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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

August Marcellino

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (229)

2017 total comp
$90,829
Base pay
$90,829
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,829
Hire date
1999-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71461
Employee ID
104157

August Marcellino works as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress for Fire Department (229). Hired in 1999, they have about 18 years of service. August earned $90,829 in 2017.

Chon Bunch

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (229)

2020 total comp
$89,524
Base pay
$89,524
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,524
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
139701

Chon Bunch is a Firefighter Paramedic Supp at Fire Department (229). Hired in 2004, they have about 16 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $89,524.

August Marcellino

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (229)

2019 total comp
$87,916
Base pay
$87,916
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,916
Hire date
1999-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79165
Employee ID
131492

August Marcellino holds the role of Firefighter Paramedic Supp at Fire Department (229). Hired in 1999, they have about 20 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $87,916.