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

David Frederick

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$74,122

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $41,812
Overtime: $31,036
Other pay: $1,274
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,122
Middle name: L

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: $924
Total Overtime Hours: 1,244.25

David Frederick works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. David earned $74,122 in 2025.

Jody Chandler

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,903

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $64,419
Overtime: $8,041
Other pay: $1,444
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,903
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $244
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $780

At Emergency Medical Services, Jody Chandler serves as a EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,903.

William Wheat

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,890

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $55,503
Overtime: $17,967
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,890
Middle name: Z

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: 438.75
Unique ID: 0x546F697EBEA306BBA8C9832F9EABC97AD959CEA0

William Wheat is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $73,890.

Tyler Bowman

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,669

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $52,737
Overtime: $19,383
Other pay: $1,548
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,669
Middle name: S

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: $1,128
Total Overtime Hours: 742.62

Tyler Bowman is a Emerg Communications Officer at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $73,669.

Angela Morales

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,480

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $56,893
Overtime: $16,168
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,480
Middle name: L

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: 392.23
Unique ID: 0xE583E74C5770905EE29CE464F4001754440A60BA

Angela Morales works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Angela earned $73,480 in 2025.

Chrissy Crocker

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,443

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $59,530
Overtime: $9,889
Other pay: $4,024
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,443
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $122
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $601

Chrissy Crocker works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Chrissy earned $73,443 in 2025.

Ashanti Wiggins

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,425

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,363
Overtime: $14,897
Other pay: $1,165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,425
Middle name: O

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: $745
Total Overtime Hours: 425.75

At Emergency Medical Services, Ashanti Wiggins serves as a Emerg Communications Officer within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,425.

Amy Dixon

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,217

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,988
Overtime: $14,693
Other pay: $535
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,217
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $115
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 349

Amy Dixon holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,217.

Roland Scott

Advanced EMT/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$73,060

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $49,652
Overtime: $22,989
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,060
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1922
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 633.5
Unique ID: 0x875C5FEF2055480A1C01D05B5AE4E5D945F21BDA

At Emergency Medical Services, Roland Scott serves as a Advanced EMT within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,060.

Ryan Reynaud

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$72,887

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,294
Overtime: $13,958
Other pay: $1,635
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,887
Middle name: J

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: $1,215
Total Overtime Hours: 508.38

Ryan Reynaud holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,887.

Jacob Hathcox

EMS Unit Commander/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$72,765

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $62,576
Overtime: $8,672
Other pay: $1,517
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,765
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1926
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Adjustments: $373
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $724

Jacob Hathcox holds the role of EMS Unit Commander at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,765.

Shawn Billiot

Emerg Community Assistant Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$72,627

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $62,088
Overtime: $9,791
Other pay: $748
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,627
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1944
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $328
Total Overtime Hours: 254.25

At Emergency Medical Services, Shawn Billiot serves as a Emerg Community Assistant Shift Supervisor within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,627.

Ashly Smyer

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$72,515

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $63,208
Overtime: $8,000
Other pay: $1,306
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,515
Middle name: L

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: $886
Total Overtime Hours: 234.62

At Emergency Medical Services, Ashly Smyer serves as a EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,515.

Emily Guerin

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$72,263

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $56,607
Overtime: $14,440
Other pay: $1,217
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,263
Middle name: D

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: $797
Total Overtime Hours: 455.75

Emily Guerin works as a Emerg Communications Officer for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Emily earned $72,263 in 2025.

Lauren Denicola

EMS Safety Health & Training Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$72,092

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $61,105
Overtime: $10,547
Other pay: $440
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,092
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $369
Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $160
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1957
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Adjustments: -$369

Lauren Denicola holds the role of EMS Safety Health & Training Officer at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,092.

Wesley Hendrix

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,775

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $50,538
Overtime: $17,062
Other pay: $4,174
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,775
Middle name: T

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: $12
Total Overtime Hours: 427.25

Wesley Hendrix works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Wesley earned $71,775 in 2025.

Amanda Spelyng

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,681

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $48,706
Overtime: $15,309
Other pay: $7,666
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,681
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 371
Unique ID: 0x9B1FAFD14B164333BF8D60010E00FD5DCA3A7BFA

Amanda Spelyng is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $71,681.

Micheal Denicola

EMS Administrator/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,513

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $49,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,240
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,513
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $675
Employment End Date: May 2, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3028
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $21,565

At Emergency Medical Services, Micheal Denicola serves as a EMS Administrator within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,513.

Jessica Wright

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,381

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $61,229
Overtime: $9,294
Other pay: $857
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,381
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $437
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 203

Jessica Wright works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Jessica earned $71,381 in 2025.

Kristin Lamb

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,257

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $48,225
Overtime: $20,807
Other pay: $2,225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,257
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: $1,805
Total Overtime Hours: 1,012

Kristin Lamb holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,257.

James Dunford

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,233

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,001
Overtime: $13,811
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,233
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: 335.06
Unique ID: 0xE560BBCD3FEFAE30E87A575C78857AE0C71B3A28

James Dunford holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,233.

John Caruthers

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$71,185

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $52,333
Overtime: $12,807
Other pay: $6,044
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,185
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $385
Pay Adjustments: $112
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $5,547

John Caruthers works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. John earned $71,185 in 2025.

Jonathan Uhle

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$70,668

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $57,949
Overtime: $12,299
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,668
Middle name: H

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: 299.25
Unique ID: 0x2C8F75E6A1D41DBA3E032ADAB0C39701D3D610E6

Jonathan Uhle holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,668.

Gavin Sauce

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$70,647

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $54,721
Overtime: $15,506
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,647
Middle name: T

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: 386.5
Unique ID: 0x56B92B4DE711ECD78D39ED6118539B5DCCA7AA7E

Gavin Sauce is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $70,647.

Alison Barker

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$70,354

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $54,890
Overtime: $13,306
Other pay: $2,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,354
Middle name: J

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: $1,738
Total Overtime Hours: 531

Alison Barker holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,354.

Lukas Demetz

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$70,060

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $54,287
Overtime: $14,921
Other pay: $852
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,060
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
Shift Differential Pay: $432
Total Overtime Hours: 420.25

Lukas Demetz is a EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $70,060.

Dillon Misenheimer

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$69,845

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $58,168
Overtime: $10,041
Other pay: $1,636
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,845
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $308
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $420
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $908

Dillon Misenheimer holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,845.

Sheneka Sylvan

Assistant EMS Business Manager/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$69,416

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $69,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,416
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1470
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xB147980E8CB9D90DF9595A3DC51AB442C6C9B820

Sheneka Sylvan is a Assistant EMS Business Manager at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $69,416.