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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

John Magaha Jr

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (147)

2016 total comp
$97,109
Base pay
$97,109
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,109
Hire date
1991-05-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
97725
Employee ID
90487

John Magaha Jr holds the role of Fire Captain Suppression at Fire Department (147). Hired in 1991, they have about 25 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $97,109.

Robert Duckett Jr

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (147)

2020 total comp
$96,268
Base pay
$96,268
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,268
Hire date
1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79165
Employee ID
141924

Robert Duckett Jr holds the role of Firefighter Paramedic Supp at Fire Department (147). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 21 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $96,268.

Albert Jarrett

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (147)

2016 total comp
$95,105
Base pay
$95,105
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,105
Hire date
2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78937
Employee ID
88989

At Fire Department (147), Albert Jarrett serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 2000 (about 16 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $95,105.

Travis Curtis

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (147)

2017 total comp
$94,643
Base pay
$94,643
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,643
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
99355

Travis Curtis is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (147). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 15 years. 2017 total compensation came to $94,643.