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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

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David Bildstein

Fire Pump Operator Supp Als/Fire Department (151)

2020 total comp
$98,045
Base pay
$98,045
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,045
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76441
Employee ID
138673

David Bildstein is a Fire Pump Operator Supp Als at Fire Department (151). They have served since 2001 (about 19 years). 2020 total compensation came to $98,045.

Michael Hammond

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (151)

2020 total comp
$96,944
Base pay
$96,944
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,944
Hire date
1985-09-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81700
Employee ID
144017

Michael Hammond is a Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (151). Their tenure dates to 1985, about 35 years. 2020 total compensation came to $96,944.

Michael Connelly

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (151)

2020 total comp
$95,965
Base pay
$95,965
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$95,965
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
140771

At Fire Department (151), Michael Connelly serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. They have served since 2007 (about 13 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $95,965.