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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (210)

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Fire Department (210)

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

The Fire Department (210) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $84,206; the highest distinct record was $130,434.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2M
Employees
23
Median total
$84,206
Highest record
$130,434

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 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,206) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,653 (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
$64,260
$78,256
$84,206
$90,857
$112,303

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,303 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,260. 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
$1.7M
25
$64,126
2015
$1.5M
8.4%
21
16.0%
$68,825
7.3%
2016
$1.8M
18.1%
25
19.0%
$68,092
1.1%
2017
$1.8M
0.9%
22
12.0%
$75,152
10.4%
2018
$1.9M
6.6%
23
4.5%
$78,289
4.2%
2019
$1.9M
2.8%
23
±0%
$81,906
4.6%
2020
$2M
2.8%
23
±0%
$84,206
2.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

James Duncan

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$74,265
Base pay
$74,265
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,265
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
99934

At Fire Department (210), James Duncan serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 11 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $74,265.

Wilbur Smith

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (210)

2018 total comp
$74,009
Base pay
$74,009
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,009
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72518
Employee ID
121363

At Fire Department (210), Wilbur Smith serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 15 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $74,009.

Donald Coster Iii

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (210)

2013 total comp
$73,704
Base pay
$73,704
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,704
Hire date
1988-04-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64737
Employee ID
34377

At Fire Department (210), Donald Coster Iii serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver. Their tenure dates to 1988, about 25 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $73,704.

Matthew Saylor

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (210)

2013 total comp
$73,655
Base pay
$73,655
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,655
Hire date
1991-05-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70091
Employee ID
45521

Matthew Saylor works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Department (210). They have served since 1991 (about 22 years). Matthew earned $73,655 in 2013.

Kyle Stephens

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$73,648
Base pay
$73,648
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,648
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66489
Employee ID
107880

Kyle Stephens works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (210). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 10 years. Kyle earned $73,648 in 2017.

Anthony Cate Sr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (210)

2016 total comp
$73,062
Base pay
$73,062
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,062
Hire date
1996-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70393
Employee ID
84833

Anthony Cate Sr works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (210). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 20 years. Anthony earned $73,062 in 2016.

Scott Beckman

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$72,842
Base pay
$72,842
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,842
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68793
Employee ID
97258

Scott Beckman is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (210). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 11 years. 2017 total compensation came to $72,842.

Charles Grantland Iii

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (210)

2013 total comp
$72,795
Base pay
$72,795
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,795
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
37249

Charles Grantland Iii works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (210). They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). Charles earned $72,795 in 2013.

Jeffrey Novack

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$72,760
Base pay
$72,760
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,760
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68793
Employee ID
105414

Jeffrey Novack works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (210). They have served since 2005 (about 12 years). Jeffrey earned $72,760 in 2017.

C Dlabich

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2016 total comp
$71,910
Base pay
$71,910
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,910
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68825
Employee ID
86052

C Dlabich holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (210). Hired in 1997, they have about 19 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $71,910.