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Fire Department (123)

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

The Fire Department (123) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $90,729; the highest distinct record was $150,198.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.1M
Employees
32
Median total
$90,729
Highest record
$150,198

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 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,729) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$96,171 (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
$57,749
$82,470
$90,729
$111,873
$137,343

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,343 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,749. 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
$2.2M
30
$71,318
2015
$2.4M
7.6%
27
10.0%
$82,022
15.0%
2016
$2.4M
0.4%
29
7.4%
$79,060
3.6%
2017
$2.5M
1.4%
28
3.4%
$82,889
4.8%
2018
$2.6M
7.2%
30
7.1%
$86,130
3.9%
2019
$2.5M
3.5%
30
±0%
$88,243
2.5%
2020
$3.1M
21.1%
32
6.7%
$90,729
2.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brandon Mattox

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (123)

2013 total comp
$61,612
Base pay
$61,612
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,612
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
41815

Brandon Mattox is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (123). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. 2013 total compensation came to $61,612.

Donald Straughn

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (123)

2013 total comp
$61,539
Base pay
$61,539
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,539
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60273
Employee ID
46881

At Fire Department (123), Donald Straughn serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver. They have served since 1994 (about 19 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $61,539.

Gene Holland

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (123)

2013 total comp
$61,219
Base pay
$61,219
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,219
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
38663

Gene Holland holds the role of Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als at Fire Department (123). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 9 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $61,219.

Ty Mcgee

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (123)

2020 total comp
$59,256
Base pay
$59,256
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,256
Hire date
2018-08-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
147792

Ty Mcgee holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (123). Their tenure dates to 2018, about 2 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $59,256.