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Fire Department (113)

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

The Fire Department (113) 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 $80,817; the highest distinct record was $138,811.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
21
Median total
$80,817
Highest record
$138,811

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 ($80,817) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$81,788 (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
$62,824
$69,025
$80,817
$88,275
$109,951

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,951 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,824. 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
$1.2M
19
$63,655
2015
$1.6M
32.2%
21
10.5%
$72,612
14.1%
2016
$1.3M
14.8%
18
14.3%
$72,562
0.1%
2017
$1.5M
11.5%
19
5.6%
$78,606
8.3%
2018
$1.3M
13.2%
16
15.8%
$77,228
1.8%
2019
$1.5M
18.4%
19
18.8%
$80,176
3.8%
2020
$1.7M
12.5%
21
10.5%
$80,817
0.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Donald Waugh Jr

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (113)

2016 total comp
$76,467
Base pay
$76,467
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,467
Hire date
1993-08-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72011
Employee ID
95601

At Fire Department (113), Donald Waugh Jr serves as a Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 1993 (about 23 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $76,467.

Chad Hines

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (113)

2019 total comp
$76,079
Base pay
$76,079
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,079
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
129378

Chad Hines works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (113). Hired in 2011, they have about 8 years of service. Chad earned $76,079 in 2019.

Rentate Sterrette

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (113)

2017 total comp
$73,683
Base pay
$73,683
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,683
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65009
Employee ID
107894

Rentate Sterrette works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (113). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 10 years. Rentate earned $73,683 in 2017.

Ian Horowitz

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (113)

2020 total comp
$73,451
Base pay
$73,451
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,451
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72007
Employee ID
144894

Ian Horowitz holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (113). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $73,451.

Michael Palmer

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (113)

2020 total comp
$72,550
Base pay
$72,550
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,550
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
149182

Michael Palmer holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (113). Hired in 2007, they have about 13 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $72,550.