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Fire Department (106)

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

The Fire Department (106) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $87,221; the highest distinct record was $161,955.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.8M
Employees
29
Median total
$87,221
Highest record
$161,955

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 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,221) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$95,719 (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
$75,185
$76,974
$87,221
$118,370
$135,538

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,538 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $75,185. 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
$2.2M
30
$67,571
2015
$2.2M
2.4%
26
13.3%
$77,137
14.2%
2016
$2.3M
5.7%
29
11.5%
$71,899
6.8%
2017
$2.3M
0.2%
26
10.3%
$83,880
16.7%
2018
$2.6M
10.1%
28
7.7%
$83,114
0.9%
2019
$2.7M
5.0%
28
±0%
$85,567
3.0%
2020
$2.8M
2.3%
29
3.6%
$87,221
1.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Charles Browning

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$161,955
Base pay
$161,955
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$161,955
Hire date
17280000000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
123642
Employee ID
139600

At Fire Department (106), Charles Browning serves as a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress. They have served since 1728 (about 292 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $161,955.

Stephen Canter

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$150,767
Base pay
$150,767
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,767
Hire date
1974-11-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
123642
Employee ID
140025

At Fire Department (106), Stephen Canter serves as a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress. Hired in 1974, they have about 46 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $150,767.

Alfonso Decicco

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$150,584
Base pay
$150,584
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,584
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94635
Employee ID
141512

At Fire Department (106), Alfonso Decicco serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 1990 (about 30 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $150,584.