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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

Duane Hull

Fire Captain/Fire Department (003)

2020 total comp
$193,451
Base pay
$193,451
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$193,451
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80630
Employee ID
145020

Duane Hull is a Fire Captain at Fire Department (003). They have served since 2010 (about 10 years). 2020 total compensation came to $193,451.

John Kirkner Jr

Fire Emergency Service Instru Als/Fire Department (003)

2020 total comp
$151,482
Base pay
$151,482
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$151,482
Hire date
1987-09-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
88411
Employee ID
146299

John Kirkner Jr is a Fire Emergency Service Instru Als at Fire Department (003). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 33 years. 2020 total compensation came to $151,482.