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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

James Main

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (229)

2017 total comp
$80,806
Base pay
$80,806
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,806
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81410
Employee ID
104082

James Main holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 13 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $80,806.

Geoff Sanders

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (229)

2017 total comp
$78,983
Base pay
$78,983
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,983
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71097
Employee ID
106962

Geoff Sanders works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (229). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 19 years. Geoff earned $78,983 in 2017.

David Lohr

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (229)

2013 total comp
$78,982
Base pay
$78,982
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,982
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67588
Employee ID
41232

At Fire Department (229), David Lohr serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Hired in 1994, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $78,982.