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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

Timothy Mcdowell

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$92,466
Base pay
$92,466
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,466
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83775
Employee ID
147742

Timothy Mcdowell works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (106). They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). Timothy earned $92,466 in 2020.

Rudolf Walter Iv

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$91,478
Base pay
$91,478
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,478
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
85819
Employee ID
153363

Rudolf Walter Iv works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (106). They have served since 2003 (about 17 years). Rudolf earned $91,478 in 2020.

Justin Seaman

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (106)

2020 total comp
$90,663
Base pay
$90,663
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,663
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
151168

Justin Seaman works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (106). Hired in 2008, they have about 12 years of service. Justin earned $90,663 in 2020.

Alfonso De Cicco

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (106)

2013 total comp
$90,338
Base pay
$90,338
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,338
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
70091
Employee ID
34939

At Fire Department (106), Alfonso De Cicco serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Hired in 1990, they have about 23 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $90,338.

Rudolf Walter Iv

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (106)

2017 total comp
$88,511
Base pay
$88,511
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,511
Hire date
2003-01-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81410
Employee ID
108911

Rudolf Walter Iv holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (106). They have served since 2003 (about 14 years). In 2017, their total compensation was $88,511.

Heather Cate

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (106)

2015 total comp
$87,885
Base pay
$87,885
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,885
Hire date
1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80864
Employee ID
70838

Heather Cate works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (106). They have served since 1999 (about 16 years). Heather earned $87,885 in 2015.