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Fire Department (301)

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

The Fire Department (301) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 28 employees with median total compensation of $87,290; the highest distinct record was $119,058.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.4M
Employees
28
Median total
$87,290
Highest record
$119,058

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 28 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,290) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$84,039 (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
$63,666
$76,293
$87,290
$95,986
$99,806

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $99,806 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,666. 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
$66,240
2015
$1.9M
16.5%
25
±0%
$74,442
12.4%
2016
$1.6M
15.2%
23
8.0%
$72,624
2.4%
2017
$1.7M
1.0%
21
8.7%
$74,946
3.2%
2018
$1.7M
3.2%
21
±0%
$77,424
3.3%
2019
$1.8M
2.9%
23
9.5%
$76,309
1.4%
2020
$2.4M
33.4%
28
21.7%
$87,290
14.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Mitcheltree Jr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (301)

2017 total comp
$81,467
Base pay
$81,467
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,467
Hire date
1993-03-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75705
Employee ID
104870

John Mitcheltree Jr works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (301). Their tenure dates to 1993, about 24 years. John earned $81,467 in 2017.

Dennis Pettis

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (301)

2015 total comp
$81,408
Base pay
$81,408
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,408
Hire date
2001-05-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68460
Employee ID
78460

Dennis Pettis is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (301). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 14 years. 2015 total compensation came to $81,408.

Eric Aldenhoff

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (301)

2020 total comp
$80,741
Base pay
$80,741
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,741
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
137606

At Fire Department (301), Eric Aldenhoff serves as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp. They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $80,741.

John Henderson

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (301)

2015 total comp
$80,566
Base pay
$80,566
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,566
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69975
Employee ID
74301

John Henderson works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als for Fire Department (301). Hired in 2001, they have about 14 years of service. John earned $80,566 in 2015.