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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (155)

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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

Louis Gross

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (155)

2017 total comp
$81,112
Base pay
$81,112
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,112
Hire date
1987-07-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78527
Employee ID
101408

At Fire Department (155), Louis Gross serves as a Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 1987, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $81,112.

Bruce Wilson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (155)

2020 total comp
$80,728
Base pay
$80,728
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,728
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
154179

Bruce Wilson holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (155). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $80,728.