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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (108)

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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

Michael Williams

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$170,875
Base pay
$170,875
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$170,875
Hire date
1980-05-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
107227
Employee ID
154057

Michael Williams works as a Fire Captain Suppression for Fire Department (108). Hired in 1980, they have about 40 years of service. Michael earned $170,875 in 2020.

William Hoffman

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$153,641
Base pay
$153,641
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$153,641
Hire date
1980-05-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
123642
Employee ID
144737

William Hoffman works as a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress for Fire Department (108). Hired in 1980, they have about 40 years of service. William earned $153,641 in 2020.

Dante Stewart

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2018 total comp
$152,701
Base pay
$152,701
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,701
Hire date
1992-08-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
123642
Employee ID
121595

Dante Stewart is a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (108). Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. 2018 total compensation came to $152,701.

Michael Rudasill

Battalion Fire Chief Suppress/Fire Department (108)

2020 total comp
$148,626
Base pay
$148,626
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$148,626
Hire date
1998-05-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
116548
Employee ID
150744

Michael Rudasill is a Battalion Fire Chief Suppress at Fire Department (108). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 22 years. 2020 total compensation came to $148,626.