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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

Jared Cosby

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (147)

2020 total comp
$67,943
Base pay
$67,943
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,943
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
140934

At Fire Department (147), Jared Cosby serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $67,943.

Travis Curtis

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (147)

2013 total comp
$67,887
Base pay
$67,887
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,887
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58618
Employee ID
34641

At Fire Department (147), Travis Curtis serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic. They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $67,887.

Michael Fink

Firefighter/Fire Department (147)

2013 total comp
$66,335
Base pay
$66,335
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,335
Hire date
1987-10-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63299
Employee ID
36159

Michael Fink works as a Firefighter for Fire Department (147). Hired in 1987, they have about 26 years of service. Michael earned $66,335 in 2013.

Sean Scarboro

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (147)

2013 total comp
$66,190
Base pay
$66,190
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,190
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
45528

Sean Scarboro holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (147). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 9 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $66,190.