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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

Sherman Braxton Jr

Fire Captain Suppression Als/Fire Department (104)

2019 total comp
$116,798
Base pay
$116,798
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,798
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
96965
Employee ID
125008

Sherman Braxton Jr holds the role of Fire Captain Suppression Als at Fire Department (104). They have served since 2003 (about 16 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $116,798.

Jeffrey Dickinson

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (104)

2019 total comp
$107,687
Base pay
$107,687
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,687
Hire date
1990-06-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
96943
Employee ID
126944

Jeffrey Dickinson is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (104). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 29 years. 2019 total compensation came to $107,687.

Kenneth Cash

Fire Captain Suppression Als/Fire Department (104)

2020 total comp
$107,678
Base pay
$107,678
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,678
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
96965
Employee ID
140233

Kenneth Cash is a Fire Captain Suppression Als at Fire Department (104). Hired in 2004, they have about 16 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $107,678.