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Fire Department (604)

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

The Fire Department (604) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 95 employees with median total compensation of $61,924; the highest distinct record was $122,217.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$5.8M
Employees
95
Median total
$61,924
Highest record
$122,217

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 95 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,924) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$60,749 (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
$40,540
$52,087
$61,924
$67,365
$76,712

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $76,712 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,540. 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 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2017
$4.1M
90
$52,476
2018
$4.5M
9.8%
91
1.1%
$54,296
3.5%
2019
$5.3M
16.3%
87
4.4%
$60,099
10.7%
2020
$5.8M
9.8%
95
9.2%
$61,924
3.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Dawntta Merchant

911 Operator/Fire Department (604)

2020 total comp
$49,286
Base pay
$49,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,286
Hire date
2018-06-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47249
Employee ID
148035

Dawntta Merchant works as a 911 Operator for Fire Department (604). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Dawntta earned $49,286 in 2020.

Travis Moseley

911 Operator/Fire Department (604)

2020 total comp
$48,115
Base pay
$48,115
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,115
Hire date
2018-06-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47249
Employee ID
148511

Travis Moseley works as a 911 Operator for Fire Department (604). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. Travis earned $48,115 in 2020.

Donnica Fenner

911 Operator/Fire Department (604)

2020 total comp
$47,596
Base pay
$47,596
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,596
Hire date
2013-05-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
45171
Employee ID
142459

Donnica Fenner is a 911 Operator at Fire Department (604). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 7 years. 2020 total compensation came to $47,596.

Towanda Osei-Bonsu

911 Operator/Fire Department (604)

2020 total comp
$47,268
Base pay
$47,268
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,268
Hire date
2018-06-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47249
Employee ID
149097

Towanda Osei-Bonsu is a 911 Operator at Fire Department (604). Hired in 2018, they have about 2 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $47,268.