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Fire Department (104)

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

The Fire Department (104) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $81,368; the highest distinct record was $107,678.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
21
Median total
$81,368
Highest record
$107,678

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 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,368) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$79,655 (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
$60,439
$78,096
$81,368
$84,616
$90,813

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $90,813 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,439. 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
$1.5M
23
$67,678
2015
$1.3M
13.7%
17
26.1%
$72,093
6.5%
2016
$1.4M
9.9%
20
17.6%
$70,933
1.6%
2017
$1.4M
1.4%
18
10.0%
$78,352
10.5%
2018
$1.4M
1.9%
17
5.6%
$80,188
2.3%
2019
$1.6M
14.4%
20
17.6%
$80,044
0.2%
2020
$1.7M
6.0%
21
5.0%
$81,368
1.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Randy Freed

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (104)

2020 total comp
$84,616
Base pay
$84,616
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,616
Hire date
2014-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69595
Employee ID
142838

Randy Freed holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (104). They have served since 2014 (about 6 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $84,616.

Jamal Brown

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (104)

2020 total comp
$83,734
Base pay
$83,734
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,734
Hire date
2002-09-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72324
Employee ID
139456

At Fire Department (104), Jamal Brown serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2002 (about 18 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $83,734.

Sherman Braxton Jr

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (104)

2013 total comp
$83,540
Base pay
$83,540
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,540
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67179
Employee ID
32363

Sherman Braxton Jr is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department (104). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $83,540.

Wayne Brubach Sr

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (104)

2020 total comp
$83,410
Base pay
$83,410
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,410
Hire date
1993-08-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81700
Employee ID
139610

Wayne Brubach Sr is a Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (104). They have served since 1993 (about 27 years). 2020 total compensation came to $83,410.