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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

Charles Young Jr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (003)

2013 total comp
$68,644
Base pay
$68,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,644
Hire date
1973-12-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64737
Employee ID
49512

Charles Young Jr works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver for Fire Department (003). Hired in 1973, they have about 40 years of service. Charles earned $68,644 in 2013.

Anthony Cero

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (003)

2013 total comp
$68,223
Base pay
$68,223
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,223
Hire date
1994-11-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60273
Employee ID
33639

Anthony Cero is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (003). Hired in 1994, they have about 19 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $68,223.

Kenneth Lacayo

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2017 total comp
$68,179
Base pay
$68,179
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,179
Hire date
2014-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
44429
Employee ID
103480

At Fire Department (003), Kenneth Lacayo serves as a EMT Fire Fighter. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 3 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $68,179.

Erik Ryan

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (003)

2017 total comp
$67,197
Base pay
$67,197
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,197
Hire date
2014-08-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58184
Employee ID
106878

Erik Ryan works as a EMT Fire Fighter for Fire Department (003). Hired in 2014, they have about 3 years of service. Erik earned $67,197 in 2017.

Shanae Binyamin

Firefighter/Fire Department (003)

2019 total comp
$66,321
Base pay
$66,321
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,321
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64839
Employee ID
124636

At Fire Department (003), Shanae Binyamin serves as a Firefighter. Hired in 2006, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $66,321.

Terrence Murphy

Firefighter/Fire Department (003)

2015 total comp
$63,364
Base pay
$63,364
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,364
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58463
Employee ID
77709

Terrence Murphy holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department (003). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $63,364.