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Fire Department (230)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Fire Department (230) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $87,811; the highest distinct record was $134,602.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.1M
Employees
25
Median total
$87,811
Highest record
$134,602

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 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,811) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,930 (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
$56,801
$74,176
$87,811
$96,883
$109,520

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,520 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,801. 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
$1.7M
25
$67,084
2015
$1.7M
1.1%
22
12.0%
$75,876
13.1%
2016
$1.5M
6.9%
20
9.1%
$76,436
0.7%
2017
$1.7M
9.1%
20
±0%
$82,602
8.1%
2018
$1.9M
13.7%
24
20.0%
$82,640
±0%
2019
$2M
3.5%
24
±0%
$85,650
3.6%
2020
$2.1M
5.8%
25
4.2%
$87,811
2.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Mark Scroggins

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (230)

2017 total comp
$84,456
Base pay
$84,456
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,456
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
107190

Mark Scroggins is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (230). Hired in 2006, they have about 11 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $84,456.

Michael Sweeney

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (230)

2020 total comp
$82,987
Base pay
$82,987
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,987
Hire date
2002-06-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75993
Employee ID
152310

Michael Sweeney is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als at Fire Department (230). Hired in 2002, they have about 18 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $82,987.

Cory Walters

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (230)

2020 total comp
$82,709
Base pay
$82,709
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,709
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71572
Employee ID
153367

At Fire Department (230), Cory Walters serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $82,709.

Timothy Davis

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (230)

2013 total comp
$82,118
Base pay
$82,118
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,118
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67588
Employee ID
34898

Timothy Davis works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Department (230). They have served since 1994 (about 19 years). Timothy earned $82,118 in 2013.

Cory Walters

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (230)

2017 total comp
$80,749
Base pay
$80,749
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,749
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66489
Employee ID
108915

Cory Walters is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (230). They have served since 2007 (about 10 years). 2017 total compensation came to $80,749.