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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

Clarence Ross Jr

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2020 total comp
$88,943
Base pay
$88,943
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,943
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79242
Employee ID
150667

Clarence Ross Jr holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (145). Hired in 1995, they have about 25 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $88,943.

Jason Turner

Fire Captain Als/Fire Department (145)

2013 total comp
$88,164
Base pay
$88,164
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,164
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75696
Employee ID
47762

Jason Turner is a Fire Captain Als at Fire Department (145). They have served since 1998 (about 15 years). 2013 total compensation came to $88,164.

Michael Evans

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2017 total comp
$87,745
Base pay
$87,745
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,745
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
92778
Employee ID
100223

Michael Evans works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (145). They have served since 1990 (about 27 years). Michael earned $87,745 in 2017.

Jermaine Footman

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2020 total comp
$86,709
Base pay
$86,709
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,709
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
142671

Jermaine Footman works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (145). They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). Jermaine earned $86,709 in 2020.