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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (221)

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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

Keith Kordaz

Fire Captain/Fire Department (221)

2013 total comp
$99,394
Base pay
$99,394
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,394
Hire date
1991-05-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79420
Employee ID
40607

Keith Kordaz holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department (221). Their tenure dates to 1991, about 22 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $99,394.

Kenya Johnson

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (221)

2020 total comp
$99,234
Base pay
$99,234
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,234
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
145639

Kenya Johnson holds the role of Firefighter Paramedic Supp at Fire Department (221). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 18 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $99,234.

William Hudson

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (221)

2015 total comp
$98,952
Base pay
$98,952
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,952
Hire date
1991-05-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
93584
Employee ID
74736

William Hudson works as a Fire Captain Suppression for Fire Department (221). They have served since 1991 (about 24 years). William earned $98,952 in 2015.