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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

Albert Yingling

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (141)

2020 total comp
$88,683
Base pay
$88,683
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,683
Hire date
1981-07-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81700
Employee ID
154531

Albert Yingling works as a Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (141). Hired in 1981, they have about 39 years of service. Albert earned $88,683 in 2020.

Thomas Bower

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (141)

2015 total comp
$88,000
Base pay
$88,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,000
Hire date
1994-10-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
84608
Employee ID
69850

Thomas Bower is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (141). Their tenure dates to 1994, about 21 years. 2015 total compensation came to $88,000.