overtime: $9,662
Other pay: $510
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,379
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $90
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 291.75

At Emergency Medical Services, Samantha Duhe serves as a EMT Basic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,379.

Thomas Stokes

Relief EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,165

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $47,763
Overtime: $6,556
Other pay: $1,845
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,165
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Oct 28, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6715
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $84

Thomas Stokes holds the role of Relief EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,165.

John Winstead

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,108

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $41,267
Overtime: $13,844
Other pay: $996
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,108
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1942
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $716
Total Overtime Hours: 432.25

John Winstead works as a Emerg Communications Officer for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. John earned $56,108 in 2025.

Haley Young

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$56,037

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $45,145
Overtime: $10,424
Other pay: $468
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,037
Middle name: N

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: $48
Total Overtime Hours: 323.75

Haley Young is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $56,037.

Bryson Bond

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$55,486

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $47,416
Overtime: $7,651
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,486
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 214.78
Unique ID: 0x7A54FB0AE8E670C30C8F98AA48DF7847A95B5EBC

Bryson Bond is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $55,486.

Summer Smith

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$55,397

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $39,602
Overtime: $13,406
Other pay: $2,389
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,397
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $315
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $778
Shift Differential Pay: $1,297

Summer Smith holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,397.

Joseph Nichols

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$55,118

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $34,883
Overtime: $8,262
Other pay: $11,973
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,118
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Adjustments: $328
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $595

Joseph Nichols is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $55,118.

Danielle Vutera

EMS Planning & Research Spc/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$55,032

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $54,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $967
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,032
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $967
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1950
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x0D87FBCB22B5F8B076A822CE143E0D0BE02892D9

Danielle Vutera works as a EMS Planning & Research Spc for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Danielle earned $55,032 in 2025.

Ryan Bowman

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp

$54,895

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $29,990
Overtime: $20,642
Other pay: $4,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,895
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Jun 19, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $245
Pay Adjustments: $335
Pay Location Code: 5210

Ryan Bowman holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2024, their total compensation was $54,895.

Elyssa Wade

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$54,754

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $42,030
Overtime: $11,844
Other pay: $880
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,754
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $460
Total Overtime Hours: 452.75

Elyssa Wade holds the role of EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,754.