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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 Burke

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$97,002
Base pay
$97,002
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,002
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
85819
Employee ID
139746

John Burke is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (140). They have served since 2002 (about 18 years). 2020 total compensation came to $97,002.

Frank Thomas Jr

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$96,821
Base pay
$96,821
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,821
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
84065
Employee ID
152560

Frank Thomas Jr is a Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (140). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 30 years. 2020 total compensation came to $96,821.

Keith Brooks

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (140)

2020 total comp
$94,862
Base pay
$94,862
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,862
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81060
Employee ID
139309

At Fire Department (140), Keith Brooks serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. Hired in 2009, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $94,862.