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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

John Eid

Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$147,076
Base pay
$147,076
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$147,076
Hire date
1998-02-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
118725
Employee ID
142144

John Eid works as a Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp for Fire Department (108). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 22 years. John earned $147,076 in 2020.

Charles Svehla

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2016 total comp
$146,154
Base pay
$146,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$146,154
Hire date
1981-10-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
112684
Employee ID
94568

Charles Svehla holds the role of Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (108). They have served since 1981 (about 35 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $146,154.

John Ellis

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$145,748
Base pay
$145,748
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$145,748
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
123642
Employee ID
142191

John Ellis is a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (108). They have served since 1994 (about 26 years). 2020 total compensation came to $145,748.