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Fire Department (102)

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

The Fire Department (102) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $90,982; the highest distinct record was $112,746.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$90,982
Highest record
$112,746

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 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,982) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,431 (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
$71,927
$80,988
$90,982
$99,293
$105,697

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,697 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $71,927. 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
$1.5M
22
$70,607
2015
$1.5M
0.8%
19
13.6%
$76,775
8.7%
2016
$1.4M
7.6%
18
5.3%
$75,304
1.9%
2017
$1.6M
12.5%
18
±0%
$85,613
13.7%
2018
$1.4M
7.4%
17
5.6%
$86,761
1.3%
2019
$1.6M
10.0%
18
5.9%
$89,876
3.6%
2020
$1.8M
12.0%
20
11.1%
$90,982
1.2%

Record list

Employees

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Jason Neisser

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (102)

2020 total comp
$105,697
Base pay
$105,697
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,697
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
91847
Employee ID
148747

Jason Neisser holds the role of Fire Captain Suppression at Fire Department (102). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $105,697.

John Lukiewski

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (102)

2017 total comp
$103,642
Base pay
$103,642
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,642
Hire date
1987-04-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
92778
Employee ID
103974

John Lukiewski works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (102). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 30 years. John earned $103,642 in 2017.