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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (229)

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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

Scott Homan

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2016 total comp
$63,618
Base pay
$63,618
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,618
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65831
Employee ID
88567

Scott Homan works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (229). They have served since 2008 (about 8 years). Scott earned $63,618 in 2016.

Ryan Barrow

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$62,145
Base pay
$62,145
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,145
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58618
Employee ID
31477

Ryan Barrow is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 10 years. 2013 total compensation came to $62,145.

Patrick Mayfield

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$62,085
Base pay
$62,085
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,085
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
41841

At Fire Department (229), Patrick Mayfield serves as a EMT Firefighter. Hired in 2008, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $62,085.

Ian Runkles

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$61,657
Base pay
$61,657
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,657
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56367
Employee ID
45300

At Fire Department (229), Ian Runkles serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver. They have served since 2007 (about 6 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $61,657.

Craig Jennings

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

2013 total comp
$61,642
Base pay
$61,642
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,642
Hire date
2001-01-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59914
Employee ID
39437

Craig Jennings works as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als for Fire Department (229). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. Craig earned $61,642 in 2013.

Christopher Hudson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (229)

2016 total comp
$60,949
Base pay
$60,949
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,949
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62175
Employee ID
88698

Christopher Hudson works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (229). Hired in 2011, they have about 5 years of service. Christopher earned $60,949 in 2016.

Joshua Bailey

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$60,923
Base pay
$60,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,923
Hire date
1996-08-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60273
Employee ID
31210

Joshua Bailey works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver for Fire Department (229). They have served since 1996 (about 17 years). Joshua earned $60,923 in 2013.