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Fire Department (136)

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

The Fire Department (136) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $85,494; the highest distinct record was $116,640.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
19
Median total
$85,494
Highest record
$116,640

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 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,494) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$84,700 (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
$60,288
$63,504
$85,494
$101,710
$111,684

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,684 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,288. 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
20
$66,128
2015
$1.3M
3.1%
18
10.0%
$73,333
10.9%
2016
$1.1M
13.3%
16
11.1%
$72,988
0.5%
2017
$1.3M
11.5%
17
6.3%
$81,088
11.1%
2018
$1.4M
8.8%
19
11.8%
$79,626
1.8%
2019
$1.5M
11.2%
20
5.3%
$82,468
3.6%
2020
$1.6M
4.2%
19
5.0%
$85,494
3.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Thursby Jr

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2020 total comp
$101,710
Base pay
$101,710
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,710
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79242
Employee ID
152767

At Fire Department (136), John Thursby Jr serves as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression. They have served since 1995 (about 25 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $101,710.

Arlen Doles

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2015 total comp
$101,187
Base pay
$101,187
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,187
Hire date
1993-03-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
93584
Employee ID
72066

At Fire Department (136), Arlen Doles serves as a Fire Captain Suppression. They have served since 1993 (about 22 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $101,187.