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Fire Department (006)

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

The Fire Department (006) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 39 employees with median total compensation of $145,959; the highest distinct record was $352,603.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$5.8M
Employees
39
Median total
$145,959
Highest record
$352,603

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 39 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($145,959) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$149,169 (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
$95,862
$115,584
$145,959
$164,993
$193,870

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $193,870 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $95,862. 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
$3.4M
34
$94,761
2015
$3.8M
12.4%
35
2.9%
$102,406
8.1%
2016
$3.7M
4.6%
33
5.7%
$107,756
5.2%
2017
$4.2M
14.7%
36
9.1%
$114,375
6.1%
2018
$4M
3.6%
33
8.3%
$128,183
12.1%
2019
$4.3M
7.2%
34
3.0%
$127,331
0.7%
2020
$5.8M
34.0%
39
14.7%
$145,959
14.6%

Record list

Employees

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John Blake

Chief Risk Program Plan & Development Als/Fire Department (006)

2020 total comp
$118,169
Base pay
$118,169
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,169
Hire date
1996-01-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
109564
Employee ID
138766

John Blake is a Chief Risk Program Plan & Development Als at Fire Department (006). Hired in 1996, they have about 24 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $118,169.

Douglas Jefferson

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (006)

2020 total comp
$117,142
Base pay
$117,142
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,142
Hire date
1991-05-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94635
Employee ID
145373

Douglas Jefferson is a Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (006). They have served since 1991 (about 29 years). 2020 total compensation came to $117,142.

Raymond O Brocki Iii

Executive Level II/Fire Department (006)

2013 total comp
$116,982
Base pay
$116,982
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,982
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
130000
Employee ID
43419

Raymond O Brocki Iii is a Executive Level II at Fire Department (006). They have served since 1990 (about 23 years). 2013 total compensation came to $116,982.