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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

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Jason Watson-Dorsey

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (129)

2018 total comp
$86,635
Base pay
$86,635
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,635
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68608
Employee ID
122745

At Fire Department (129), Jason Watson-Dorsey serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $86,635.

Paul Jones

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (129)

2020 total comp
$86,627
Base pay
$86,627
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,627
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
145938

Paul Jones works as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp for Fire Department (129). Hired in 2003, they have about 17 years of service. Paul earned $86,627 in 2020.

Dale New Jr

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (129)

2019 total comp
$85,754
Base pay
$85,754
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,754
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
132687

Dale New Jr works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (129). They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). Dale earned $85,754 in 2019.

Leonard Manz

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (129)

2018 total comp
$84,690
Base pay
$84,690
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,690
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68608
Employee ID
117729

Leonard Manz is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (129). They have served since 2007 (about 11 years). 2018 total compensation came to $84,690.