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Fire Department (465)

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

The Fire Department (465) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 47 employees with median total compensation of $78,766; the highest distinct record was $195,918.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.9M
Employees
47
Median total
$78,766
Highest record
$195,918

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 47 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,766) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$82,143 (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
$41,487
$49,770
$78,766
$93,383
$153,354

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,354 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,487. 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
$3.7M
50
$73,406
2015
$5.1M
35.7%
53
6.0%
$92,379
25.8%
2016
$3.1M
39.6%
45
15.1%
$71,736
22.3%
2017
$3.2M
4.9%
41
8.9%
$78,682
9.7%
2018
$3.6M
10.8%
45
9.8%
$78,961
0.4%
2019
$3.2M
9.9%
42
6.7%
$77,463
1.9%
2020
$3.9M
20.3%
47
11.9%
$78,766
1.7%

Record list

Employees

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Carl Chapman

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (465)

2015 total comp
$128,899
Base pay
$128,899
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$128,899
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70018
Employee ID
70897

At Fire Department (465), Carl Chapman serves as a Paramedic Crt. Hired in 1998, they have about 17 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $128,899.

Allen Russell

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (465)

2015 total comp
$125,075
Base pay
$125,075
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,075
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67749
Employee ID
79466

Allen Russell is a Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (465). Their tenure dates to 2002, about 13 years. 2015 total compensation came to $125,075.