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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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Caira Artis

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (465)

2020 total comp
$59,396
Base pay
$59,396
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,396
Hire date
-2208988800000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
137959

Caira Artis is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (465). Records show a hire date of -2208988800000. 2020 total compensation came to $59,396.

Michael Jordan

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (465)

2013 total comp
$58,322
Base pay
$58,322
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,322
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
40181

Michael Jordan holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (465). They have served since 2006 (about 7 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $58,322.

Matthew Touse

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (465)

2020 total comp
$57,483
Base pay
$57,483
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,483
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73193
Employee ID
152879

At Fire Department (465), Matthew Touse serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 10 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $57,483.