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Fire Department (227)

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

The Fire Department (227) 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 $81,843; the highest distinct record was $118,826.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
20
Median total
$81,843
Highest record
$118,826

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 ($81,843) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$81,822 (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
$59,340
$74,543
$81,843
$89,679
$97,181

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,181 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,340. 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
$1.4M
23
$65,877
2015
$1.6M
9.1%
21
8.7%
$75,491
14.6%
2016
$1.7M
5.4%
22
4.8%
$74,918
0.8%
2017
$1.7M
0.4%
20
9.1%
$81,668
9.0%
2018
$1.5M
10.0%
18
10.0%
$82,119
0.6%
2019
$1.6M
7.5%
20
11.1%
$81,190
1.1%
2020
$1.6M
1.4%
20
±0%
$81,843
0.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joshua Evans

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (227)

2013 total comp
$68,755
Base pay
$68,755
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,755
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
35868

Joshua Evans works as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als for Fire Department (227). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. Joshua earned $68,755 in 2013.

Cephus Smith

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (227)

2013 total comp
$68,105
Base pay
$68,105
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,105
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
46224

At Fire Department (227), Cephus Smith serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 9 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $68,105.

Daryl Alexander

Firefighter/Fire Department (227)

2013 total comp
$67,471
Base pay
$67,471
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,471
Hire date
1982-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63299
Employee ID
30681

Daryl Alexander works as a Firefighter for Fire Department (227). Hired in 1982, they have about 31 years of service. Daryl earned $67,471 in 2013.

Shawn Dwyer

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (227)

2013 total comp
$66,669
Base pay
$66,669
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,669
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56367
Employee ID
35535

Shawn Dwyer is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (227). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $66,669.