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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (153)

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Fire Department (153)

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

The Fire Department (153) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $84,998; the highest distinct record was $115,203.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.3M
Employees
16
Median total
$84,998
Highest record
$115,203

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 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,998) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,933 (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
$54,716
$72,387
$84,998
$93,112
$109,211

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,211 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,716. 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
$1.1M
18
$66,053
2015
$1.2M
8.1%
16
11.1%
$75,691
14.6%
2016
$1.1M
6.9%
15
6.3%
$75,348
0.5%
2017
$1.2M
3.5%
13
13.3%
$86,609
14.9%
2018
$1.2M
5.2%
14
7.7%
$89,782
3.7%
2019
$1.3M
2.6%
15
7.1%
$86,820
3.3%
2020
$1.3M
5.7%
16
6.7%
$84,998
2.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

David Carter

Fire Lieutenant Als/Fire Department (153)

2013 total comp
$75,365
Base pay
$75,365
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,365
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64750
Employee ID
33485

David Carter is a Fire Lieutenant Als at Fire Department (153). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). 2013 total compensation came to $75,365.

Sean Lewis

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (153)

2016 total comp
$75,348
Base pay
$75,348
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,348
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
90195

Sean Lewis is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (153). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 6 years. 2016 total compensation came to $75,348.

Marvin Benns

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (153)

2013 total comp
$74,845
Base pay
$74,845
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,845
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62885
Employee ID
31735

Marvin Benns is a Fire Pump Operator at Fire Department (153). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 23 years. 2013 total compensation came to $74,845.

Alan Berkley Sr.

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (153)

2019 total comp
$74,712
Base pay
$74,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,712
Hire date
2000-11-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
124550

At Fire Department (153), Alan Berkley Sr. serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2000, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $74,712.

Nelson Saunders

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (153)

2015 total comp
$73,106
Base pay
$73,106
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,106
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72011
Employee ID
79624

At Fire Department (153), Nelson Saunders serves as a Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 1994, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $73,106.

Derrick Manning

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (153)

2016 total comp
$72,880
Base pay
$72,880
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,880
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66167
Employee ID
90552

Derrick Manning works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (153). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 8 years. Derrick earned $72,880 in 2016.