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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

Henry Jones Iii

Fire Prevention Specialist/Fire Department (004)

2013 total comp
$67,060
Base pay
$67,060
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,060
Hire date
1980-05-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67144
Employee ID
39886

Henry Jones Iii works as a Fire Prevention Specialist for Fire Department (004). Their tenure dates to 1980, about 33 years. Henry earned $67,060 in 2013.

Dennis Dawson

Fire Prevention Inspector I/Fire Department (004)

2013 total comp
$65,668
Base pay
$65,668
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,668
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
61728
Employee ID
34917

At Fire Department (004), Dennis Dawson serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector I. They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $65,668.