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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (212)

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Fire Department (212)

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

The Fire Department (212) 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 $86,170; the highest distinct record was $117,519.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$86,170
Highest record
$117,519

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 ($86,170) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$87,597 (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
$69,996
$75,928
$86,170
$97,316
$107,088

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,088 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,996. 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
24
$66,778
2015
$1.8M
12.5%
23
4.2%
$74,459
11.5%
2016
$1.8M
0.6%
24
4.3%
$73,142
1.8%
2017
$1.7M
5.2%
21
12.5%
$79,875
9.2%
2018
$1.7M
0.3%
20
4.8%
$82,320
3.1%
2019
$1.6M
2.0%
20
±0%
$81,101
1.5%
2020
$1.8M
6.9%
20
±0%
$86,170
6.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Shaver Jr

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (212)

2015 total comp
$79,516
Base pay
$79,516
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,516
Hire date
1996-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78937
Employee ID
79885

At Fire Department (212), John Shaver Jr serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. Hired in 1996, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $79,516.

Michael Sweeney

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (212)

2019 total comp
$77,541
Base pay
$77,541
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,541
Hire date
2002-06-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75993
Employee ID
135527

Michael Sweeney works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als for Fire Department (212). They have served since 2002 (about 17 years). Michael earned $77,541 in 2019.