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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 Suppression/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$92,812
Base pay
$92,812
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,812
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
141834

Skyler Dorsey is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (140). They have served since 2009 (about 11 years). 2020 total compensation came to $92,812.

Paul Carter

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (140)

2016 total comp
$90,599
Base pay
$90,599
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,599
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80864
Employee ID
84779

Paul Carter works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (140). They have served since 1998 (about 18 years). Paul earned $90,599 in 2016.

John Burke

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (140)

2017 total comp
$89,955
Base pay
$89,955
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,955
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81410
Employee ID
98218

John Burke is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (140). Hired in 2002, they have about 15 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $89,955.