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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

Page 1

Melvin Holmes

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (120)

2020 total comp
$93,477
Base pay
$93,477
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,477
Hire date
2005-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
144810

Melvin Holmes works as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp for Fire Department (120). Hired in 2005, they have about 15 years of service. Melvin earned $93,477 in 2020.

Henrietta Lewis-Ott

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (120)

2020 total comp
$93,416
Base pay
$93,416
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,416
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
91381
Employee ID
146854

At Fire Department (120), Henrietta Lewis-Ott serves as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als. Hired in 1998, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $93,416.