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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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Matthew Schaeffer

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (465)

2016 total comp
$33,219
Base pay
$33,219
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,219
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
32000
Employee ID
93533

Matthew Schaeffer holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician at Fire Department (465). Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $33,219.

Shantelle Gold

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (465)

2016 total comp
$32,156
Base pay
$32,156
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,156
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
32000
Employee ID
87365

At Fire Department (465), Shantelle Gold serves as a Emergency Medical Technician. Hired in 2015, they have about a year of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $32,156.

Robert Powell

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (465)

2016 total comp
$31,688
Base pay
$31,688
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,688
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
32000
Employee ID
92544

Robert Powell holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician at Fire Department (465). They have served since 2015 (about a year). In 2016, their total compensation was $31,688.

Latrice Johnson

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (465)

2020 total comp
$30,204
Base pay
$30,204
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,204
Hire date
2019-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47749
Employee ID
145651

At Fire Department (465), Latrice Johnson serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. They have served since 2019 (about a year). Their 2020 pay totaled $30,204.

Michael Mcardle

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (465)

2020 total comp
$30,001
Base pay
$30,001
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,001
Hire date
2019-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47749
Employee ID
147587

Michael Mcardle is a Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (465). They have served since 2019 (about a year). 2020 total compensation came to $30,001.

Kevin Mosca

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (465)

2020 total comp
$29,717
Base pay
$29,717
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,717
Hire date
2019-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47749
Employee ID
148506

Kevin Mosca is a Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (465). Their tenure dates to 2019, about a year. 2020 total compensation came to $29,717.