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Fire Department (142)

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

The Fire Department (142) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $82,739; the highest distinct record was $154,464.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.2M
Employees
25
Median total
$82,739
Highest record
$154,464

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 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,739) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,339 (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
$45,390
$77,477
$82,739
$101,670
$131,061

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,061 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,390. 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
$1.7M
23
$67,124
2015
$1.8M
7.9%
20
13.0%
$81,938
22.1%
2016
$2M
8.3%
24
20.0%
$72,423
11.6%
2017
$2.1M
8.8%
24
±0%
$78,645
8.6%
2018
$2.1M
3.5%
22
8.3%
$80,725
2.6%
2019
$1.9M
6.2%
21
4.5%
$82,379
2.0%
2020
$2.2M
14.5%
25
19.0%
$82,739
0.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Anthony Brocato

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (142)

2020 total comp
$45,390
Base pay
$45,390
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,390
Hire date
2019-02-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
41905
Employee ID
139256

Anthony Brocato holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (142). Hired in 2019, they have about a year of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $45,390.

Robert Brautigan

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (142)

2020 total comp
$43,819
Base pay
$43,819
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$43,819
Hire date
2002-10-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76441
Employee ID
139145

Robert Brautigan is a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als at Fire Department (142). They have served since 2002 (about 18 years). 2020 total compensation came to $43,819.

James Nickoles

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (142)

2013 total comp
$41,563
Base pay
$41,563
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,563
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
43303

James Nickoles is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (142). Hired in 2011, they have about 2 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $41,563.