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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

Zan Ford

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (114)

2020 total comp
$87,587
Base pay
$87,587
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,587
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
142704

Zan Ford works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (114). Hired in 2011, they have about 9 years of service. Zan earned $87,587 in 2020.

John Macken

Fire Lieutenant Als/Fire Department (114)

2013 total comp
$85,860
Base pay
$85,860
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,860
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66994
Employee ID
41451

John Macken is a Fire Lieutenant Als at Fire Department (114). Hired in 2002, they have about 11 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $85,860.

Drew Doiron

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (114)

2020 total comp
$85,704
Base pay
$85,704
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,704
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
141773

At Fire Department (114), Drew Doiron serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2008 (about 12 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $85,704.