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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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Keith Armiger

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (203)

2020 total comp
$96,554
Base pay
$96,554
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,554
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94635
Employee ID
137913

Keith Armiger works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (203). They have served since 1994 (about 26 years). Keith earned $96,554 in 2020.

Gene Holland

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (203)

2020 total comp
$96,377
Base pay
$96,377
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,377
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75993
Employee ID
144760

Gene Holland is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als at Fire Department (203). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 16 years. 2020 total compensation came to $96,377.

Keith Rider

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (203)

2020 total comp
$95,160
Base pay
$95,160
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,160
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78763
Employee ID
150316

Keith Rider is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (203). They have served since 1998 (about 22 years). 2020 total compensation came to $95,160.