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Fire Department (466)

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

The Fire Department (466) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 49 employees with median total compensation of $82,366; the highest distinct record was $148,411.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.9M
Employees
49
Median total
$82,366
Highest record
$148,411

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 49 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,366) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$78,855 (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
$32,214
$54,751
$82,366
$98,926
$118,198

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,198 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,214. 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 5 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$3M
41
$78,395
2017
$3.3M
10.2%
46
12.2%
$77,720
0.9%
2018
$3.4M
5.4%
45
2.2%
$81,912
5.4%
2019
$3.3M
4.4%
45
±0%
$71,176
13.1%
2020
$3.9M
17.3%
49
8.9%
$82,366
15.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jonathan Brooks

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (466)

2020 total comp
$111,303
Base pay
$111,303
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,303
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94303
Employee ID
139304

Jonathan Brooks is a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P at Fire Department (466). They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). 2020 total compensation came to $111,303.

James Irons

Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (466)

2017 total comp
$109,606
Base pay
$109,606
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,606
Hire date
2010-04-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75692
Employee ID
102468

James Irons holds the role of Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P at Fire Department (466). Hired in 2010, they have about 7 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $109,606.

Patricia Smith

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (466)

2016 total comp
$108,575
Base pay
$108,575
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,575
Hire date
1995-03-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76393
Employee ID
94126

At Fire Department (466), Patricia Smith serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 21 years. Their 2016 pay totaled $108,575.