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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (139)

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Fire Department (139)

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

The Fire Department (139) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $102,873; the highest distinct record was $150,662.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.3M
Employees
32
Median total
$102,873
Highest record
$150,662

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 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,873) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$104,668 (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
$79,852
$94,099
$102,873
$113,385
$128,027

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $128,027 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $79,852. 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
$2.4M
31
$77,126
2015
$2.4M
1.7%
28
9.7%
$84,499
9.6%
2016
$2.6M
7.2%
32
14.3%
$80,361
4.9%
2017
$2.9M
9.9%
32
±0%
$89,892
11.9%
2018
$2.8M
2.6%
29
9.4%
$93,971
4.5%
2019
$2.7M
1.5%
27
6.9%
$105,039
11.8%
2020
$3.3M
22.0%
32
18.5%
$102,873
2.1%

Record list

Employees

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Daniel Thompson

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (139)

2020 total comp
$150,662
Base pay
$150,662
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,662
Hire date
1981-10-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94635
Employee ID
152693

Daniel Thompson is a Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (139). Their tenure dates to 1981, about 39 years. 2020 total compensation came to $150,662.

Andrew Heckrotte

Marine Pilot/Fire Department (139)

2020 total comp
$133,737
Base pay
$133,737
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$133,737
Hire date
1991-05-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
93133
Employee ID
144418

At Fire Department (139), Andrew Heckrotte serves as a Marine Pilot. They have served since 1991 (about 29 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $133,737.

Charles Bildstein

Fire Captain Suppression/Fire Department (139)

2020 total comp
$131,434
Base pay
$131,434
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$131,434
Hire date
1990-06-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
107227
Employee ID
138672

At Fire Department (139), Charles Bildstein serves as a Fire Captain Suppression. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 30 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $131,434.