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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

Kenneth Hoffman

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (136)

2017 total comp
$85,642
Base pay
$85,642
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,642
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
102162

Kenneth Hoffman holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (136). Hired in 2006, they have about 11 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $85,642.

Charles Morris Jr

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2020 total comp
$85,533
Base pay
$85,533
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,533
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
84065
Employee ID
148465

At Fire Department (136), Charles Morris Jr serves as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression. Hired in 1990, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $85,533.

Keith Carr

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2020 total comp
$85,494
Base pay
$85,494
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,494
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
140086

Keith Carr works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (136). Hired in 2007, they have about 13 years of service. Keith earned $85,494 in 2020.