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Fire Department (460)

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

The Fire Department (460) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $112,393; the highest distinct record was $168,983.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.5M
Employees
24
Median total
$112,393
Highest record
$168,983

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 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,393) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$105,854 (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
$15,494
$92,352
$112,393
$140,440
$155,031

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $155,031 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,494. 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
$1.6M
17
$87,957
2015
$3.1M
97.1%
47
176.5%
$52,933
39.8%
2016
$2M
34.7%
21
55.3%
$91,240
72.4%
2017
$2.2M
7.2%
22
4.8%
$97,142
6.5%
2018
$2.4M
7.7%
22
±0%
$104,926
8.0%
2019
$2.3M
2.8%
22
±0%
$107,149
2.1%
2020
$2.5M
11.1%
24
9.1%
$112,393
4.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Shawn Keene

Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2013 total comp
$68,427
Base pay
$68,427
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,427
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69534
Employee ID
40293

At Fire Department (460), Shawn Keene serves as a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 12 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $68,427.

David Freeman

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2013 total comp
$67,577
Base pay
$67,577
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,577
Hire date
2004-02-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64367
Employee ID
36504

David Freeman holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (460). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 9 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $67,577.

Russell Phillips

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (460)

2015 total comp
$66,139
Base pay
$66,139
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,139
Hire date
2005-10-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64366
Employee ID
78496

Russell Phillips is a EMT Fire Fighter at Fire Department (460). They have served since 2005 (about 10 years). 2015 total compensation came to $66,139.