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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (131)

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Fire Department (131)

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

The Fire Department (131) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $85,512; the highest distinct record was $124,311.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$85,512
Highest record
$124,311

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 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,512) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,436 (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
$66,967
$78,203
$85,512
$93,927
$102,650

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $102,650 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $66,967. 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
$1.6M
25
$62,708
2015
$1.8M
9.2%
23
8.0%
$75,245
20.0%
2016
$1.6M
10.9%
21
8.7%
$71,744
4.7%
2017
$1.5M
4.0%
19
9.5%
$79,377
10.6%
2018
$1.5M
2.2%
19
±0%
$80,032
0.8%
2019
$1.7M
13.1%
21
10.5%
$79,670
0.5%
2020
$1.7M
0.4%
20
4.8%
$85,512
7.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Melvin Hopkins Jr

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (131)

2017 total comp
$73,271
Base pay
$73,271
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,271
Hire date
1999-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71461
Employee ID
102258

At Fire Department (131), Melvin Hopkins Jr serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress. Hired in 1999, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $73,271.

Jerami Bennett

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (131)

2013 total comp
$71,745
Base pay
$71,745
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,745
Hire date
2000-09-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58618
Employee ID
31716

At Fire Department (131), Jerami Bennett serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic. They have served since 2000 (about 13 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $71,745.

Andrew Ordun

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (131)

2016 total comp
$71,744
Base pay
$71,744
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,744
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66167
Employee ID
92014

At Fire Department (131), Andrew Ordun serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 9 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $71,744.