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Fire Department (108)

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

The Fire Department (108) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $86,113; the highest distinct record was $170,875.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.6M
Employees
27
Median total
$86,113
Highest record
$170,875

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 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,113) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$95,698 (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
$64,127
$77,056
$86,113
$114,485
$147,076

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,076 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,127. 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
$2M
27
$64,360
2015
$2M
2.9%
24
11.1%
$72,255
12.3%
2016
$1.9M
5.5%
23
4.2%
$72,076
0.2%
2017
$2M
4.0%
22
4.3%
$79,346
10.1%
2018
$2.2M
7.8%
23
4.5%
$81,058
2.2%
2019
$2.2M
0.8%
23
±0%
$84,498
4.2%
2020
$2.6M
18.6%
27
17.4%
$86,113
1.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Keith Townsend

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$111,232
Base pay
$111,232
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,232
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
152899

Keith Townsend works as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp for Fire Department (108). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 17 years. Keith earned $111,232 in 2020.

Michael Meyers

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2017 total comp
$109,937
Base pay
$109,937
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,937
Hire date
1991-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
92778
Employee ID
104741

At Fire Department (108), Michael Meyers serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 1991 (about 26 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $109,937.

Michael Meyers

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$108,850
Base pay
$108,850
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,850
Hire date
1991-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94635
Employee ID
148063

Michael Meyers works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (108). They have served since 1991 (about 29 years). Michael earned $108,850 in 2020.