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Fire Department (223)

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

The Fire Department (223) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $82,468; the highest distinct record was $114,928.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
21
Median total
$82,468
Highest record
$114,928

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 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,468) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$82,262 (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
$59,242
$75,280
$82,468
$89,961
$95,944

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $95,944 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,242. 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
26
$63,338
2015
$1.6M
2.6%
22
15.4%
$70,364
11.1%
2016
$1.5M
5.8%
21
4.5%
$69,903
0.7%
2017
$1.5M
0.8%
19
9.5%
$74,228
6.2%
2018
$1.5M
0.2%
19
±0%
$75,924
2.3%
2019
$1.5M
0.2%
19
±0%
$77,889
2.6%
2020
$1.7M
14.3%
21
10.5%
$82,468
5.9%

Record list

Employees

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Donald Watson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2015 total comp
$59,540
Base pay
$59,540
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,540
Hire date
2011-10-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62175
Employee ID
81734

At Fire Department (223), Donald Watson serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2011, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $59,540.

Christopher Kwarta

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2020 total comp
$59,242
Base pay
$59,242
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,242
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
146442

Christopher Kwarta is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (223). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). 2020 total compensation came to $59,242.

Russell Jones

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2020 total comp
$58,244
Base pay
$58,244
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,244
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
145951

Russell Jones holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (223). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $58,244.