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Fire Department (208)

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

The Fire Department (208) 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 $85,100; the highest distinct record was $126,349.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$85,100
Highest record
$126,349

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 ($85,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,799 (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
$72,877
$80,151
$85,100
$91,097
$101,518

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,518 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,877. 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
$1.6M
25
$64,653
2015
$1.8M
10.0%
23
8.0%
$77,064
19.2%
2016
$1.6M
8.5%
22
4.3%
$71,983
6.6%
2017
$1.9M
15.3%
23
4.5%
$79,208
10.0%
2018
$1.7M
11.2%
20
13.0%
$81,334
2.7%
2019
$1.7M
0.9%
20
±0%
$81,143
0.2%
2020
$1.7M
2.3%
20
±0%
$85,100
4.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

David Rumber Jr

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (208)

2020 total comp
$85,356
Base pay
$85,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,356
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
150762

At Fire Department (208), David Rumber Jr serves as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp. They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $85,356.

Reginald Rice

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (208)

2018 total comp
$85,353
Base pay
$85,353
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,353
Hire date
1993-08-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75502
Employee ID
120070

Reginald Rice works as a Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (208). They have served since 1993 (about 25 years). Reginald earned $85,353 in 2018.

Joseph Russo

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (208)

2020 total comp
$84,844
Base pay
$84,844
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,844
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
150784

Joseph Russo is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (208). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $84,844.

Joseph Russo Iv

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (208)

2019 total comp
$84,192
Base pay
$84,192
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,192
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
134320

At Fire Department (208), Joseph Russo Iv serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $84,192.

Timothy Myers

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (208)

2020 total comp
$83,329
Base pay
$83,329
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,329
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71572
Employee ID
148670

Timothy Myers is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (208). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 12 years. 2020 total compensation came to $83,329.