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Fire Department (229)

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

The Fire Department (229) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $84,262; the highest distinct record was $111,365.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
18
Median total
$84,262
Highest record
$111,365

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 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,262) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,937 (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
$74,621
$75,759
$84,262
$95,169
$98,687

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $98,687 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $74,621. 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
$62,085
2015
$1.5M
4.7%
21
8.7%
$68,762
10.8%
2016
$1.4M
8.3%
19
9.5%
$70,681
2.8%
2017
$1.5M
9.5%
19
±0%
$77,525
9.7%
2018
$1.6M
6.7%
21
10.5%
$79,104
2.0%
2019
$1.6M
0.2%
20
4.8%
$80,672
2.0%
2020
$1.5M
7.3%
18
10.0%
$84,262
4.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Bradley Murray

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$60,133
Base pay
$60,133
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,133
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56367
Employee ID
43066

Bradley Murray holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $60,133.

Matthew Coster

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$59,285
Base pay
$59,285
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,285
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58320
Employee ID
34378

Matthew Coster is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). 2013 total compensation came to $59,285.

Charles Williams Jr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$59,075
Base pay
$59,075
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,075
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58320
Employee ID
48780

Charles Williams Jr is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2002 (about 11 years). 2013 total compensation came to $59,075.

Richard Clark

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$57,933
Base pay
$57,933
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,933
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
33902

Richard Clark holds the role of Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2005 (about 8 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $57,933.