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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (129)

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Fire Department (129)

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

The Fire Department (129) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $82,437; the highest distinct record was $139,732.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
18
Median total
$82,437
Highest record
$139,732

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 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,437) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,443 (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
$56,891
$71,862
$82,437
$97,147
$101,728

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,728 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,891. 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
23
$63,917
2015
$1.8M
24.7%
24
4.3%
$73,622
15.2%
2016
$1.4M
23.7%
19
20.8%
$71,504
2.9%
2017
$1.3M
4.0%
16
15.8%
$79,547
11.2%
2018
$1.5M
9.8%
18
12.5%
$83,473
4.9%
2019
$1.4M
6.4%
18
±0%
$76,011
8.9%
2020
$1.5M
11.1%
18
±0%
$82,437
8.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sean Reilly

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$61,511
Base pay
$61,511
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,511
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
44656

Sean Reilly is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (129). Hired in 2009, they have about 4 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $61,511.

Thomas Confessore

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$61,262
Base pay
$61,262
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,262
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
34185

Thomas Confessore is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (129). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 9 years. 2013 total compensation came to $61,262.

Nathan Meissner

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$61,051
Base pay
$61,051
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,051
Hire date
2003-08-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
42356

Nathan Meissner holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (129). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $61,051.

Robb Soucy

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (129)

2013 total comp
$58,538
Base pay
$58,538
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,538
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
46497

Robb Soucy is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (129). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $58,538.