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Fire Department (006)

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

The Fire Department (006) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 39 employees with median total compensation of $145,959; the highest distinct record was $352,603.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$5.8M
Employees
39
Median total
$145,959
Highest record
$352,603

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 39 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($145,959) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$149,169 (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
$95,862
$115,584
$145,959
$164,993
$193,870

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $193,870 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $95,862. 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
$3.4M
34
$94,761
2015
$3.8M
12.4%
35
2.9%
$102,406
8.1%
2016
$3.7M
4.6%
33
5.7%
$107,756
5.2%
2017
$4.2M
14.7%
36
9.1%
$114,375
6.1%
2018
$4M
3.6%
33
8.3%
$128,183
12.1%
2019
$4.3M
7.2%
34
3.0%
$127,331
0.7%
2020
$5.8M
34.0%
39
14.7%
$145,959
14.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Niles Ford

Executive Director III/Fire Department (006)

2020 total comp
$216,707
Base pay
$216,707
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$216,707
Hire date
2014-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
215250
Employee ID
142697

Niles Ford works as a Executive Director III for Fire Department (006). Their tenure dates to 2014, about 6 years. Niles earned $216,707 in 2020.