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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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Paul Gattens

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2020 total comp
$87,290
Base pay
$87,290
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,290
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
143073

Paul Gattens works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (223). They have served since 2008 (about 12 years). Paul earned $87,290 in 2020.

John Britcher

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2015 total comp
$86,339
Base pay
$86,339
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,339
Hire date
1983-02-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
86247
Employee ID
70054

At Fire Department (223), John Britcher serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 1983 (about 32 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $86,339.

John Shaver Jr

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (223)

2017 total comp
$86,169
Base pay
$86,169
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,169
Hire date
1996-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
87455
Employee ID
107266

John Shaver Jr holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (223). They have served since 1996 (about 21 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $86,169.