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Fire Department (145)

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

The Fire Department (145) 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 $83,896; the highest distinct record was $130,245.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$83,896
Highest record
$130,245

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 ($83,896) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$87,094 (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
$69,483
$78,047
$83,896
$96,034
$111,262

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,262 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,483. 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
$1.2M
18
$69,002
2015
$1.4M
19.5%
19
5.6%
$74,286
7.7%
2016
$1.4M
2.4%
19
±0%
$72,726
2.1%
2017
$1.4M
1.3%
16
15.8%
$84,371
16.0%
2018
$1.6M
13.6%
19
18.8%
$81,459
3.5%
2019
$1.7M
7.6%
20
5.3%
$79,735
2.1%
2020
$1.7M
3.9%
20
±0%
$83,896
5.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ceasar Medley

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (145)

2013 total comp
$66,090
Base pay
$66,090
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,090
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
42337

Ceasar Medley is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (145). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $66,090.

Alan Berkley Sr.

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2016 total comp
$65,774
Base pay
$65,774
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,774
Hire date
2000-11-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62175
Employee ID
83552

Alan Berkley Sr. holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (145). They have served since 2000 (about 16 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $65,774.

Jermaine Footman

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (145)

2013 total comp
$65,706
Base pay
$65,706
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,706
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
36305

Jermaine Footman is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (145). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. 2013 total compensation came to $65,706.