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

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Luke Polasik

Relief EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$50,263

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $39,382
Overtime: $7,043
Other pay: $3,838
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,263
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6715
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $3,558
Total Overtime Hours: 175.5

Luke Polasik is a Relief EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $50,263.

Donna Roberts

Executive Assistant/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$48,765

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $48,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $164
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,765
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Oct 22, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2024
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $164
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Donna Roberts is a Executive Assistant at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $48,765.

Jason Munoz

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$48,547

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $28,612
Overtime: $6,900
Other pay: $13,035
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,547
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $1,203
Total Overtime Hours: 347.22

Jason Munoz works as a EMT Basic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Jason earned $48,547 in 2025.

Jacqueline Turner

Accounting Associate I/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$47,746

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $47,746
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,746
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1400
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x157209A34BFA8AF974ED9438DBA4F602A591B89F

At Emergency Medical Services, Jacqueline Turner serves as a Accounting Associate I within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,746.

Alexis Knouse

Emerg Communications Officer/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$47,672

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $41,070
Overtime: $5,843
Other pay: $759
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,672
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $45
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1942
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $67

Alexis Knouse holds the role of Emerg Communications Officer at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $47,672.

Payten Krikorian

Relief EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$47,592

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $33,159
Overtime: $13,251
Other pay: $1,182
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,592
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6700
Meal Allowance: $175
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $1,007
Total Overtime Hours: 438.75

Payten Krikorian is a Relief EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $47,592.

Lakeshia Morrison

Accounting Associate I/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$46,882

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $46,355
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $527
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,882
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $527
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1400
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xE459A5C6B57A5FB34E1BA6A44F62AE9F7A4DEA8A

At Emergency Medical Services, Lakeshia Morrison serves as a Accounting Associate I within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,882.

Kennedy Chapman

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$46,836

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $36,067
Overtime: $10,014
Other pay: $755
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,836
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $315
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $440
Total Overtime Hours: 306.5

Kennedy Chapman holds the role of EMT Paramedic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,836.

Jennifer Elkins

EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$46,035

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $36,445
Overtime: $6,274
Other pay: $3,317
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,035
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $280
Employment End Date: Jul 19, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1924
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Location Code: 5210

Jennifer Elkins works as a EMT Paramedic for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Jennifer earned $46,035 in 2025.

Gracie Galmon

Senior Administrative Specialist/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp

$45,036

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $42,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,849
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,036
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Oct 5, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2022
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $2,849
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Gracie Galmon works as a Senior Administrative Specialist for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Gracie earned $45,036 in 2024.

John Graham

Emerg Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$44,386

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $25,239
Overtime: $17,596
Other pay: $1,551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,386
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Apr 25, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1946
Meal Allowance: $175
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $1,236

John Graham is a Emerg Community Shift Supervisor at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $44,386.

Lawrence Brown

Senior Fiscal Specialist/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$43,803

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $42,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $880
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,803
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $880
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2032
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x2F59ADF6FAA8EAFCD79EFE11C533D7F6CCEABC42

Lawrence Brown holds the role of Senior Fiscal Specialist at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,803.

Landon Amidon

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$41,328

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $32,903
Overtime: $7,351
Other pay: $1,074
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,328

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $350
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $724
Total Overtime Hours: 341.25

At Emergency Medical Services, Landon Amidon serves as a EMT Basic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,328.

Gage Waldrep

Advanced EMT/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$41,264

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $34,291
Overtime: $6,564
Other pay: $409
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,264
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1922
Meal Allowance: $315
Pay Adjustments: $94
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 193

Gage Waldrep works as a Advanced EMT for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Gage earned $41,264 in 2025.

Angelia Champlin

Emerg Community Shift Supervisor/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$41,099

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $30,343
Overtime: $6,394
Other pay: $4,362
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,099
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: May 17, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1946
Meal Allowance: $175
Pay Adjustments: $141
Pay Location Code: 5210

Angelia Champlin works as a Emerg Community Shift Supervisor for Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. Angelia earned $41,099 in 2025.

Jennifer Crochet

Relief EMT Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$39,303

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $39,303
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,303
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: 0x815D37C48D9EE1DD73AC796A985C7770B9DA5DB6

At Emergency Medical Services, Jennifer Crochet serves as a Relief EMT Paramedic within Ems-Operations. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,303.

Elizabeth Cothran

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp

$38,930

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $27,004
Overtime: $6,857
Other pay: $5,069
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,930
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment End Date: Aug 7, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $728

At Emergency Medical Services, Elizabeth Cothran serves as a EMT Basic within Ems-Operations. Their 2024 pay totaled $38,930.

Cherry Harrell

Communications Security Spc/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$37,052

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $37,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,052
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2104
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xC9ECC30D06A346411E9B56CF2F6FB1E7EBCF5DB3

Cherry Harrell is a Communications Security Spc at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $37,052.

Chasity Shropshire

Administrative Specialist II/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$36,829

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $36,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $280
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,829
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employee Reimbursement: $280
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2020
Pay Location Code: 5210
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xA29C19EC5920C28B0573B49277689555C6C84C0C

Chasity Shropshire holds the role of Administrative Specialist II at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,829.

Cameron Sheehan

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2024 total comp

$36,407

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $24,847
Overtime: $7,545
Other pay: $4,014
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,407
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $280
Pay Location Code: 5210
Severance Pay: $66
Shift Differential Pay: $468

Cameron Sheehan is a EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. 2024 total compensation came to $36,407.

Erin Roth

EMT Basic/Emergency Medical Services

2025 total comp

$34,963

Sub-department: Ems-Operations
Base pay: $28,397
Overtime: $6,174
Other pay: $392
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,963
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5200
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1920
Meal Allowance: $315
Pay Location Code: 5210
Shift Differential Pay: $77
Total Overtime Hours: 226.72

Erin Roth holds the role of EMT Basic at Emergency Medical Services within Ems-Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,963.