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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (158)

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Fire Department (158)

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

The Fire Department (158) 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 $87,222; the highest distinct record was $116,529.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$87,222
Highest record
$116,529

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 ($87,222) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,440 (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
$63,187
$77,891
$87,222
$95,191
$104,170

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $104,170 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,187. 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
20
$67,755
2015
$1.2M
14.6%
15
25.0%
$75,593
11.6%
2016
$1.3M
11.7%
17
13.3%
$76,417
1.1%
2017
$1.4M
11.2%
17
±0%
$80,395
5.2%
2018
$1.5M
3.6%
18
5.9%
$83,223
3.5%
2019
$1.5M
0.3%
18
±0%
$88,635
6.5%
2020
$1.7M
13.5%
20
11.1%
$87,222
1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Johnson

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (158)

2013 total comp
$63,054
Base pay
$63,054
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,054
Hire date
2005-10-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
39591

Christopher Johnson is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (158). They have served since 2005 (about 8 years). 2013 total compensation came to $63,054.

Kenneth Lacayo

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (158)

2018 total comp
$62,266
Base pay
$62,266
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,266
Hire date
2014-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64053
Employee ID
117046

At Fire Department (158), Kenneth Lacayo serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2014, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $62,266.

Tia Griffin

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (158)

2013 total comp
$60,654
Base pay
$60,654
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,654
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
37532

Tia Griffin holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (158). Hired in 2009, they have about 4 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $60,654.