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Fire Department (142)

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

The Fire Department (142) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $82,739; the highest distinct record was $154,464.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.2M
Employees
25
Median total
$82,739
Highest record
$154,464

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 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,739) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,339 (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
$45,390
$77,477
$82,739
$101,670
$131,061

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,061 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,390. 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
$1.7M
23
$67,124
2015
$1.8M
7.9%
20
13.0%
$81,938
22.1%
2016
$2M
8.3%
24
20.0%
$72,423
11.6%
2017
$2.1M
8.8%
24
±0%
$78,645
8.6%
2018
$2.1M
3.5%
22
8.3%
$80,725
2.6%
2019
$1.9M
6.2%
21
4.5%
$82,379
2.0%
2020
$2.2M
14.5%
25
19.0%
$82,739
0.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ronald Brown Jr

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (142)

2020 total comp
$134,634
Base pay
$134,634
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$134,634
Hire date
1982-08-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
123642
Employee ID
139360

Ronald Brown Jr holds the role of Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (142). Their tenure dates to 1982, about 38 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $134,634.

Joshua Fannon

Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp/Fire Department (142)

2020 total comp
$131,061
Base pay
$131,061
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$131,061
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
111498
Employee ID
142374

Joshua Fannon is a Battalion Fire Chief Als Supp at Fire Department (142). They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). 2020 total compensation came to $131,061.