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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

Carlos Brown

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (212)

2020 total comp
$91,914
Base pay
$91,914
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,914
Hire date
1989-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83557
Employee ID
139396

At Fire Department (212), Carlos Brown serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. They have served since 1989 (about 31 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $91,914.

Aaron Burrell

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (212)

2020 total comp
$91,009
Base pay
$91,009
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,009
Hire date
1984-10-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83557
Employee ID
139785

At Fire Department (212), Aaron Burrell serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. Hired in 1984, they have about 36 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $91,009.

Duane Brown

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (212)

2019 total comp
$90,823
Base pay
$90,823
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,823
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81060
Employee ID
125226

At Fire Department (212), Duane Brown serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 2009 (about 10 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $90,823.