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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

Brian Griffith

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$66,923
Base pay
$66,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,923
Hire date
2001-12-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58320
Employee ID
37538

Brian Griffith is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2001 (about 12 years). 2013 total compensation came to $66,923.

Chon Bunch

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$66,202
Base pay
$66,202
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,202
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
32968

Chon Bunch is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). 2013 total compensation came to $66,202.

Todd Dauses

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2015 total comp
$65,946
Base pay
$65,946
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,946
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65831
Employee ID
71678

At Fire Department (229), Todd Dauses serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr. They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $65,946.

Richard Clark

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2015 total comp
$65,875
Base pay
$65,875
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,875
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65831
Employee ID
71041

Richard Clark is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 10 years. 2015 total compensation came to $65,875.

Mathew Mclaughlin

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

2013 total comp
$65,304
Base pay
$65,304
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,304
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
42102

At Fire Department (229), Mathew Mclaughlin serves as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als. Hired in 2004, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $65,304.

August Marcellino

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$64,719
Base pay
$64,719
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,719
Hire date
1999-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57023
Employee ID
41596

August Marcellino works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 14 years. August earned $64,719 in 2013.