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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

Barbara Moore

Fire Dispatcher/Fire Department (603)

2016 total comp
$65,864
Base pay
$65,864
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,864
Hire date
2001-06-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
52051
Employee ID
91395

Barbara Moore is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department (603). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 15 years. 2016 total compensation came to $65,864.

Russell Schaeffer

Fire Dispatcher/Fire Department (603)

2020 total comp
$64,999
Base pay
$64,999
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,999
Hire date
2013-07-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
52178
Employee ID
151009

Russell Schaeffer holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department (603). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 7 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $64,999.

Charmaine Haynes

Fire Dispatcher/Fire Department (603)

2020 total comp
$63,617
Base pay
$63,617
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,617
Hire date
1997-12-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59410
Employee ID
144387

At Fire Department (603), Charmaine Haynes serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 23 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $63,617.