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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

Dean Thompson

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (223)

2016 total comp
$85,299
Base pay
$85,299
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,299
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78243
Employee ID
94891

Dean Thompson works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (223). They have served since 2006 (about 10 years). Dean earned $85,299 in 2016.

Darrin Danner

Fire Captain/Fire Department (223)

2013 total comp
$84,642
Base pay
$84,642
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,642
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76584
Employee ID
34701

At Fire Department (223), Darrin Danner serves as a Fire Captain. They have served since 1994 (about 19 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $84,642.

John Morris

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (223)

2020 total comp
$83,663
Base pay
$83,663
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,663
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
148472

John Morris is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (223). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. 2020 total compensation came to $83,663.