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Fire Department (603)

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

The Fire Department (603) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 45 employees with median total compensation of $73,544; the highest distinct record was $135,279.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.6M
Employees
45
Median total
$73,544
Highest record
$135,279

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 45 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,544) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$78,946 (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
$48,921
$60,915
$73,544
$97,483
$114,399

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,399 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,921. 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
$2.7M
41
$58,167
2015
$3.2M
19.1%
44
7.3%
$67,422
15.9%
2016
$3M
5.4%
43
2.3%
$65,670
2.6%
2017
$3.1M
2.5%
40
7.0%
$75,405
14.8%
2018
$3.1M
1.0%
39
2.5%
$76,073
0.9%
2019
$2.9M
5.6%
39
±0%
$78,029
2.6%
2020
$3.6M
21.0%
45
15.4%
$73,544
5.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Eris Colston

Fire Dispatcher/Fire Department (603)

2020 total comp
$28,319
Base pay
$28,319
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,319
Hire date
2009-06-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
42938
Employee ID
140738

Eris Colston holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department (603). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 11 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $28,319.

Mark Pugliese

Fire Dispatcher/Fire Department (603)

2020 total comp
$26,719
Base pay
$26,719
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,719
Hire date
2019-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
42938
Employee ID
149859

Mark Pugliese works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department (603). They have served since 2019 (about a year). Mark earned $26,719 in 2020.

Laura Brown

Fire Dispatcher/Fire Department (603)

2020 total comp
$26,172
Base pay
$26,172
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,172
Hire date
1991-10-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63026
Employee ID
139503

At Fire Department (603), Laura Brown serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 29 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $26,172.