Police officer (15 years), DC, $61,298.
Police detective (20 years), DC, $95,950.
Police officer (1 year), Fairfax County, $47,095.
Police sergeant (4 years), Fairfax County, $69,146.69.
Master police officer (10 years), Montgomery County, $79,971.
Police sergeant (15 years), Montgomery County, $100,945.
EMT/paramedic, DC (median), $53,949.
Firefighter/technician, DC (median), $63,684.
Captain, DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (median), $98,872
EMT/firefighter (10 years), Arlington County, $64,500.
Paramedic (10 years), Arlington County, $68,161.
Lieutenant (10 years), Arlington County Fire Department, $76,336.
Captain 1 (10 years), Arlington County Fire Department, $84,947.
Firefighter or paramedic (3 years), Prince George’s County, $44,848.
Captain (8 years), Prince George’s County Fire Department, $56,875.
This feature first appeared in the November 2010 issue of The Washingtonian.
Sherri Dalphonse joined Washingtonian in 1986 as an editorial intern, and worked her way to the top of the masthead when she was named editor-in-chief in 2022. She oversees the magazine’s editorial staff, and guides the magazine’s stories and direction. She lives in DC.
