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Fire Department (203)

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

The Fire Department (203) 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 $81,867; the highest distinct record was $136,320.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$81,867
Highest record
$136,320

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 ($81,867) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$87,563 (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
$76,399
$77,920
$81,867
$94,388
$96,554

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $96,554 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $76,399. 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
23
$62,791
2015
$1.7M
13.9%
23
±0%
$70,792
12.7%
2016
$1.6M
7.4%
22
4.3%
$68,495
3.2%
2017
$1.6M
0.5%
20
9.1%
$74,764
9.2%
2018
$1.6M
4.2%
20
±0%
$76,314
2.1%
2019
$1.7M
2.5%
20
±0%
$78,036
2.3%
2020
$1.8M
4.7%
20
±0%
$81,867
4.9%

Record list

Employees

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Steven Sipes

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (203)

2017 total comp
$86,133
Base pay
$86,133
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,133
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
87455
Employee ID
107453

Steven Sipes holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (203). They have served since 1995 (about 22 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $86,133.

Richard Langford

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (203)

2017 total comp
$84,790
Base pay
$84,790
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,790
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71461
Employee ID
103537

Richard Langford is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (203). They have served since 2002 (about 15 years). 2017 total compensation came to $84,790.