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Fire Department (108)

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

The Fire Department (108) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $86,113; the highest distinct record was $170,875.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.6M
Employees
27
Median total
$86,113
Highest record
$170,875

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 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,113) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$95,698 (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
$64,127
$77,056
$86,113
$114,485
$147,076

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,076 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,127. 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
$2M
27
$64,360
2015
$2M
2.9%
24
11.1%
$72,255
12.3%
2016
$1.9M
5.5%
23
4.2%
$72,076
0.2%
2017
$2M
4.0%
22
4.3%
$79,346
10.1%
2018
$2.2M
7.8%
23
4.5%
$81,058
2.2%
2019
$2.2M
0.8%
23
±0%
$84,498
4.2%
2020
$2.6M
18.6%
27
17.4%
$86,113
1.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Duane Brown

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2016 total comp
$71,801
Base pay
$71,801
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,801
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66231
Employee ID
84204

At Fire Department (108), Duane Brown serves as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression. Hired in 2009, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $71,801.

Paul Collavini

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2015 total comp
$70,678
Base pay
$70,678
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,678
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68460
Employee ID
71191

Paul Collavini works as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress for Fire Department (108). Their tenure dates to 2003, about 12 years. Paul earned $70,678 in 2015.

Patrick Reed

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2016 total comp
$70,420
Base pay
$70,420
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,420
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66167
Employee ID
92837

At Fire Department (108), Patrick Reed serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 9 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $70,420.

Frederick Fischer Iv

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2017 total comp
$69,665
Base pay
$69,665
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,665
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
100420

Frederick Fischer Iv is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (108). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 11 years. 2017 total compensation came to $69,665.

Nicholas Eid

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2016 total comp
$69,122
Base pay
$69,122
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,122
Hire date
2007-10-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
86361

At Fire Department (108), Nicholas Eid serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2007, they have about 9 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $69,122.

Bryan Eldridge

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2018 total comp
$68,540
Base pay
$68,540
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,540
Hire date
2014-10-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64053
Employee ID
113641

Bryan Eldridge holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (108). They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $68,540.