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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (145)

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Fire Department (145)

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

The Fire Department (145) 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 $83,896; the highest distinct record was $130,245.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$83,896
Highest record
$130,245

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 ($83,896) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$87,094 (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
$69,483
$78,047
$83,896
$96,034
$111,262

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,262 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,483. 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
$1.2M
18
$69,002
2015
$1.4M
19.5%
19
5.6%
$74,286
7.7%
2016
$1.4M
2.4%
19
±0%
$72,726
2.1%
2017
$1.4M
1.3%
16
15.8%
$84,371
16.0%
2018
$1.6M
13.6%
19
18.8%
$81,459
3.5%
2019
$1.7M
7.6%
20
5.3%
$79,735
2.1%
2020
$1.7M
3.9%
20
±0%
$83,896
5.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brian Mcalister

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2015 total comp
$76,904
Base pay
$76,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,904
Hire date
1986-01-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
75197
Employee ID
76829

Brian Mcalister holds the role of Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (145). Their tenure dates to 1986, about 29 years. In 2015, their total compensation was $76,904.

Nathaniel Moore

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2020 total comp
$75,448
Base pay
$75,448
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,448
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72324
Employee ID
148391

Nathaniel Moore works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (145). They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). Nathaniel earned $75,448 in 2020.

Charles Smith

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (145)

2013 total comp
$74,886
Base pay
$74,886
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,886
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62885
Employee ID
46229

Charles Smith holds the role of Fire Pump Operator at Fire Department (145). Their tenure dates to 1990, about 23 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $74,886.

James Howard

Firefighter/Fire Department (145)

2013 total comp
$74,500
Base pay
$74,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,500
Hire date
1986-08-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
63299
Employee ID
38865

James Howard works as a Firefighter for Fire Department (145). Hired in 1986, they have about 27 years of service. James earned $74,500 in 2013.

Charles Smith

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (145)

2015 total comp
$74,286
Base pay
$74,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,286
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74100
Employee ID
80178

Charles Smith holds the role of Fire Pump Operator Suppression at Fire Department (145). Hired in 1990, they have about 25 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $74,286.