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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

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Patrick Nowlan

Contract Service Specialist II/Fire Department (001)

2013 total comp
$48,208
Base pay
$48,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,208
Hire date
2009-02-02

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
95909
Employee ID
43390

Patrick Nowlan is a Contract Service Specialist II at Fire Department (001). Hired in 2009, they have about 4 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $48,208.

Lisa Fields

Accounting Assistant III/Fire Department (001)

2018 total comp
$47,481
Base pay
$47,481
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,481
Hire date
2002-12-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
47746
Employee ID
113947

Lisa Fields is a Accounting Assistant III at Fire Department (001). They have served since 2002 (about 16 years). 2018 total compensation came to $47,481.

Nicholas D'Adamo

Executive Level I/Fire Department (001)

2013 total comp
$47,000
Base pay
$47,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,000
Hire date
1987-12-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65000
Employee ID
34654

Nicholas D'Adamo works as a Executive Level I for Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 26 years. Nicholas earned $47,000 in 2013.

Meghan Hardy

Contract Service Specialist II/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$46,990
Base pay
$46,990
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,990
Hire date
2010-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53040
Employee ID
144086

Meghan Hardy is a Contract Service Specialist II at Fire Department (001). They have served since 2010 (about 10 years). 2020 total compensation came to $46,990.