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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

Kenneth Sanner Jr.

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2017 total comp
$79,672
Base pay
$79,672
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,672
Hire date
2010-04-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70350
Employee ID
106975

Kenneth Sanner Jr. holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (463). They have served since 2010 (about 7 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $79,672.

Benjamin Bochinski

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2018 total comp
$78,685
Base pay
$78,685
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,685
Hire date
2011-03-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71757
Employee ID
111071

Benjamin Bochinski holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (463). They have served since 2011 (about 7 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $78,685.

Shonnie Thorpe

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (463)

2013 total comp
$78,623
Base pay
$78,623
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,623
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
47504

Shonnie Thorpe holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $78,623.

Cheryl Barr

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$78,430
Base pay
$78,430
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,430
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65480
Employee ID
69296

Cheryl Barr works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 9 years. Cheryl earned $78,430 in 2015.

Kenneth Taylor

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$77,377
Base pay
$77,377
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,377
Hire date
2003-09-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60489
Employee ID
80855

Kenneth Taylor is a EMT Fire Fighter at Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 12 years. 2015 total compensation came to $77,377.

Jesse Davis

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2016 total comp
$77,175
Base pay
$77,175
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,175
Hire date
1987-12-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76502
Employee ID
85732

Jesse Davis is a Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (463). They have served since 1987 (about 29 years). 2016 total compensation came to $77,175.

Denise Bell

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$77,088
Base pay
$77,088
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,088
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75054
Employee ID
138479

Denise Bell is a Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (463). Hired in 2004, they have about 16 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $77,088.

Nicole Tynes

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$75,519
Base pay
$75,519
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,519
Hire date
2014-08-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73193
Employee ID
153048

Nicole Tynes works as a Paramedic Emt-P for Fire Department (463). Hired in 2014, they have about 6 years of service. Nicole earned $75,519 in 2020.

Kyle Bowers

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$75,241
Base pay
$75,241
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,241
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58463
Employee ID
69854

Kyle Bowers works as a EMT Fire Fighter for Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 9 years. Kyle earned $75,241 in 2015.

Alan Owen

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$74,787
Base pay
$74,787
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,787
Hire date
2016-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49046
Employee ID
149120

Alan Owen works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2016, about 4 years. Alan earned $74,787 in 2020.

Brian Canary

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$74,719
Base pay
$74,719
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,719
Hire date
2010-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
50777
Employee ID
140014

Brian Canary works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Fire Department (463). Hired in 2010, they have about 10 years of service. Brian earned $74,719 in 2020.