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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

Terrell Taylor

Fire Captain Suppression Als/Fire Department (158)

2016 total comp
$91,648
Base pay
$91,648
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,648
Hire date
1996-08-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
91367
Employee ID
94733

Terrell Taylor works as a Fire Captain Suppression Als for Fire Department (158). They have served since 1996 (about 20 years). Terrell earned $91,648 in 2016.

Rodney Ferebee Jr

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (158)

2020 total comp
$90,159
Base pay
$90,159
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,159
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72324
Employee ID
142468

Rodney Ferebee Jr holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (158). They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $90,159.

Avery Thurman

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (158)

2020 total comp
$89,963
Base pay
$89,963
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,963
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76441
Employee ID
152765

Avery Thurman is a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als at Fire Department (158). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). 2020 total compensation came to $89,963.