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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (140)

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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

Skyler Dorsey

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (140)

2013 total comp
$61,469
Base pay
$61,469
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,469
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
35314

Skyler Dorsey holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 4 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $61,469.

Perry Johnson Jr

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (140)

2013 total comp
$58,490
Base pay
$58,490
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,490
Hire date
2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57023
Employee ID
39523

Perry Johnson Jr works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 13 years. Perry earned $58,490 in 2013.

Matthew Gellert

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (140)

2013 total comp
$58,474
Base pay
$58,474
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,474
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
36827

At Fire Department (140), Matthew Gellert serves as a EMT Firefighter. Hired in 2009, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $58,474.

Thomas Collins

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (140)

2013 total comp
$57,261
Base pay
$57,261
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,261
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
34145

At Fire Department (140), Thomas Collins serves as a EMT Firefighter. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $57,261.

Joseph Menikheim

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$57,092
Base pay
$57,092
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,092
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
148027

Joseph Menikheim is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. 2020 total compensation came to $57,092.