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.
56 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $67,195, below the department median of $118,399.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 56 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 $67,195 ranks #2 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 Dispatcher roles 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.
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At Fire Department, Amelia Hemsley serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 1994, they have about 27 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $120,581.
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Cherry Bradley is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 19 years. 2021 total compensation came to $106,939.
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At Fire Department, Kathleen Coleman serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 16 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $99,609.
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Troy Redd is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1987, about 27 years. 2014 total compensation came to $99,528.
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Theodore Heinbuch is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2004, they have about 17 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $92,618.
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Courtney Coleman works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2002 (about 19 years). Courtney earned $91,980 in 2021.
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Tonya White holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 28 years. In 2021, their total compensation was $91,039.
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At Fire Department, Sharon Roy serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 21 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $88,397.
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Diannie Black is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 1985 (about 29 years). 2014 total compensation came to $84,565.
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Michele Dunphy holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2003, they have about 18 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $84,206.
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At Fire Department, Queen Levere serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 2003, they have about 18 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $83,721.
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Roslyn Quarles works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 21 years. Roslyn earned $80,541 in 2021.
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Raymond Smith works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Hired in 2004, they have about 17 years of service. Raymond earned $77,858 in 2021.
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Bryan Chambers is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2002, they have about 19 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $76,461.
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At Fire Department, Marina Mcdonald serves as a Fire Dispatcher. They have served since 1986 (about 28 years). Their 2014 pay totaled $73,913.
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Anthony Oles holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2011, they have about 10 years of service. In 2021, their total compensation was $73,529.
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Timothy Cashion holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2005 (about 16 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $73,069.
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Nicole Stokes-Harris is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2005 (about 16 years). 2021 total compensation came to $72,608.
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At Fire Department, Jerome Fisher serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 1994, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2014 pay totaled $72,542.
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Shawnetta Moore holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2000 (about 21 years). In 2021, their total compensation was $72,521.
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Leona Tucker holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 1979, they have about 35 years of service. In 2014, their total compensation was $72,117.
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Vernee Peters is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2005, they have about 16 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $71,921.
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At Fire Department, Charmaine Haynes serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 24 years. Their 2021 pay totaled $71,656.
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Clinton Jordan works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1997, about 17 years. Clinton earned $71,320 in 2014.
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Theodore Heinbuch Iii is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2004 (about 10 years). 2014 total compensation came to $71,180.
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Russell Schaeffer works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2013 (about 8 years). Russell earned $68,824 in 2021.
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Jennell Samuels is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2004 (about 17 years). 2021 total compensation came to $68,644.
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Barbara Moore is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2001 (about 13 years). 2014 total compensation came to $67,367.
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Sterling Bailey holds the role of Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 2000 (about 14 years). In 2014, their total compensation was $67,023.
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Kimberly Donahue works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 23 years. Kimberly earned $66,697 in 2014.
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Phillip Surdel works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2013 (about 8 years). Phillip earned $66,224 in 2021.
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Asia Windham is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 2009, they have about 12 years of service. 2021 total compensation came to $65,971.
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Cassandra Williams is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. Hired in 1994, they have about 20 years of service. 2014 total compensation came to $65,894.
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Linda Raab-Carter works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Hired in 2009, they have about 12 years of service. Linda earned $65,792 in 2021.
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At Fire Department, Wanda Ray serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 2016, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $63,592.
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Eris Colston works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2009, about 12 years. Eris earned $62,412 in 2021.
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Tyeshia Wilson works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. They have served since 2019 (about 2 years). Tyeshia earned $62,088 in 2021.
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At Fire Department, Nicole Green serves as a Fire Dispatcher. Hired in 2012, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2021 pay totaled $61,852.
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Carolyn Stover is a Fire Dispatcher at Fire Department. They have served since 1988 (about 24 years). 2012 total compensation came to $60,944.
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Cherry Evans works as a Fire Dispatcher for Fire Department. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 12 years. Cherry earned $59,940 in 2014.