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Fire Department (144)

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

The Fire Department (144) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 22 employees with median total compensation of $83,073; the highest distinct record was $127,227.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
22
Median total
$83,073
Highest record
$127,227

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 22 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,073) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$82,693 (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
$54,730
$74,431
$83,073
$93,113
$109,610

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,610 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,730. 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
$1.1M
17
$65,354
2015
$1.2M
8.1%
16
5.9%
$71,977
10.1%
2016
$1.3M
7.8%
18
12.5%
$69,815
3.0%
2017
$1.4M
11.3%
18
±0%
$79,243
13.5%
2018
$1.6M
9.5%
20
11.1%
$77,622
2.0%
2019
$1.6M
3.5%
19
5.0%
$83,904
8.1%
2020
$1.8M
11.5%
22
15.8%
$83,073
1.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Montella

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (144)

2018 total comp
$42,896
Base pay
$42,896
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,896
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
41083
Employee ID
118525

Robert Montella works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (144). Their tenure dates to 2017, about a year. Robert earned $42,896 in 2018.

Stephen Whitman Jr

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (144)

2018 total comp
$42,123
Base pay
$42,123
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,123
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
41083
Employee ID
122958

Stephen Whitman Jr works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (144). Hired in 2017, they have about a year of service. Stephen earned $42,123 in 2018.

David Montague

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (144)

2013 total comp
$41,340
Base pay
$41,340
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,340
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
40650
Employee ID
42678

David Montague is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (144). They have served since 2011 (about 2 years). 2013 total compensation came to $41,340.