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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

Kenneth Daughtry

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (104)

2020 total comp
$89,277
Base pay
$89,277
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,277
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79242
Employee ID
141292

Kenneth Daughtry holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (104). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 23 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $89,277.

Aaron Myers

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (104)

2017 total comp
$88,645
Base pay
$88,645
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,645
Hire date
1986-08-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
92778
Employee ID
105200

Aaron Myers is a Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (104). Hired in 1986, they have about 31 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $88,645.