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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

Earl Wilson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (157)

2020 total comp
$69,907
Base pay
$69,907
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,907
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
154191

Earl Wilson is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (157). Hired in 2011, they have about 9 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $69,907.

Jeffrey Calafiore Sr

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (157)

2013 total comp
$69,822
Base pay
$69,822
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,822
Hire date
1993-08-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60639
Employee ID
33218

At Fire Department (157), Jeffrey Calafiore Sr serves as a Fire Pump Operator. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 20 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $69,822.

Jason Heberle

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (157)

2016 total comp
$68,432
Base pay
$68,432
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,432
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
88223

Jason Heberle works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (157). Hired in 2009, they have about 7 years of service. Jason earned $68,432 in 2016.

Joseph Swindle

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (157)

2020 total comp
$68,356
Base pay
$68,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,356
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
152316

Joseph Swindle is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (157). Their tenure dates to 2015, about 5 years. 2020 total compensation came to $68,356.

Ivory Weathersbee

Firefighter/Fire Department (157)

2013 total comp
$67,633
Base pay
$67,633
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,633
Hire date
1991-05-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
61116
Employee ID
48377

At Fire Department (157), Ivory Weathersbee serves as a Firefighter. They have served since 1991 (about 22 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $67,633.