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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

Danaye Roles

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (221)

2017 total comp
$75,632
Base pay
$75,632
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,632
Hire date
1999-09-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71461
Employee ID
106732

Danaye Roles holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (221). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 18 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $75,632.

Herbert Gilliam

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (221)

2020 total comp
$75,378
Base pay
$75,378
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,378
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73530
Employee ID
143205

At Fire Department (221), Herbert Gilliam serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $75,378.

Charles Busl

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (221)

2013 total comp
$73,615
Base pay
$73,615
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,615
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
33106

At Fire Department (221), Charles Busl serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Hired in 2005, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $73,615.

Timothy Perkins

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (221)

2013 total comp
$73,257
Base pay
$73,257
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,257
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60273
Employee ID
43932

Timothy Perkins is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (221). They have served since 1995 (about 18 years). 2013 total compensation came to $73,257.