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Fire Department (154)

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

The Fire Department (154) 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 $89,898; the highest distinct record was $122,025.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
18
Median total
$89,898
Highest record
$122,025

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 ($89,898) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$91,225 (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
$77,765
$80,699
$89,898
$102,408
$106,058

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $106,058 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $77,765. 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
$67,820
2015
$1.6M
6.2%
20
9.1%
$73,348
8.2%
2016
$1.4M
10.2%
18
10.0%
$76,224
3.9%
2017
$1.5M
4.9%
18
±0%
$81,262
6.6%
2018
$1.6M
9.9%
20
11.1%
$81,083
0.2%
2019
$1.5M
6.1%
18
10.0%
$85,229
5.1%
2020
$1.6M
7.6%
18
±0%
$89,898
5.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Randall Mcelyea

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (154)

2020 total comp
$82,800
Base pay
$82,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,800
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
147754

Randall Mcelyea works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (154). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). Randall earned $82,800 in 2020.

Michael Lynn

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (154)

2020 total comp
$82,118
Base pay
$82,118
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,118
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76441
Employee ID
147150

Michael Lynn holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Supp Als at Fire Department (154). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $82,118.

Vernon Tudor Jr

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (154)

2017 total comp
$81,875
Base pay
$81,875
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,875
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82132
Employee ID
108594

Vernon Tudor Jr works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (154). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 15 years. Vernon earned $81,875 in 2017.