City of Baltimore / Fire Department / Fire Dispatcher
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
31 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $83,970, below the department median of $118,399.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 31 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Public Safety Telecommunicators — about 780 people — is $61,080. Fire Department pays a median base salary of $71,921 for this role, 18% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Public Safety Telecommunicators across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Public Safety Telecommunicators — about 102,500 people — is $53,040. Fire Department’s median base salary is 36% above that national figure, about the 82nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Department is $71,921, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Fire Dispatcher is held in 2 City of Baltimore departments. In Fire Department, the median of $83,970 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Fire Dispatcher role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $71,320 ranks #2 of 4. See Fire Dispatcher across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire Dispatcherroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Amelia E Hemsley is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years). 2025 total compensation came to $199,016.
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Cherry Bradley holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $126,876.
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Charmaine R Haynes holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 1997, they have about 28 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,807.
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Kathleen F Coleman is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years). 2025 total compensation came to $123,201.
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Queen E Levere works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Queen earned $116,431 in 2025.
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Courtney H Coleman is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years). 2025 total compensation came to $112,465.
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Theodore A Heinbuch is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). 2025 total compensation came to $104,030.
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At Fire Department, Donshella T Small serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,625.
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At Fire Department, Raymond L Smith serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $101,883.
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Shawnetta Y Moore works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years. Shawnetta earned $101,751 in 2025.
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Tonya D White is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 32 years. 2025 total compensation came to $97,150.
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At Fire Department, Russell M Schaeffer serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,366.
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At Fire Department, Bryan K Chambers serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,062.
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At Fire Department, Michele F Dunphy serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $86,249.
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Timothy S Cashion is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. 2025 total compensation came to $86,082.
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Linda Ann Raab-Carter works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2009 (about 16 years). Linda earned $83,970 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Jasmine Christina Colvin serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,207.
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At Fire Department, Tyeshia Wilson serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $75,287.
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At Fire Department, Risa Ramnarine serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,007.
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Phillip J Surdel is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. 2025 total compensation came to $73,946.
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At Fire Department, Wanda J Ray serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,456.
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Nicole L Green is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years). 2025 total compensation came to $72,707.
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Raymond D Hess is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). 2025 total compensation came to $69,466.
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At Fire Department, Quinton O Smith-Gee serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $68,474.
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At Fire Department, Tamika Thomas serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,723.
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At Fire Department, Dionne L Scroggins serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $63,515.
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Shamika Hope is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $56,230.
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Cheree Johnson is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $55,301.
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Cecil Burton holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,733.
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Kimberly Smith holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,962.
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Davia Cason works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Davia earned $50,666 in 2025.