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Fire Department (155)

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

The Fire Department (155) 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 $82,163; the highest distinct record was $109,880.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
20
Median total
$82,163
Highest record
$109,880

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 ($82,163) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$79,207 (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
$49,183
$70,976
$82,163
$88,589
$108,208

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,208 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,183. 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
21
$65,088
2015
$1.4M
10.3%
19
9.5%
$72,753
11.8%
2016
$1.5M
4.9%
20
5.3%
$71,608
1.6%
2017
$1.4M
7.1%
17
15.0%
$76,699
7.1%
2018
$1.5M
7.3%
19
11.8%
$78,310
2.1%
2019
$1.5M
2.5%
19
±0%
$79,414
1.4%
2020
$1.6M
4.6%
20
5.3%
$82,163
3.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Franklin

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (155)

2018 total comp
$78,663
Base pay
$78,663
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,663
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66310
Employee ID
114151

Christopher Franklin is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (155). They have served since 2009 (about 9 years). 2018 total compensation came to $78,663.

Michael Dodson

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (155)

2015 total comp
$77,426
Base pay
$77,426
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,426
Hire date
1987-10-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
77379
Employee ID
72060

Michael Dodson is a Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (155). They have served since 1987 (about 28 years). 2015 total compensation came to $77,426.