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Fire Department (143)

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

The Fire Department (143) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $84,015; the highest distinct record was $113,398.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
20
Median total
$84,015
Highest record
$113,398

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 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,015) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$79,768 (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
$60,112
$74,268
$84,015
$89,992
$96,105

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $96,105 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,112. 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
$1.3M
19
$64,803
2015
$1.4M
7.0%
18
5.3%
$74,218
14.5%
2016
$1.4M
1.0%
19
5.6%
$71,267
4.0%
2017
$1.3M
3.7%
16
15.8%
$79,896
12.1%
2018
$1.5M
14.7%
19
18.8%
$78,975
1.2%
2019
$1.5M
2.1%
18
5.3%
$84,635
7.2%
2020
$1.6M
3.7%
20
11.1%
$84,015
0.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jamie Pike

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (143)

2016 total comp
$77,824
Base pay
$77,824
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,824
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70821
Employee ID
92414

At Fire Department (143), Jamie Pike serves as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 15 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $77,824.

Leslie Howell

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (143)

2020 total comp
$77,523
Base pay
$77,523
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,523
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
144952

Leslie Howell is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (143). They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). 2020 total compensation came to $77,523.

Joseph Stewart

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (143)

2013 total comp
$75,664
Base pay
$75,664
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,664
Hire date
1984-04-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65131
Employee ID
46796

At Fire Department (143), Joseph Stewart serves as a Fire Pump Operator. Hired in 1984, they have about 29 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $75,664.

Raynette Koger

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (143)

2017 total comp
$75,423
Base pay
$75,423
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,423
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66829
Employee ID
103395

Raynette Koger is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (143). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 10 years. 2017 total compensation came to $75,423.