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Fire Department (003)

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

The Fire Department (003) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 56 employees with median total compensation of $29,677; the highest distinct record was $193,451.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.5M
Employees
56
Median total
$29,677
Highest record
$193,451

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 56 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($29,677) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$45,265 (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
$4,483
$21,337
$29,677
$47,672
$115,463

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $115,463 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,483. 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
$2M
27
$74,962
2015
$2.5M
22.1%
88
225.9%
$1,231
98.4%
2016
$2.3M
7.1%
56
36.4%
$12,211
892.1%
2017
$3.5M
50.8%
134
139.3%
$9,948
18.5%
2018
$3.1M
11.5%
65
51.5%
$20,150
102.5%
2019
$2.9M
6.6%
56
13.8%
$17,235
14.5%
2020
$2.5M
11.4%
56
±0%
$29,677
72.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Andrew White

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (003)

2019 total comp
$47,990
Base pay
$47,990
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,990
Hire date
2017-12-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
136698

Andrew White holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (003). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $47,990.

Darnell Lambirth

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2020 total comp
$47,672
Base pay
$47,672
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,672
Hire date
2015-10-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
46224
Employee ID
146493

At Fire Department (003), Darnell Lambirth serves as a EMT Fire Fighter. They have served since 2015 (about 5 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $47,672.

Rakiya Mcroy-Gray

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (003)

2020 total comp
$47,108
Base pay
$47,108
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,108
Hire date
2017-12-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
147961

Rakiya Mcroy-Gray holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (003). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $47,108.

Keith Harvey

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2018 total comp
$46,564
Base pay
$46,564
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,564
Hire date
2014-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
45317
Employee ID
115350

At Fire Department (003), Keith Harvey serves as a EMT Fire Fighter. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 4 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $46,564.

Jeremy Ritmiller

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2017 total comp
$44,583
Base pay
$44,583
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,583
Hire date
2015-09-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
37320
Employee ID
106533

Jeremy Ritmiller holds the role of EMT Fire Fighter at Fire Department (003). They have served since 2015 (about 2 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $44,583.