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Fire Department (001)

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

The Fire Department (001) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 42 employees with median total compensation of $61,689; the highest distinct record was $141,880.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.7M
Employees
42
Median total
$61,689
Highest record
$141,880

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 42 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($61,689) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$64,134 (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
$19,614
$45,995
$61,689
$87,903
$108,928

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,928 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,614. 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
$1.7M
32
$47,604
2015
$2M
16.6%
35
9.4%
$56,228
18.1%
2016
$1.9M
3.6%
35
±0%
$55,652
1.0%
2017
$1.6M
14.6%
32
8.6%
$52,814
5.1%
2018
$2M
23.6%
34
6.3%
$51,110
3.2%
2019
$2.6M
30.2%
38
11.8%
$60,471
18.3%
2020
$2.7M
4.1%
42
10.5%
$61,689
2.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Steven Nutting

Operations Manager I/Fire Department (001)

2016 total comp
$114,907
Base pay
$114,907
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$114,907
Hire date
2008-05-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
118100
Employee ID
91897

Steven Nutting works as a Operations Manager I for Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 8 years. Steven earned $114,907 in 2016.

Virginia Eckard

Fire Command Staff II/Fire Department (001)

2013 total comp
$112,020
Base pay
$112,020
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,020
Hire date
2005-10-24

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
109079
Employee ID
35584

Virginia Eckard works as a Fire Command Staff II for Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 8 years. Virginia earned $112,020 in 2013.