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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

Katherine Bocian

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$90,245
Base pay
$90,245
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,245
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67749
Employee ID
69740

Katherine Bocian works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). They have served since 2002 (about 13 years). Katherine earned $90,245 in 2015.

Detta Wise

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

2020 total comp
$90,161
Base pay
$90,161
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,161
Hire date
2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
89633
Employee ID
154310

Detta Wise works as a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P for Fire Department (463). Hired in 2000, they have about 20 years of service. Detta earned $90,161 in 2020.

Dominick Booth

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2017 total comp
$90,082
Base pay
$90,082
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,082
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69802
Employee ID
97637

Dominick Booth works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). Hired in 2006, they have about 11 years of service. Dominick earned $90,082 in 2017.

Christine Sorenson

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$90,072
Base pay
$90,072
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,072
Hire date
1996-10-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73013
Employee ID
80368

At Fire Department (463), Christine Sorenson serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 19 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $90,072.

Stephanie Cisneros

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$89,452
Base pay
$89,452
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,452
Hire date
2005-10-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68281
Employee ID
71009

At Fire Department (463), Stephanie Cisneros serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. Hired in 2005, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $89,452.

Meaghan Ryan

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

2017 total comp
$89,111
Base pay
$89,111
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,111
Hire date
2003-06-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78315
Employee ID
106882

At Fire Department (463), Meaghan Ryan serves as a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P. They have served since 2003 (about 14 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $89,111.

Donte Curtis

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$88,062
Base pay
$88,062
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,062
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75054
Employee ID
141185

At Fire Department (463), Donte Curtis serves as a Paramedic Crt. They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $88,062.

Bernadette Wise

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2018 total comp
$87,922
Base pay
$87,922
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,922
Hire date
2000-05-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76731
Employee ID
123343

Bernadette Wise holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (463). Hired in 2000, they have about 18 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $87,922.

Michael Price

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2017 total comp
$87,762
Base pay
$87,762
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,762
Hire date
2005-10-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72788
Employee ID
106113

At Fire Department (463), Michael Price serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 12 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $87,762.

Towanda Byrd-Thompson

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$87,024
Base pay
$87,024
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,024
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67749
Employee ID
70543

Towanda Byrd-Thompson works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). They have served since 2004 (about 11 years). Towanda earned $87,024 in 2015.

Scott Parrott

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

2015 total comp
$86,784
Base pay
$86,784
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,784
Hire date
1995-03-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79763
Employee ID
78264

Scott Parrott is a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P at Fire Department (463). Hired in 1995, they have about 20 years of service. 2015 total compensation came to $86,784.

Kelley Faulkner

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$86,726
Base pay
$86,726
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,726
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67749
Employee ID
72602

Kelley Faulkner works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 13 years. Kelley earned $86,726 in 2015.

Shirelle Jones

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2013 total comp
$86,605
Base pay
$86,605
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,605
Hire date
2007-06-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63866
Employee ID
40129

At Fire Department (463), Shirelle Jones serves as a Paramedic Crt. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 6 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $86,605.

Donald Dziwulski

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

2013 total comp
$86,385
Base pay
$86,385
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,385
Hire date
1998-05-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80858
Employee ID
35544

Donald Dziwulski is a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P at Fire Department (463). Hired in 1998, they have about 15 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $86,385.

Robert Patterson

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (463)

2020 total comp
$86,183
Base pay
$86,183
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,183
Hire date
2016-05-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70698
Employee ID
149338

Robert Patterson holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (463). They have served since 2016 (about 4 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $86,183.

Reginald Session Jr

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (463)

2015 total comp
$85,872
Base pay
$85,872
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,872
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65480
Employee ID
79842

Reginald Session Jr works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (463). They have served since 2005 (about 10 years). Reginald earned $85,872 in 2015.