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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (201)

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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

Killian Mccarthy

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$69,157
Base pay
$69,157
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,157
Hire date
2015-09-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
147620

At Fire Department (201), Killian Mccarthy serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2015, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $69,157.

James Cavasina

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (201)

2016 total comp
$68,293
Base pay
$68,293
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,293
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68460
Employee ID
84846

At Fire Department (201), James Cavasina serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress. Hired in 2004, they have about 12 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $68,293.

James Cavasina

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$67,406
Base pay
$67,406
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,406
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
33619

James Cavasina is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (201). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). 2013 total compensation came to $67,406.

Gregory Leftwich

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (201)

2017 total comp
$66,973
Base pay
$66,973
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,973
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66489
Employee ID
103685

Gregory Leftwich works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (201). Hired in 2008, they have about 9 years of service. Gregory earned $66,973 in 2017.