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Fire Department (004)

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

The Fire Department (004) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 33 employees with median total compensation of $104,133; the highest distinct record was $174,550.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.3M
Employees
33
Median total
$104,133
Highest record
$174,550

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 33 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($104,133) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$101,194 (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
$78,279
$89,823
$104,133
$114,751
$134,393

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $134,393 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $78,279. 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
$2.5M
32
$77,514
2015
$2.8M
11.1%
31
3.1%
$91,381
17.9%
2016
$2.7M
2.4%
31
±0%
$91,853
0.5%
2017
$2.8M
3.7%
31
±0%
$95,682
4.2%
2018
$3.2M
12.5%
32
3.2%
$100,238
4.8%
2019
$3.2M
1.1%
31
3.1%
$102,837
2.6%
2020
$3.3M
3.2%
33
6.5%
$104,133
1.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Douglas Hipp Sr

Fire Captain Invstgtn & Prev Service/Fire Department (004)

2013 total comp
$118,772
Base pay
$118,772
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,772
Hire date
1987-04-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82256
Employee ID
38586

Douglas Hipp Sr works as a Fire Captain Invstgtn & Prev Service for Fire Department (004). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 26 years. Douglas earned $118,772 in 2013.

Gerald Quarles

Fire Captain Invstgtn & Prev Service/Fire Department (004)

2017 total comp
$117,619
Base pay
$117,619
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,619
Hire date
1993-08-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
90007
Employee ID
106181

Gerald Quarles is a Fire Captain Invstgtn & Prev Service at Fire Department (004). Hired in 1993, they have about 24 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $117,619.

John Neuberger

Fire Captain/Fire Department (004)

2018 total comp
$116,236
Base pay
$116,236
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,236
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
95829
Employee ID
118916

John Neuberger works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department (004). Hired in 1990, they have about 28 years of service. John earned $116,236 in 2018.

Khalilah Yancey

Fire Lieutenant Investigator & Prev Services Als/Fire Department (004)

2018 total comp
$116,054
Base pay
$116,054
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,054
Hire date
2005-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75422
Employee ID
123491

Khalilah Yancey is a Fire Lieutenant Investigator & Prev Services Als at Fire Department (004). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. 2018 total compensation came to $116,054.