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Fire Department (464)

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

The Fire Department (464) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 48 employees with median total compensation of $83,004; the highest distinct record was $184,166.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$4M
Employees
48
Median total
$83,004
Highest record
$184,166

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 48 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,004) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,815 (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
$33,870
$59,648
$83,004
$113,140
$127,546

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,546 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,870. 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
$4M
53
$74,484
2015
$5.2M
32.2%
55
3.8%
$93,543
25.6%
2016
$3.3M
37.2%
39
29.1%
$85,068
9.1%
2017
$3.2M
3.1%
43
10.3%
$71,545
15.9%
2018
$3.7M
17.0%
48
11.6%
$78,146
9.2%
2019
$3.6M
3.7%
43
10.4%
$78,925
1.0%
2020
$4M
12.2%
48
11.6%
$83,004
5.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Chaz Carter

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (464)

2020 total comp
$135,591
Base pay
$135,591
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,591
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78265
Employee ID
140147

Chaz Carter works as a Paramedic Emt-P for Fire Department (464). They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Chaz earned $135,591 in 2020.

Karly Biddison

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (464)

2020 total comp
$134,986
Base pay
$134,986
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$134,986
Hire date
2001-12-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94303
Employee ID
138657

Karly Biddison works as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P for Fire Department (464). They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). Karly earned $134,986 in 2020.

Fatima Hawkins

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (464)

2015 total comp
$133,134
Base pay
$133,134
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$133,134
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65480
Employee ID
74205

Fatima Hawkins is a Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (464). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 10 years. 2015 total compensation came to $133,134.