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Fire Department (120)

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

The Fire Department (120) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $85,282; the highest distinct record was $129,760.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.3M
Employees
16
Median total
$85,282
Highest record
$129,760

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 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,282) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$80,459 (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
$55,744
$67,924
$85,282
$92,474
$99,481

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $99,481 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,744. 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
$1.5M
22
$67,104
2015
$1.6M
7.0%
20
9.1%
$77,101
14.9%
2016
$1.4M
9.8%
19
5.0%
$71,746
6.9%
2017
$1.2M
12.4%
15
21.1%
$79,660
11.0%
2018
$1.3M
3.1%
16
6.7%
$81,395
2.2%
2019
$1.4M
9.9%
18
12.5%
$84,296
3.6%
2020
$1.3M
8.7%
16
11.1%
$85,282
1.2%

Record list

Employees

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Michael O'Connor

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (120)

2020 total comp
$55,744
Base pay
$55,744
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,744
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
148960

Michael O'Connor holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (120). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $55,744.

Darius Fletcher

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (120)

2020 total comp
$54,983
Base pay
$54,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,983
Hire date
2017-12-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
142623

Darius Fletcher is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (120). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. 2020 total compensation came to $54,983.

Oritse Mewe-Pira

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (120)

2019 total comp
$54,458
Base pay
$54,458
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,458
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
132090

At Fire Department (120), Oritse Mewe-Pira serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $54,458.