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Fire Department (150)

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

The Fire Department (150) 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 $91,076; the highest distinct record was $130,011.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.9M
Employees
20
Median total
$91,076
Highest record
$130,011

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 ($91,076) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$92,820 (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
$80,355
$82,756
$91,076
$101,478
$109,800

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,800 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $80,355. 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
$1.4M
22
$63,175
2015
$1.5M
2.7%
19
13.6%
$74,640
18.1%
2016
$1.4M
1.4%
19
±0%
$73,550
1.5%
2017
$1.6M
7.5%
18
5.3%
$83,924
14.1%
2018
$1.7M
7.6%
19
5.6%
$80,135
4.5%
2019
$1.6M
4.4%
19
±0%
$82,600
3.1%
2020
$1.9M
16.3%
20
5.3%
$91,076
10.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Bentz

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (150)

2016 total comp
$70,304
Base pay
$70,304
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,304
Hire date
1996-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68825
Employee ID
83542

Robert Bentz is a Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (150). Hired in 1996, they have about 20 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $70,304.

Joshua Krebs

Fire Pump Operator Suppression/Fire Department (150)

2015 total comp
$68,597
Base pay
$68,597
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,597
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
68526
Employee ID
75884

At Fire Department (150), Joshua Krebs serves as a Fire Pump Operator Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 14 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $68,597.