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.