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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (151)

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Fire Department (151)

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

The Fire Department (151) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 17 employees with median total compensation of $81,692; the highest distinct record was $127,355.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.5M
Employees
17
Median total
$81,692
Highest record
$127,355

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 17 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,692) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,697 (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
$74,191
$75,137
$81,692
$98,045
$102,874

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $102,874 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $74,191. 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
25
$64,975
2015
$1.5M
7.8%
20
20.0%
$74,456
14.6%
2016
$1.3M
14.8%
18
10.0%
$71,492
4.0%
2017
$1.5M
11.7%
18
±0%
$80,505
12.6%
2018
$1.5M
3.4%
19
5.6%
$76,086
5.5%
2019
$1.5M
0.6%
18
5.3%
$80,962
6.4%
2020
$1.5M
2.4%
17
5.6%
$81,692
0.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Bentz

Firefighter/Fire Department (151)

2013 total comp
$64,169
Base pay
$64,169
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,169
Hire date
1996-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58933
Employee ID
31751

At Fire Department (151), Robert Bentz serves as a Firefighter. They have served since 1996 (about 17 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $64,169.

Nicolas Hernandez

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (151)

2013 total comp
$62,866
Base pay
$62,866
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,866
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
54725
Employee ID
38436

Nicolas Hernandez is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (151). Their tenure dates to 2009, about 4 years. 2013 total compensation came to $62,866.

William Albrecht Iii

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (151)

2013 total comp
$62,576
Base pay
$62,576
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,576
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
30669

William Albrecht Iii holds the role of EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (151). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $62,576.

David Guercio

Fire Pump Operator/Fire Department (151)

2013 total comp
$62,022
Base pay
$62,022
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,022
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56709
Employee ID
37611

David Guercio is a Fire Pump Operator at Fire Department (151). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $62,022.