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Fire Department (221)

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

The Fire Department (221) 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 $87,610; the highest distinct record was $130,712.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$87,610
Highest record
$130,712

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 ($87,610) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$87,829 (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
$75,378
$78,421
$87,610
$96,312
$108,588

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,588 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $75,378. 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
$1.5M
23
$69,581
2015
$1.5M
0.7%
19
17.4%
$77,481
11.4%
2016
$1.6M
4.5%
21
10.5%
$75,462
2.6%
2017
$1.6M
0.5%
19
9.5%
$82,116
8.8%
2018
$1.9M
21.9%
23
21.1%
$84,978
3.5%
2019
$1.7M
9.5%
20
13.0%
$84,989
±0%
2020
$1.8M
1.0%
20
±0%
$87,610
3.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

David Irvine Jr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (221)

2013 total comp
$64,164
Base pay
$64,164
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,164
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56367
Employee ID
39080

David Irvine Jr is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (221). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $64,164.

C Jackson

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (221)

2013 total comp
$62,934
Base pay
$62,934
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,934
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
39140

At Fire Department (221), C Jackson serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Hired in 2004, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $62,934.

Herbert Gilliam

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (221)

2013 total comp
$62,612
Base pay
$62,612
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,612
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
36964

Herbert Gilliam holds the role of Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als at Fire Department (221). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $62,612.

Chantelle Robinson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (221)

2018 total comp
$62,301
Base pay
$62,301
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,301
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66310
Employee ID
120284

Chantelle Robinson holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (221). Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $62,301.