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Fire Department (463)

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

The Fire Department (463) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 43 employees with median total compensation of $73,828; the highest distinct record was $181,625.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.2M
Employees
43
Median total
$73,828
Highest record
$181,625

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 43 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,828) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$75,264 (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
$37,294
$56,506
$73,828
$94,156
$107,109

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,109 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,294. 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
$4.4M
56
$80,409
2015
$5.2M
19.2%
53
5.4%
$92,317
14.8%
2016
$3M
41.7%
41
22.6%
$77,153
16.4%
2017
$3M
0.5%
42
2.4%
$79,192
2.6%
2018
$3.3M
9.8%
46
9.5%
$68,852
13.1%
2019
$3.5M
3.6%
46
±0%
$74,580
8.3%
2020
$3.2M
6.5%
43
6.5%
$73,828
1.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ellsworth Brooks Jr

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$105,668
Base pay
$105,668
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,668
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73013
Employee ID
70075

Ellsworth Brooks Jr holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (463). Hired in 1997, they have about 18 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $105,668.

Jason Anderson

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$103,924
Base pay
$103,924
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,924
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65480
Employee ID
68923

Jason Anderson works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). Hired in 2005, they have about 10 years of service. Jason earned $103,924 in 2015.

Meredith Brothers

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$101,894
Base pay
$101,894
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,894
Hire date
2006-11-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72622
Employee ID
139349

At Fire Department (463), Meredith Brothers serves as a Paramedic Crt. Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $101,894.