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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

Patrick Reed

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2018 total comp
$79,626
Base pay
$79,626
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,626
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70410
Employee ID
120003

Patrick Reed works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (136). Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. Patrick earned $79,626 in 2018.

Andrew Whitehead

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (136)

2016 total comp
$79,229
Base pay
$79,229
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,229
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78243
Employee ID
95798

Andrew Whitehead is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (136). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 14 years. 2016 total compensation came to $79,229.

Marquest Coleman

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2017 total comp
$78,485
Base pay
$78,485
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,485
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76808
Employee ID
98935

Marquest Coleman works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (136). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 7 years. Marquest earned $78,485 in 2017.