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Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Emergency Management Services

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Emergency Management Services

Source file: Louisville Metro — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Emergency Management Services provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2023, this agency had 208 employees with median total compensation of $60,388; the highest distinct record was $180,313.

Year
2023
Total payroll
$11.8M
Employees
208
Median total
$60,388
Highest record
$180,313

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2023 total compensation is spread across the 208 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($60,388) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$37,468 (66%)
  • Overtime$18,382 (32%)
  • Other$743 (1%)
  • 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
$2,136
$21,782
$60,388
$81,685
$105,440

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,440 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,136. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

EMT
105 · $50,452
EMS Emt-Paramedic I
51 · $79,996
EMT Recruit
19 · $5,905
EMS Manager
4 · $107,956

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
2022
$12.3M
201
$61,897
2023
$11.8M
4.2%
208
3.5%
$60,388
2.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Keene

EMS Emt-Paramedic II/Emergency Management Services

2023 total comp
$130,134
Base pay
$86,341
Overtime
$43,443
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,134

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$89,981
Record ID
5,334
Year-to-Date Total
$131,822

Christopher Keene holds the role of EMS Emt-Paramedic II at Emergency Management Services. In 2023, their total compensation was $130,134.

Jennifer Polk

EMS Emt-Paramedic II/Emergency Management Services

2022 total comp
$128,567
Base pay
$69,899
Overtime
$55,818
Other pay
$2,850
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$128,567

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$85,696
Record ID
35,974
Year-to-Date Total
$132,272

Jennifer Polk is a EMS Emt-Paramedic II at Emergency Management Services. 2022 total compensation came to $128,567.

Christopher Wetter

EMS Emt-Paramedic II/Emergency Management Services

2023 total comp
$128,187
Base pay
$80,318
Overtime
$47,520
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$128,187

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate
$89,981
Record ID
5,952
Year-to-Date Total
$128,187

Christopher Wetter works as a EMS Emt-Paramedic II for Emergency Management Services. Christopher earned $128,187 in 2023.