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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

Jeffrey Darby

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (155)

2017 total comp
$96,138
Base pay
$96,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,138
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
87455
Employee ID
99408

Jeffrey Darby works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (155). Their tenure dates to 1995, about 22 years. Jeffrey earned $96,138 in 2017.

Joseph Jarboe

Fire Captain/Fire Department (155)

2013 total comp
$95,346
Base pay
$95,346
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,346
Hire date
1985-09-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82256
Employee ID
39350

Joseph Jarboe works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department (155). Their tenure dates to 1985, about 28 years. Joseph earned $95,346 in 2013.