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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 Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2017 total comp
$70,520
Base pay
$70,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,520
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68793
Employee ID
105177

At Fire Department (229), Bradley Murray serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr. They have served since 2004 (about 13 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $70,520.

Douglas Peth

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (229)

2018 total comp
$69,848
Base pay
$69,848
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,848
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67818
Employee ID
119511

At Fire Department (229), Douglas Peth serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $69,848.

Joshua Wodka

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (229)

2015 total comp
$69,790
Base pay
$69,790
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,790
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68460
Employee ID
82384

Joshua Wodka is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (229). Hired in 2003, they have about 12 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $69,790.

Charles Mudra

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2017 total comp
$69,144
Base pay
$69,144
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,144
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66489
Employee ID
105112

Charles Mudra is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2008 (about 9 years). 2017 total compensation came to $69,144.

Paul Butrim

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$68,726
Base pay
$68,726
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,726
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
33157

Paul Butrim works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 8 years. Paul earned $68,726 in 2013.

Aaron Street

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2016 total comp
$68,620
Base pay
$68,620
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,620
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65831
Employee ID
94490

At Fire Department (229), Aaron Street serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr. They have served since 2009 (about 7 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $68,620.

Geoff Sanders

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$67,736
Base pay
$67,736
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,736
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58320
Employee ID
45427

Geoff Sanders works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver for Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 15 years. Geoff earned $67,736 in 2013.

Timothy Myers

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2015 total comp
$67,690
Base pay
$67,690
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,690
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65831
Employee ID
77754

Timothy Myers holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2008 (about 7 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $67,690.