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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (135)

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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

Damond Hall-Carter

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (135)

2013 total comp
$74,848
Base pay
$74,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,848
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67179
Employee ID
37789

Damond Hall-Carter works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Department (135). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. Damond earned $74,848 in 2013.

Joseph Stracke

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (135)

2020 total comp
$73,946
Base pay
$73,946
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,946
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72007
Employee ID
152192

At Fire Department (135), Joseph Stracke serves as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression. Hired in 2007, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $73,946.

Yolanda Dioses

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (135)

2019 total comp
$73,902
Base pay
$73,902
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,902
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71937
Employee ID
126991

At Fire Department (135), Yolanda Dioses serves as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 13 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $73,902.

Damond Hall-Carter

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (135)

2016 total comp
$73,314
Base pay
$73,314
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,314
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78243
Employee ID
87880

Damond Hall-Carter works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (135). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 10 years. Damond earned $73,314 in 2016.

Thea King

Fire Pump Operator, Als/Fire Department (135)

2013 total comp
$73,277
Base pay
$73,277
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,277
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60270
Employee ID
40479

Thea King works as a Fire Pump Operator, Als for Fire Department (135). They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). Thea earned $73,277 in 2013.