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Fire Department (133)

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

The Fire Department (133) 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 $80,170; the highest distinct record was $132,281.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
19
Median total
$80,170
Highest record
$132,281

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 ($80,170) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,396 (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
$71,749
$77,966
$80,170
$88,867
$103,524

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,524 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $71,749. 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
$1.6M
24
$65,518
2015
$1.6M
2.9%
20
16.7%
$76,533
16.8%
2016
$1.6M
±0%
21
5.0%
$74,602
2.5%
2017
$1.6M
2.9%
20
4.8%
$78,862
5.7%
2018
$1.6M
0.6%
19
5.0%
$81,961
3.9%
2019
$1.6M
2.6%
19
±0%
$79,309
3.2%
2020
$1.6M
4.6%
19
±0%
$80,170
1.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ryan King

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (133)

2016 total comp
$74,602
Base pay
$74,602
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,602
Hire date
2010-04-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66167
Employee ID
89709

Ryan King holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (133). Hired in 2010, they have about 6 years of service. In 2016, their total compensation was $74,602.

Brian Schmidt

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (133)

2013 total comp
$73,595
Base pay
$73,595
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,595
Hire date
1979-07-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72594
Employee ID
45576

At Fire Department (133), Brian Schmidt serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their tenure dates to 1979, about 34 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $73,595.