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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (157)

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Fire Department (157)

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

The Fire Department (157) 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 $89,789; the highest distinct record was $124,972.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$89,789
Highest record
$124,972

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 ($89,789) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,931 (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
$69,907
$79,204
$89,789
$98,061
$108,658

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,658 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,907. 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
$1.4M
21
$67,633
2015
$1.4M
0.4%
18
14.3%
$77,473
14.5%
2016
$1.4M
2.1%
19
5.6%
$76,314
1.5%
2017
$1.4M
3.9%
16
15.8%
$83,617
9.6%
2018
$1.3M
5.7%
15
6.3%
$84,562
1.1%
2019
$1.8M
37.0%
20
33.3%
$88,624
4.8%
2020
$1.8M
±0%
20
±0%
$89,789
1.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Rickie Zopp

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (157)

2018 total comp
$41,865
Base pay
$41,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,865
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
41083
Employee ID
123614

Rickie Zopp works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (157). They have served since 2017 (about a year). Rickie earned $41,865 in 2018.

Joseph Russo Iv

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (157)

2013 total comp
$41,483
Base pay
$41,483
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,483
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
45321

Joseph Russo Iv works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (157). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 2 years. Joseph earned $41,483 in 2013.

Devon Scott

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (157)

2013 total comp
$41,319
Base pay
$41,319
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,319
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
45660

Devon Scott is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (157). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 2 years. 2013 total compensation came to $41,319.

Earl Wilson

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (157)

2013 total comp
$39,847
Base pay
$39,847
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,847
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
49130

At Fire Department (157), Earl Wilson serves as a EMT Firefighter. They have served since 2011 (about 2 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $39,847.