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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (129)

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Fire Department (129)

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

The Fire Department (129) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $82,437; the highest distinct record was $139,732.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
18
Median total
$82,437
Highest record
$139,732

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 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,437) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,443 (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
$56,891
$71,862
$82,437
$97,147
$101,728

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,728 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,891. 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
$63,917
2015
$1.8M
24.7%
24
4.3%
$73,622
15.2%
2016
$1.4M
23.7%
19
20.8%
$71,504
2.9%
2017
$1.3M
4.0%
16
15.8%
$79,547
11.2%
2018
$1.5M
9.8%
18
12.5%
$83,473
4.9%
2019
$1.4M
6.4%
18
±0%
$76,011
8.9%
2020
$1.5M
11.1%
18
±0%
$82,437
8.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Andrew Pallante

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$65,004
Base pay
$65,004
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,004
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56709
Employee ID
43627

At Fire Department (129), Andrew Pallante serves as a Fire Pump Operator. They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $65,004.

Jeremy Thomas

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$64,357
Base pay
$64,357
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,357
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
47328

Jeremy Thomas works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (129). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. Jeremy earned $64,357 in 2013.

Jason Watson-Dorsey

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$63,917
Base pay
$63,917
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,917
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
48356

Jason Watson-Dorsey is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (129). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. 2013 total compensation came to $63,917.

Dylan Patterson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (129)

2016 total comp
$63,334
Base pay
$63,334
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,334
Hire date
2006-06-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
92209

Dylan Patterson works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (129). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). Dylan earned $63,334 in 2016.

Alex Mui

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$62,254
Base pay
$62,254
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,254
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
42993

Alex Mui works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (129). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. Alex earned $62,254 in 2013.