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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

Jacob Miter

Data Fellow/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$15,546
Base pay
$15,546
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,546
Hire date
2020-03-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60000
Employee ID
148232

Jacob Miter is a Data Fellow at Fire Department (001). They have served since 2020 (under a year). 2020 total compensation came to $15,546.

Rachelle Wood

Operations Officer I/Fire Department (001)

2018 total comp
$14,908
Base pay
$14,908
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,908
Hire date
2018-05-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
79000
Employee ID
123384

Rachelle Wood works as a Operations Officer I for Fire Department (001). Hired in 2018, they have under a year of service. Rachelle earned $14,908 in 2018.

Barbara Hemberger

Contract Services Specialist I/Fire Department (001)

2017 total comp
$12,455
Base pay
$12,455
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,455
Hire date
1973-10-29

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67288
Employee ID
101928

Barbara Hemberger holds the role of Contract Services Specialist I at Fire Department (001). Hired in 1973, they have about 44 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $12,455.