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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

Devaughn Maddox

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (229)

2020 total comp
$97,665
Base pay
$97,665
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,665
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81060
Employee ID
147217

Devaughn Maddox is a Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (229). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). 2020 total compensation came to $97,665.

Geoff Sanders

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (229)

2020 total comp
$95,169
Base pay
$95,169
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,169
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78763
Employee ID
150888

Geoff Sanders is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (229). They have served since 1998 (about 22 years). 2020 total compensation came to $95,169.