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Fire Department (136)

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

The Fire Department (136) 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 $85,494; the highest distinct record was $116,640.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
19
Median total
$85,494
Highest record
$116,640

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 ($85,494) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$84,700 (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
$60,288
$63,504
$85,494
$101,710
$111,684

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,684 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,288. 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
$66,128
2015
$1.3M
3.1%
18
10.0%
$73,333
10.9%
2016
$1.1M
13.3%
16
11.1%
$72,988
0.5%
2017
$1.3M
11.5%
17
6.3%
$81,088
11.1%
2018
$1.4M
8.8%
19
11.8%
$79,626
1.8%
2019
$1.5M
11.2%
20
5.3%
$82,468
3.6%
2020
$1.6M
4.2%
19
5.0%
$85,494
3.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

George Hirsch

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2015 total comp
$61,521
Base pay
$61,521
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,521
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62175
Employee ID
74494

George Hirsch is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (136). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 4 years. 2015 total compensation came to $61,521.

Robert Montella

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2020 total comp
$60,478
Base pay
$60,478
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,478
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
148298

Robert Montella is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (136). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). 2020 total compensation came to $60,478.

Brian Ellis

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2016 total comp
$60,399
Base pay
$60,399
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,399
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62175
Employee ID
86393

At Fire Department (136), Brian Ellis serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2011, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $60,399.

Troy Koff

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (136)

2020 total comp
$60,288
Base pay
$60,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,288
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
146376

Troy Koff is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (136). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $60,288.