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Fire Department (126)

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

The Fire Department (126) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $87,973; the highest distinct record was $134,576.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
19
Median total
$87,973
Highest record
$134,576

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 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,973) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$92,932 (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
$79,691
$83,232
$87,973
$101,102
$114,801

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $114,801 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $79,691. 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
$1.3M
18
$70,968
2015
$1.5M
15.5%
18
±0%
$80,564
13.5%
2016
$1.5M
0.5%
18
±0%
$79,056
1.9%
2017
$1.6M
11.4%
18
±0%
$85,783
8.5%
2018
$1.7M
6.6%
19
5.6%
$82,747
3.5%
2019
$1.6M
5.4%
19
±0%
$81,694
1.3%
2020
$1.8M
7.6%
19
±0%
$87,973
7.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Jachelski Iii

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (126)

2013 total comp
$73,613
Base pay
$73,613
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,613
Hire date
1987-07-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65131
Employee ID
39101

Michael Jachelski Iii works as a Fire Pump Operator for Fire Department (126). Hired in 1987, they have about 26 years of service. Michael earned $73,613 in 2013.

Marc Cashin

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (126)

2020 total comp
$73,232
Base pay
$73,232
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,232
Hire date
2006-08-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
140235

Marc Cashin is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (126). They have served since 2006 (about 14 years). 2020 total compensation came to $73,232.

Craig Tontrup

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (126)

2016 total comp
$72,767
Base pay
$72,767
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,767
Hire date
1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68825
Employee ID
95013

Craig Tontrup is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (126). They have served since 1999 (about 17 years). 2016 total compensation came to $72,767.