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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

Terrence Murphy

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (003)

2013 total comp
$55,817
Base pay
$55,817
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,817
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
43056

Terrence Murphy holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (003). They have served since 2008 (about 5 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $55,817.

Shanae Binyamin

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2017 total comp
$54,656
Base pay
$54,656
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,656
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62321
Employee ID
97439

Shanae Binyamin is a EMT Fire Fighter at Fire Department (003). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 11 years. 2017 total compensation came to $54,656.

Joshua Coleman

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2017 total comp
$51,802
Base pay
$51,802
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,802
Hire date
2015-09-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
37320
Employee ID
98930

Joshua Coleman works as a EMT Fire Fighter for Fire Department (003). Hired in 2015, they have about 2 years of service. Joshua earned $51,802 in 2017.