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Fire Department (147)

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

The Fire Department (147) 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 $88,386; the highest distinct record was $114,388.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$88,386
Highest record
$114,388

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 ($88,386) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,828 (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
$67,943
$80,837
$88,386
$92,847
$99,113

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $99,113 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $67,943. 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
$67,887
2015
$1.2M
3.7%
16
15.8%
$76,604
12.8%
2016
$1.4M
9.3%
19
18.8%
$70,789
7.6%
2017
$1.4M
5.5%
18
5.3%
$79,103
11.7%
2018
$1.5M
3.4%
18
±0%
$82,697
4.5%
2019
$1.6M
7.4%
19
5.6%
$86,354
4.4%
2020
$1.7M
8.2%
20
5.3%
$88,386
2.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Steven Howard

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (147)

2013 total comp
$62,354
Base pay
$62,354
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,354
Hire date
2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58618
Employee ID
38881

Steven Howard holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (147). They have served since 2000 (about 13 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $62,354.

Kyle Johnson

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (147)

2013 total comp
$61,314
Base pay
$61,314
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,314
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
39710

Kyle Johnson is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (147). Hired in 2009, they have about 4 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $61,314.

Dolphus Christian

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (147)

2020 total comp
$60,595
Base pay
$60,595
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,595
Hire date
2017-12-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
140438

At Fire Department (147), Dolphus Christian serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $60,595.

James Main

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (147)

2013 total comp
$60,299
Base pay
$60,299
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,299
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
41507

James Main holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (147). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $60,299.