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Fire Department (123)

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

The Fire Department (123) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $90,729; the highest distinct record was $150,198.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.1M
Employees
32
Median total
$90,729
Highest record
$150,198

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 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,729) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$96,171 (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
$57,749
$82,470
$90,729
$111,873
$137,343

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,343 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,749. 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
$71,318
2015
$2.4M
7.6%
27
10.0%
$82,022
15.0%
2016
$2.4M
0.4%
29
7.4%
$79,060
3.6%
2017
$2.5M
1.4%
28
3.4%
$82,889
4.8%
2018
$2.6M
7.2%
30
7.1%
$86,130
3.9%
2019
$2.5M
3.5%
30
±0%
$88,243
2.5%
2020
$3.1M
21.1%
32
6.7%
$90,729
2.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Steven Hardesty

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (123)

2015 total comp
$82,960
Base pay
$82,960
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,960
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78937
Employee ID
73993

Steven Hardesty holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (123). They have served since 1997 (about 18 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $82,960.

Shane Biggs

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (123)

2020 total comp
$82,470
Base pay
$82,470
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,470
Hire date
2005-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75993
Employee ID
138667

Shane Biggs is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als at Fire Department (123). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 15 years. 2020 total compensation came to $82,470.

Steven Hardesty

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (123)

2013 total comp
$80,144
Base pay
$80,144
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,144
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67588
Employee ID
37909

Steven Hardesty holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department (123). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 16 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $80,144.

Brandon Mattox

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (123)

2020 total comp
$79,337
Base pay
$79,337
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,337
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
71937
Employee ID
147532

Brandon Mattox holds the role of Firefighter Paramedic Supp at Fire Department (123). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $79,337.