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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (466)

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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

Ruth Blackwell

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (466)

2020 total comp
$87,232
Base pay
$87,232
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,232
Hire date
2016-05-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49046
Employee ID
138751

At Fire Department (466), Ruth Blackwell serves as a Emergency Medical Technician. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 4 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $87,232.

Eyvette Tyson

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (466)

2020 total comp
$85,343
Base pay
$85,343
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,343
Hire date
2000-11-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75054
Employee ID
153054

Eyvette Tyson holds the role of Paramedic Crt at Fire Department (466). Hired in 2000, they have about 20 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $85,343.

David Zepp

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

2017 total comp
$84,744
Base pay
$84,744
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,744
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80938
Employee ID
109898

At Fire Department (466), David Zepp serves as a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P. They have served since 2001 (about 16 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $84,744.