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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (139)

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Fire Department (139)

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

The Fire Department (139) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $102,873; the highest distinct record was $150,662.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.3M
Employees
32
Median total
$102,873
Highest record
$150,662

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 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,873) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$104,668 (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
$79,852
$94,099
$102,873
$113,385
$128,027

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $128,027 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $79,852. 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
$2.4M
31
$77,126
2015
$2.4M
1.7%
28
9.7%
$84,499
9.6%
2016
$2.6M
7.2%
32
14.3%
$80,361
4.9%
2017
$2.9M
9.9%
32
±0%
$89,892
11.9%
2018
$2.8M
2.6%
29
9.4%
$93,971
4.5%
2019
$2.7M
1.5%
27
6.9%
$105,039
11.8%
2020
$3.3M
22.0%
32
18.5%
$102,873
2.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Keith Dewald

Marine Engineer Fire Department/Fire Department (139)

2013 total comp
$75,214
Base pay
$75,214
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,214
Hire date
1994-07-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68827
Employee ID
34967

At Fire Department (139), Keith Dewald serves as a Marine Engineer Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 19 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $75,214.

James Minter Jr

Fire Emergency Boat Oper Supp/Fire Department (139)

2016 total comp
$74,480
Base pay
$74,480
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,480
Hire date
1986-12-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
77379
Employee ID
91273

James Minter Jr is a Fire Emergency Boat Oper Supp at Fire Department (139). Their tenure dates to 1986, about 30 years. 2016 total compensation came to $74,480.

James Minter Jr

Fire Emergency Boat Operator/Fire Department (139)

2013 total comp
$73,788
Base pay
$73,788
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,788
Hire date
1986-12-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65131
Employee ID
42578

James Minter Jr works as a Fire Emergency Boat Operator for Fire Department (139). Their tenure dates to 1986, about 27 years. James earned $73,788 in 2013.