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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (106)

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Fire Department (106)

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

The Fire Department (106) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $87,221; the highest distinct record was $161,955.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.8M
Employees
29
Median total
$87,221
Highest record
$161,955

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 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,221) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$95,719 (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
$75,185
$76,974
$87,221
$118,370
$135,538

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,538 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $75,185. 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
$2.2M
30
$67,571
2015
$2.2M
2.4%
26
13.3%
$77,137
14.2%
2016
$2.3M
5.7%
29
11.5%
$71,899
6.8%
2017
$2.3M
0.2%
26
10.3%
$83,880
16.7%
2018
$2.6M
10.1%
28
7.7%
$83,114
0.9%
2019
$2.7M
5.0%
28
±0%
$85,567
3.0%
2020
$2.8M
2.3%
29
3.6%
$87,221
1.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

William Halterman

Firefighter/Fire Department (106)

2013 total comp
$82,896
Base pay
$82,896
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,896
Hire date
24710400000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63299
Employee ID
37794

William Halterman is a Firefighter at Fire Department (106). Records show a hire date of 24710400000. 2013 total compensation came to $82,896.

Kristopher Gaasch

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$82,277
Base pay
$82,277
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,277
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
142919

Kristopher Gaasch is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (106). They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). 2020 total compensation came to $82,277.

Kevin Strozykowski

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$82,018
Base pay
$82,018
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,018
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72007
Employee ID
152230

Kevin Strozykowski works as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression for Fire Department (106). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 13 years. Kevin earned $82,018 in 2020.

Kenneth Vines

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$81,376
Base pay
$81,376
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$81,376
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
153206

At Fire Department (106), Kenneth Vines serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $81,376.

Heather Cate

Fire Lieutenant Als/Fire Department (106)

2013 total comp
$78,394
Base pay
$78,394
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,394
Hire date
1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66994
Employee ID
33601

Heather Cate works as a Fire Lieutenant Als for Fire Department (106). They have served since 1999 (about 14 years). Heather earned $78,394 in 2013.