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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (461)

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Fire Department (461)

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

The Fire Department (461) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 53 employees with median total compensation of $85,187; the highest distinct record was $166,688.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$4.5M
Employees
53
Median total
$85,187
Highest record
$166,688

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 53 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,187) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$84,142 (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
$46,348
$65,497
$85,187
$100,065
$122,712

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,712 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,348. 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 5 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$3.3M
45
$77,417
2017
$3.6M
9.8%
46
2.2%
$81,207
4.9%
2018
$3.8M
4.6%
46
±0%
$84,253
3.8%
2019
$4M
6.2%
47
2.2%
$86,591
2.8%
2020
$4.5M
11.9%
53
12.8%
$85,187
1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Timothy Riley

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (461)

2018 total comp
$49,544
Base pay
$49,544
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,544
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
48085
Employee ID
120173

Timothy Riley works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Fire Department (461). Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Timothy earned $49,544 in 2018.

Alesha Parker

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (461)

2020 total comp
$47,163
Base pay
$47,163
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,163
Hire date
2017-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
37728
Employee ID
149215

Alesha Parker holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician at Fire Department (461). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $47,163.

Dominic Mack

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (461)

2018 total comp
$46,447
Base pay
$46,447
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,447
Hire date
2007-12-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
44038
Employee ID
117614

Dominic Mack holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (461). Hired in 2007, they have about 11 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $46,447.

Jakob Knopp

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (461)

2020 total comp
$46,348
Base pay
$46,348
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,348
Hire date
2016-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70698
Employee ID
146357

Jakob Knopp holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (461). They have served since 2016 (about 4 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $46,348.

Heather Frend

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (461)

2016 total comp
$45,286
Base pay
$45,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,286
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
32000
Employee ID
86950

Heather Frend is a Emergency Medical Technician at Fire Department (461). Their tenure dates to 2015, about a year. 2016 total compensation came to $45,286.