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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

Page 1

Calvin Bowman

Operations Officer I/Fire Department (001)

2016 total comp
$82,451
Base pay
$82,451
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,451
Hire date
2012-01-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
84800
Employee ID
83884

At Fire Department (001), Calvin Bowman serves as a Operations Officer I. Hired in 2012, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $82,451.

Meghan Stepanek

Assistant Counsel/Fire Department (001)

2018 total comp
$81,869
Base pay
$81,869
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,869
Hire date
2008-02-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83232
Employee ID
121555

At Fire Department (001), Meghan Stepanek serves as a Assistant Counsel. They have served since 2008 (about 10 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $81,869.

Connor Scott

Grant Services Specialist III/Fire Department (001)

2013 total comp
$80,641
Base pay
$80,641
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,641
Hire date
2011-04-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71240
Employee ID
45655

Connor Scott is a Grant Services Specialist III at Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 2 years. 2013 total compensation came to $80,641.

Edward Strouse

Operations Officer I/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$80,616
Base pay
$80,616
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,616
Hire date
2018-02-21

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83128
Employee ID
152229

Edward Strouse is a Operations Officer I at Fire Department (001). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $80,616.

Edmund Goode

Operations Officer I/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$78,455
Base pay
$78,455
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,455
Hire date
2012-06-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76875
Employee ID
143363

At Fire Department (001), Edmund Goode serves as a Operations Officer I. Hired in 2012, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $78,455.