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Fire Department (152)

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

The Fire Department (152) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $85,341; the highest distinct record was $128,812.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
18
Median total
$85,341
Highest record
$128,812

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 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,341) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,811 (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
$74,293
$76,068
$85,341
$95,734
$105,904

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,904 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $74,293. 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
$1.5M
22
$69,059
2015
$1.4M
9.2%
17
22.7%
$79,454
15.1%
2016
$1.4M
1.1%
18
5.9%
$76,230
4.1%
2017
$1.6M
17.3%
19
5.6%
$81,923
7.5%
2018
$1.7M
4.4%
20
5.3%
$82,004
0.1%
2019
$1.6M
5.0%
19
5.0%
$82,810
1.0%
2020
$1.6M
2.1%
18
5.3%
$85,341
3.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

C Hutson

Fire Captain/Fire Department (152)

2013 total comp
$91,069
Base pay
$91,069
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,069
Hire date
1998-05-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76584
Employee ID
39029

C Hutson works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department (152). They have served since 1998 (about 15 years). C earned $91,069 in 2013.

Gary Langford Jr

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (152)

2019 total comp
$90,970
Base pay
$90,970
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,970
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73964
Employee ID
130837

Gary Langford Jr works as a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als for Fire Department (152). They have served since 2008 (about 11 years). Gary earned $90,970 in 2019.

Michael Spencer

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (152)

2017 total comp
$90,494
Base pay
$90,494
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,494
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
107781

Michael Spencer holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (152). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 11 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $90,494.

John Woolford

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (152)

2020 total comp
$90,064
Base pay
$90,064
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,064
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73964
Employee ID
154399

John Woolford works as a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als for Fire Department (152). They have served since 2005 (about 15 years). John earned $90,064 in 2020.

Gary Langford

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (152)

2020 total comp
$89,534
Base pay
$89,534
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,534
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73964
Employee ID
146536

Gary Langford works as a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als for Fire Department (152). They have served since 2008 (about 12 years). Gary earned $89,534 in 2020.