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Fire Department (126)

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

The Fire Department (126) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $87,973; the highest distinct record was $134,576.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
19
Median total
$87,973
Highest record
$134,576

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 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,973) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$92,932 (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
$79,691
$83,232
$87,973
$101,102
$114,801

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,801 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $79,691. 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
$1.3M
18
$70,968
2015
$1.5M
15.5%
18
±0%
$80,564
13.5%
2016
$1.5M
0.5%
18
±0%
$79,056
1.9%
2017
$1.6M
11.4%
18
±0%
$85,783
8.5%
2018
$1.7M
6.6%
19
5.6%
$82,747
3.5%
2019
$1.6M
5.4%
19
±0%
$81,694
1.3%
2020
$1.8M
7.6%
19
±0%
$87,973
7.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Thomas Bower

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (126)

2016 total comp
$93,539
Base pay
$93,539
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,539
Hire date
1994-10-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
84608
Employee ID
83872

Thomas Bower works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (126). Hired in 1994, they have about 22 years of service. Thomas earned $93,539 in 2016.

Brian Bowers

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (126)

2020 total comp
$92,413
Base pay
$92,413
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,413
Hire date
2000-05-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81396
Employee ID
138967

Brian Bowers works as a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als for Fire Department (126). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 20 years. Brian earned $92,413 in 2020.

Gene Price

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (126)

2015 total comp
$91,582
Base pay
$91,582
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,582
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82592
Employee ID
78687

At Fire Department (126), Gene Price serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 21 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $91,582.