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Fire Department (120)

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

The Fire Department (120) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $85,282; the highest distinct record was $129,760.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.3M
Employees
16
Median total
$85,282
Highest record
$129,760

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 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,282) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$80,459 (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
$55,744
$67,924
$85,282
$92,474
$99,481

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $99,481 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,744. 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
$67,104
2015
$1.6M
7.0%
20
9.1%
$77,101
14.9%
2016
$1.4M
9.8%
19
5.0%
$71,746
6.9%
2017
$1.2M
12.4%
15
21.1%
$79,660
11.0%
2018
$1.3M
3.1%
16
6.7%
$81,395
2.2%
2019
$1.4M
9.9%
18
12.5%
$84,296
3.6%
2020
$1.3M
8.7%
16
11.1%
$85,282
1.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nathan Sampson

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (120)

2013 total comp
$47,626
Base pay
$47,626
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$47,626
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
45399

Nathan Sampson is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (120). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 3 years. 2013 total compensation came to $47,626.

Naim Abdal-Rahim

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (120)

2013 total comp
$44,160
Base pay
$44,160
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,160
Hire date
2011-03-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
30511

Naim Abdal-Rahim holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (120). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 2 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $44,160.