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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

Edward Levendosky

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (121)

2020 total comp
$69,169
Base pay
$69,169
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,169
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
146783

Edward Levendosky works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (121). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 10 years. Edward earned $69,169 in 2020.

Shane Keller

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$68,614
Base pay
$68,614
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,614
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58674
Employee ID
40310

Shane Keller is a Fire Pump Operator at Fire Department (121). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 15 years. 2013 total compensation came to $68,614.

Carlo Elter

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (121)

2015 total comp
$68,580
Base pay
$68,580
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,580
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62175
Employee ID
72423

At Fire Department (121), Carlo Elter serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2010 (about 5 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $68,580.

Daniel Henry

Firefighter/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$67,197
Base pay
$67,197
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,197
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58933
Employee ID
38380

At Fire Department (121), Daniel Henry serves as a Firefighter. They have served since 1995 (about 18 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $67,197.

George Kosta Jr

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (121)

2013 total comp
$66,380
Base pay
$66,380
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,380
Hire date
1986-01-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65131
Employee ID
40614

George Kosta Jr works as a Fire Pump Operator for Fire Department (121). Their tenure dates to 1986, about 27 years. George earned $66,380 in 2013.

Andrew Douglas

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (121)

2018 total comp
$66,294
Base pay
$66,294
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,294
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66310
Employee ID
113405

Andrew Douglas is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (121). Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $66,294.