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Fire Department (135)

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

The Fire Department (135) 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 $95,037; the highest distinct record was $127,008.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
18
Median total
$95,037
Highest record
$127,008

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 ($95,037) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$92,822 (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
$61,319
$81,436
$95,037
$102,966
$122,635

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,635 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $61,319. 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
$72,084
2015
$1.5M
17.5%
18
±0%
$82,929
15.0%
2016
$1.3M
14.4%
16
11.1%
$78,174
5.7%
2017
$1.5M
17.2%
17
6.3%
$89,025
13.9%
2018
$1.5M
0.1%
18
5.9%
$84,599
5.0%
2019
$1.7M
18.2%
20
11.1%
$90,696
7.2%
2020
$1.7M
4.4%
18
10.0%
$95,037
4.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Edward Arnold Jr

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (135)

2020 total comp
$100,489
Base pay
$100,489
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,489
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
84065
Employee ID
137939

Edward Arnold Jr is a Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (135). They have served since 1990 (about 30 years). 2020 total compensation came to $100,489.

Thea King

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (135)

2020 total comp
$100,360
Base pay
$100,360
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,360
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76441
Employee ID
146280

Thea King works as a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als for Fire Department (135). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 18 years. Thea earned $100,360 in 2020.

Rudolph Leonard Iii

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (135)

2020 total comp
$99,184
Base pay
$99,184
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,184
Hire date
1999-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79165
Employee ID
146758

Rudolph Leonard Iii works as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp for Fire Department (135). Hired in 1999, they have about 21 years of service. Rudolph earned $99,184 in 2020.

Aaron Simmons Sr.

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (135)

2017 total comp
$98,892
Base pay
$98,892
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,892
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
89590
Employee ID
107381

Aaron Simmons Sr. is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (135). Hired in 1997, they have about 20 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $98,892.