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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

James Butler

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (126)

2020 total comp
$79,691
Base pay
$79,691
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,691
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73964
Employee ID
139845

At Fire Department (126), James Butler serves as a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als. Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $79,691.

Joseph Astasauskas Jr

Fire Captain/Fire Department (126)

2013 total comp
$79,044
Base pay
$79,044
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,044
Hire date
1997-03-31

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76584
Employee ID
31101

Joseph Astasauskas Jr holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department (126). They have served since 1997 (about 16 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $79,044.

William Klima

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (126)

2016 total comp
$78,637
Base pay
$78,637
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,637
Hire date
1982-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75197
Employee ID
89747

William Klima holds the role of Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (126). Their tenure dates to 1982, about 34 years. In 2016, their total compensation was $78,637.