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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

Page 1

Michael Fields

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (223)

2013 total comp
$64,703
Base pay
$64,703
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,703
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60273
Employee ID
36126

At Fire Department (223), Michael Fields serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver. They have served since 1994 (about 19 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $64,703.

Derrick Potts

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (223)

2013 total comp
$64,402
Base pay
$64,402
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,402
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59914
Employee ID
44217

Derrick Potts works as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als for Fire Department (223). Hired in 2002, they have about 11 years of service. Derrick earned $64,402 in 2013.

Joshua Smith

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2017 total comp
$64,218
Base pay
$64,218
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,218
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65009
Employee ID
107599

Joshua Smith works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (223). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 6 years. Joshua earned $64,218 in 2017.

Dean Thompson

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (223)

2013 total comp
$63,520
Base pay
$63,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,520
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
47430

Dean Thompson is a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als at Fire Department (223). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $63,520.

Todd Dauses

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (223)

2013 total comp
$63,156
Base pay
$63,156
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,156
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56367
Employee ID
34736

Todd Dauses works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver for Fire Department (223). They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). Todd earned $63,156 in 2013.

Devrin Worsley

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (223)

2013 total comp
$62,794
Base pay
$62,794
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,794
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
49376

Devrin Worsley works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (223). Hired in 2005, they have about 8 years of service. Devrin earned $62,794 in 2013.