City of Baltimore / Fire Department (065)
Agency file
The Fire Department (065) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2020, this agency had 4 employees with median total compensation of $123,817; the highest distinct record was $148,330.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 4 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,817) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $148,330 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $113,633. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $411.1K — | 4 — | $102,908 — |
| 2015 | $521.2K ▲ 26.8% | 4 ±0% | $129,735 ▲ 26.1% |
| 2016 | $434.4K ▼ 16.6% | 4 ±0% | $109,147 ▼ 15.9% |
| 2017 | $343.2K ▼ 21.0% | 3 ▼ 25.0% | $114,031 ▲ 4.5% |
| 2018 | $460.7K ▲ 34.2% | 4 ▲ 33.3% | $116,779 ▲ 2.4% |
| 2019 | $356.3K ▼ 22.7% | 3 ▼ 25.0% | $116,276 ▼ 0.4% |
| 2020 | $509.6K ▲ 43.0% | 4 ▲ 33.3% | $123,817 ▲ 6.5% |
Record list
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Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (065)
Source-specific fields
Michael Friedman is a Fire Captain Suppression at Fire Department (065). Their tenure dates to 1993, about 22 years. 2015 total compensation came to $134,396.