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Fire Department (114)

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

The Fire Department (114) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $81,613; the highest distinct record was $134,899.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$81,613
Highest record
$134,899

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 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,613) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$87,653 (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
$73,948
$76,702
$81,613
$93,044
$116,976

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,976 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $73,948. 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
$1.6M
24
$62,380
2015
$1.6M
4.5%
21
12.5%
$72,028
15.5%
2016
$1.5M
10.7%
19
9.5%
$69,861
3.0%
2017
$1.5M
5.8%
18
5.3%
$77,798
11.4%
2018
$1.5M
3.3%
18
±0%
$75,341
3.2%
2019
$1.6M
5.4%
20
11.1%
$77,992
3.5%
2020
$1.8M
11.7%
20
±0%
$81,613
4.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jay Chenoweth

Firefighter/Fire Department (114)

2013 total comp
$61,188
Base pay
$61,188
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,188
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58933
Employee ID
33749

At Fire Department (114), Jay Chenoweth serves as a Firefighter. They have served since 1995 (about 18 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $61,188.

Christopher Knight

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (114)

2013 total comp
$61,173
Base pay
$61,173
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,173
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
40544

Christopher Knight is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (114). They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). 2013 total compensation came to $61,173.

Kelsey Norman

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (114)

2013 total comp
$61,125
Base pay
$61,125
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,125
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
43355

Kelsey Norman is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (114). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $61,125.

Matthew Blakeley

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (114)

2013 total comp
$59,644
Base pay
$59,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,644
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56709
Employee ID
31947

Matthew Blakeley works as a Fire Pump Operator for Fire Department (114). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. Matthew earned $59,644 in 2013.

Stephen Whitman

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (114)

2020 total comp
$59,542
Base pay
$59,542
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,542
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
153827

Stephen Whitman works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (114). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. Stephen earned $59,542 in 2020.