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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

Duvalle Johnson

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2017 total comp
$140,293
Base pay
$140,293
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$140,293
Hire date
2001-12-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72140
Employee ID
102802

Duvalle Johnson holds the role of Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (463). Hired in 2001, they have about 16 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $140,293.

Antoine Spencer

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2017 total comp
$139,947
Base pay
$139,947
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,947
Hire date
2005-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69802
Employee ID
107774

Antoine Spencer holds the role of Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 12 years. In 2017, their total compensation was $139,947.

William Mccarren

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$139,917
Base pay
$139,917
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,917
Hire date
1988-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
93717
Employee ID
76858

William Mccarren works as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P for Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 1988, about 27 years. William earned $139,917 in 2015.

Shonnie Thorpe

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$139,431
Base pay
$139,431
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,431
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58463
Employee ID
81087

Shonnie Thorpe is a EMT Fire Fighter at Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 9 years. 2015 total compensation came to $139,431.