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Fire Department (140)

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

The Fire Department (140) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $93,837; the highest distinct record was $150,138.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.3M
Employees
24
Median total
$93,837
Highest record
$150,138

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 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($93,837) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$95,075 (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
$54,379
$82,989
$93,837
$106,243
$149,287

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,287 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,379. 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
$1.9M
26
$68,515
2015
$2M
0.7%
22
15.4%
$79,719
16.4%
2016
$2M
3.6%
23
4.5%
$80,535
1.0%
2017
$2M
0.6%
22
4.3%
$86,252
7.1%
2018
$2.3M
14.9%
24
9.1%
$88,882
3.0%
2019
$2.4M
2.4%
25
4.2%
$88,579
0.3%
2020
$2.3M
3.5%
24
4.0%
$93,837
5.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Eid

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (140)

2016 total comp
$107,766
Base pay
$107,766
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,766
Hire date
1998-02-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
105061
Employee ID
86360

John Eid holds the role of Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (140). They have served since 1998 (about 18 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $107,766.

Thomas Tosh

Battalion Fire Chief/Fire Department (140)

2013 total comp
$106,992
Base pay
$106,992
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,992
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
88309
Employee ID
47625

At Fire Department (140), Thomas Tosh serves as a Battalion Fire Chief. They have served since 1995 (about 18 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $106,992.

Sherman Braxton Jr

Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$106,243
Base pay
$106,243
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,243
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
111498
Employee ID
139153

Sherman Braxton Jr holds the role of Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp at Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 17 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $106,243.

Joseph Bloom

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$105,256
Base pay
$105,256
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,256
Hire date
2000-11-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94923
Employee ID
138800

Joseph Bloom works as a Fire Captain Suppression for Fire Department (140). They have served since 2000 (about 20 years). Joseph earned $105,256 in 2020.

Gregory Maddox

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (140)

2017 total comp
$104,569
Base pay
$104,569
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,569
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
104060

Gregory Maddox works as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress for Fire Department (140). Hired in 2004, they have about 13 years of service. Gregory earned $104,569 in 2017.