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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

Shontee Hart

Systems Programmer/Fire Department (001)

2015 total comp
$76,872
Base pay
$76,872
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,872
Hire date
1997-07-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76400
Employee ID
74139

Shontee Hart works as a Systems Programmer for Fire Department (001). Hired in 1997, they have about 18 years of service. Shontee earned $76,872 in 2015.

Frank Narvell Jr

Fiscal Supervisor/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$75,335
Base pay
$75,335
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,335
Hire date
1987-04-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74021
Employee ID
148693

Frank Narvell Jr holds the role of Fiscal Supervisor at Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 33 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $75,335.

Marc Desimone

Contract Service Specialist II/Fire Department (001)

2016 total comp
$74,606
Base pay
$74,606
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,606
Hire date
2013-12-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80995
Employee ID
85838

Marc Desimone is a Contract Service Specialist II at Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2013, about 3 years. 2016 total compensation came to $74,606.

Chaya Deitsch

Contract Service Specialist II/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$73,687
Base pay
$73,687
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,687
Hire date
2017-09-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75005
Employee ID
141525

Chaya Deitsch works as a Contract Service Specialist II for Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Chaya earned $73,687 in 2020.

Bobbie Ryer

Human Resources Administrator/Fire Department (001)

2013 total comp
$73,640
Base pay
$73,640
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,640
Hire date
1988-04-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73800
Employee ID
45346

Bobbie Ryer is a Human Resources Administrator at Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 1988, about 25 years. 2013 total compensation came to $73,640.

Nicholas D'Adamo

Operations Officer I/Fire Department (001)

2017 total comp
$73,157
Base pay
$73,157
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,157
Hire date
1987-12-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74000
Employee ID
99363

Nicholas D'Adamo works as a Operations Officer I for Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 30 years. Nicholas earned $73,157 in 2017.

Samuel Johnson

Fire Press Officer/Fire Department (001)

2016 total comp
$71,863
Base pay
$71,863
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,863
Hire date
2005-08-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74500
Employee ID
89270

Samuel Johnson holds the role of Fire Press Officer at Fire Department (001). They have served since 2005 (about 11 years). In 2016, their total compensation was $71,863.