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Fire Department (130)

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

The Fire Department (130) 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 $81,434; the highest distinct record was $128,637.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.4M
Employees
19
Median total
$81,434
Highest record
$128,637

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 ($81,434) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$76,249 (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
$39,916
$57,915
$81,434
$96,187
$101,039

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,039 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,916. 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
20
$68,146
2015
$1.3M
2.1%
16
20.0%
$77,250
13.4%
2016
$1.4M
3.9%
18
12.5%
$76,498
1.0%
2017
$1.2M
9.0%
15
16.7%
$85,170
11.3%
2018
$1.4M
12.0%
18
20.0%
$77,088
9.5%
2019
$1.3M
9.3%
15
16.7%
$78,895
2.3%
2020
$1.4M
15.7%
19
26.7%
$81,434
3.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christopher Caisse

Fire Captain Suppression Als/Fire Department (130)

2015 total comp
$121,445
Base pay
$121,445
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,445
Hire date
1996-03-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
91367
Employee ID
70563

At Fire Department (130), Christopher Caisse serves as a Fire Captain Suppression Als. Hired in 1996, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2015 pay totaled $121,445.