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Fire Department (201)

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

The Fire Department (201) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 26 employees with median total compensation of $86,494; the highest distinct record was $139,831.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.2M
Employees
26
Median total
$86,494
Highest record
$139,831

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 26 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,494) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,523 (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
$56,208
$69,157
$86,494
$99,642
$108,852

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,852 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,208. 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
$1.5M
24
$61,146
2015
$1.4M
5.6%
19
20.8%
$70,498
15.3%
2016
$1.4M
3.2%
20
5.3%
$70,157
0.5%
2017
$1.5M
3.2%
19
5.0%
$76,014
8.3%
2018
$1.5M
2.9%
19
±0%
$78,877
3.8%
2019
$1.7M
19.1%
24
26.3%
$76,159
3.4%
2020
$2.2M
28.7%
26
8.3%
$86,494
13.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

David Dell

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$61,081
Base pay
$61,081
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,081
Hire date
2011-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66004
Employee ID
141536

David Dell works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (201). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). David earned $61,081 in 2020.

Adam Sherman

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$60,816
Base pay
$60,816
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,816
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56602
Employee ID
45897

At Fire Department (201), Adam Sherman serves as a EMT Firefighter. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $60,816.

Michael Thorpe Jr

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$60,639
Base pay
$60,639
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,639
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59914
Employee ID
47502

Michael Thorpe Jr works as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als for Fire Department (201). Hired in 2002, they have about 11 years of service. Michael earned $60,639 in 2013.

Jason Scaggs

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$59,985
Base pay
$59,985
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,985
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59914
Employee ID
45522

At Fire Department (201), Jason Scaggs serves as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als. Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $59,985.

Franklin Burgess

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$59,537
Base pay
$59,537
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,537
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
32999

Franklin Burgess holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (201). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $59,537.

Michael Washington

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$59,103
Base pay
$59,103
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,103
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
153459

At Fire Department (201), Michael Washington serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $59,103.

Logan Murray

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$59,013
Base pay
$59,013
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,013
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
148640

At Fire Department (201), Logan Murray serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $59,013.