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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (121)

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Fire Department (121)

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

The Fire Department (121) 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 $83,276; the highest distinct record was $117,998.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
21
Median total
$83,276
Highest record
$117,998

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 ($83,276) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$81,770 (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
$45,727
$77,032
$83,276
$93,687
$111,919

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,919 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,727. 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
23
$64,965
2015
$1.5M
1.5%
20
13.0%
$75,103
15.6%
2016
$1.5M
0.5%
21
5.0%
$70,156
6.6%
2017
$1.6M
2.8%
20
4.8%
$73,829
5.2%
2018
$1.6M
1.1%
19
5.0%
$78,394
6.2%
2019
$1.5M
1.2%
18
5.3%
$81,929
4.5%
2020
$1.7M
10.9%
21
16.7%
$83,276
1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Patrick Murphy

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (121)

2016 total comp
$65,667
Base pay
$65,667
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,667
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
91625

Patrick Murphy is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (121). They have served since 2007 (about 9 years). 2016 total compensation came to $65,667.

Robert Holt

Firefighter/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$64,965
Base pay
$64,965
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,965
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
61116
Employee ID
38741

At Fire Department (121), Robert Holt serves as a Firefighter. Hired in 1990, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $64,965.

Lawrence Beaver Jr

Firefighter/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$64,516
Base pay
$64,516
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,516
Hire date
1987-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63299
Employee ID
31616

Lawrence Beaver Jr holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department (121). Hired in 1987, they have about 26 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $64,516.

John Cathey

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$63,771
Base pay
$63,771
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,771
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
33606

John Cathey is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (121). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. 2013 total compensation came to $63,771.

Joseph Mekins Iii

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$63,313
Base pay
$63,313
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,313
Hire date
2005-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
42360

Joseph Mekins Iii holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (121). They have served since 2005 (about 8 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $63,313.

Michael Jones

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$62,426
Base pay
$62,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,426
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
40074

Michael Jones works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (121). Hired in 2009, they have about 4 years of service. Michael earned $62,426 in 2013.