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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

Page 1

Mark Wagner

Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Department (006)

2020 total comp
$352,603
Base pay
$352,603
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$352,603
Hire date
1981-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
157440
Employee ID
153254

Mark Wagner is a Assistant Fire Chief at Fire Department (006). Their tenure dates to 1981, about 39 years. 2020 total compensation came to $352,603.

Joe Wade

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department (006)

2020 total comp
$268,150
Base pay
$268,150
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$268,150
Hire date
1981-10-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
144845
Employee ID
153245

Joe Wade works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department (006). Hired in 1981, they have about 39 years of service. Joe earned $268,150 in 2020.

Mark Fletcher

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department (006)

2020 total comp
$263,135
Base pay
$263,135
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$263,135
Hire date
1990-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
144845
Employee ID
142625

Mark Fletcher is a Deputy Fire Chief at Fire Department (006). They have served since 1990 (about 30 years). 2020 total compensation came to $263,135.