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Fire Department (141)

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

The Fire Department (141) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $103,566; the highest distinct record was $162,916.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.7M
Employees
27
Median total
$103,566
Highest record
$162,916

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 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,566) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$101,495 (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
$59,982
$78,556
$103,566
$127,439
$144,732

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,732 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,982. 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
$1.8M
23
$74,827
2015
$2.1M
16.6%
24
4.3%
$81,248
8.6%
2016
$2.1M
2.4%
25
4.2%
$74,847
7.9%
2017
$2.5M
18.2%
25
±0%
$91,721
22.5%
2018
$2.5M
2.7%
25
±0%
$95,979
4.6%
2019
$2.8M
9.0%
26
4.0%
$104,740
9.1%
2020
$2.7M
1.1%
27
3.8%
$103,566
1.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Gregory

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (141)

2020 total comp
$120,128
Base pay
$120,128
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,128
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
116548
Employee ID
143708

At Fire Department (141), John Gregory serves as a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress. They have served since 1997 (about 23 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $120,128.

John Macken

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (141)

2020 total comp
$117,445
Base pay
$117,445
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,445
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
109454
Employee ID
147204

John Macken holds the role of Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (141). Hired in 2002, they have about 18 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $117,445.