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Fire Department (143)

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

The Fire Department (143) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $84,015; the highest distinct record was $113,398.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
20
Median total
$84,015
Highest record
$113,398

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 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,015) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$79,768 (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
$60,112
$74,268
$84,015
$89,992
$96,105

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $96,105 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $60,112. 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
19
$64,803
2015
$1.4M
7.0%
18
5.3%
$74,218
14.5%
2016
$1.4M
1.0%
19
5.6%
$71,267
4.0%
2017
$1.3M
3.7%
16
15.8%
$79,896
12.1%
2018
$1.5M
14.7%
19
18.8%
$78,975
1.2%
2019
$1.5M
2.1%
18
5.3%
$84,635
7.2%
2020
$1.6M
3.7%
20
11.1%
$84,015
0.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

William Tonnessen

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (143)

2015 total comp
$70,883
Base pay
$70,883
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,883
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
81161

William Tonnessen is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (143). Their tenure dates to 2008, about 7 years. 2015 total compensation came to $70,883.

Ronald Raab Jr

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (143)

2015 total comp
$69,690
Base pay
$69,690
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,690
Hire date
1995-09-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68825
Employee ID
78794

Ronald Raab Jr holds the role of Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (143). Hired in 1995, they have about 20 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $69,690.

Paul Nitz

Firefighter/Fire Department (143)

2013 total comp
$68,228
Base pay
$68,228
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,228
Hire date
1993-03-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
61116
Employee ID
43317

At Fire Department (143), Paul Nitz serves as a Firefighter. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 20 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $68,228.