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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

Brandi Richmond

HR Business Partner/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$97,063
Base pay
$97,063
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,063
Hire date
2014-12-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
98376
Employee ID
150294

At Fire Department (001), Brandi Richmond serves as a HR Business Partner. They have served since 2014 (about 6 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $97,063.

Spencer Nichols

Assistant Counsel/Fire Department (001)

2015 total comp
$96,731
Base pay
$96,731
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,731
Hire date
2009-06-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
95700
Employee ID
77904

At Fire Department (001), Spencer Nichols serves as a Assistant Counsel. They have served since 2009 (about 6 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $96,731.

Blair Skinner

Fire Press Officer/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$96,522
Base pay
$96,522
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,522
Hire date
2014-04-14

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
93844
Employee ID
151535

Blair Skinner holds the role of Fire Press Officer at Fire Department (001). Hired in 2014, they have about 6 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $96,522.

Samuel Curry

General Counsel/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$95,608
Base pay
$95,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,608
Hire date
2009-03-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
101475
Employee ID
141175

Samuel Curry is a General Counsel at Fire Department (001). Hired in 2009, they have about 11 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $95,608.

Shontee Hart

IT Project Manager/Fire Department (001)

2020 total comp
$95,452
Base pay
$95,452
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,452
Hire date
1997-07-01

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94095
Employee ID
144271

Shontee Hart holds the role of IT Project Manager at Fire Department (001). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 23 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $95,452.