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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

Quincy Sheridan Sr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (227)

2017 total comp
$86,712
Base pay
$86,712
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,712
Hire date
2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71097
Employee ID
107304

Quincy Sheridan Sr is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (227). Their tenure dates to 2000, about 17 years. 2017 total compensation came to $86,712.

Cephus Smith

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (227)

2017 total comp
$86,146
Base pay
$86,146
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,146
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
107547

Cephus Smith holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (227). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 13 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $86,146.

Michael Clark

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (227)

2020 total comp
$85,548
Base pay
$85,548
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,548
Hire date
1974-11-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81700
Employee ID
140509

Michael Clark is a Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (227). They have served since 1974 (about 46 years). 2020 total compensation came to $85,548.