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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

Theresa Jones

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (143)

2013 total comp
$80,522
Base pay
$80,522
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,522
Hire date
1994-08-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67588
Employee ID
40140

Theresa Jones is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department (143). Hired in 1994, they have about 19 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $80,522.

Justin Wingate

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (143)

2015 total comp
$79,286
Base pay
$79,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,286
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68031
Employee ID
82345

Justin Wingate holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Supp Als at Fire Department (143). They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $79,286.

Lewis Berkeley

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (143)

2020 total comp
$78,636
Base pay
$78,636
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,636
Hire date
2011-03-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
138580

Lewis Berkeley works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (143). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). Lewis earned $78,636 in 2020.