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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

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Kensington White Iii

Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp/Fire Department (140)

2019 total comp
$115,440
Base pay
$115,440
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,440
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
107885
Employee ID
136692

Kensington White Iii works as a Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp for Fire Department (140). Hired in 2004, they have about 15 years of service. Kensington earned $115,440 in 2019.

James Lankford Jr

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$114,245
Base pay
$114,245
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,245
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
91381
Employee ID
146553

James Lankford Jr holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 22 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $114,245.

Robert Scarpati

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (140)

2015 total comp
$113,924
Base pay
$113,924
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,924
Hire date
1980-04-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
112684
Employee ID
79657

Robert Scarpati is a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 1980, about 35 years. 2015 total compensation came to $113,924.