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Fire Department (001)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Fire Department (001) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 42 employees with median total compensation of $61,689; the highest distinct record was $141,880.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.7M
Employees
42
Median total
$61,689
Highest record
$141,880

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 42 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,689) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$64,134 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • 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
$19,614
$45,995
$61,689
$87,903
$108,928

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,928 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,614. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.7M
32
$47,604
2015
$2M
16.6%
35
9.4%
$56,228
18.1%
2016
$1.9M
3.6%
35
±0%
$55,652
1.0%
2017
$1.6M
14.6%
32
8.6%
$52,814
5.1%
2018
$2M
23.6%
34
6.3%
$51,110
3.2%
2019
$2.6M
30.2%
38
11.8%
$60,471
18.3%
2020
$2.7M
4.1%
42
10.5%
$61,689
2.0%

Record list

Employees

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Mark Fox

Contract Service Specialist II/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$59,519
Base pay
$59,519
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,519
Hire date
2017-09-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57117
Employee ID
142770

Mark Fox is a Contract Service Specialist II at Fire Department (001). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $59,519.

Ahleah Knapp

Paralegal/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$58,970
Base pay
$58,970
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,970
Hire date
2018-09-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59593
Employee ID
146331

Ahleah Knapp is a Paralegal at Fire Department (001). They have served since 2018 (about 2 years). 2020 total compensation came to $58,970.

Lisa Fields

Fiscal Technician/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$58,917
Base pay
$58,917
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,917
Hire date
2002-12-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58012
Employee ID
142520

At Fire Department (001), Lisa Fields serves as a Fiscal Technician. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 18 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $58,917.