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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

Christopher Franklin

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$80,632
Base pay
$80,632
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,632
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65009
Employee ID
100607

At Fire Department (210), Christopher Franklin serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2009, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $80,632.

Phillip Manning

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2019 total comp
$80,565
Base pay
$80,565
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,565
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
131474

Phillip Manning works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (210). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 12 years. Phillip earned $80,565 in 2019.

Mark Tracey

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$80,114
Base pay
$80,114
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,114
Hire date
1987-07-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80313
Employee ID
108534

Mark Tracey is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (210). Hired in 1987, they have about 30 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $80,114.

James Kusner

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2020 total comp
$79,538
Base pay
$79,538
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,538
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
146438

At Fire Department (210), James Kusner serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2010 (about 10 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $79,538.

Russell Phillips

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2020 total comp
$78,769
Base pay
$78,769
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,769
Hire date
2005-10-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
149557

Russell Phillips works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (210). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 15 years. Russell earned $78,769 in 2020.

Christopher Gilfillan

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2020 total comp
$78,256
Base pay
$78,256
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,256
Hire date
2014-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
143186

At Fire Department (210), Christopher Gilfillan serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 6 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $78,256.

James Duncan

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (210)

2020 total comp
$78,003
Base pay
$78,003
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,003
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71937
Employee ID
141953

James Duncan works as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp for Fire Department (210). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. James earned $78,003 in 2020.