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Fire Department (152)

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

The Fire Department (152) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $85,341; the highest distinct record was $128,812.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
18
Median total
$85,341
Highest record
$128,812

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 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,341) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,811 (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
$74,293
$76,068
$85,341
$95,734
$105,904

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,904 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $74,293. 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
$1.5M
22
$69,059
2015
$1.4M
9.2%
17
22.7%
$79,454
15.1%
2016
$1.4M
1.1%
18
5.9%
$76,230
4.1%
2017
$1.6M
17.3%
19
5.6%
$81,923
7.5%
2018
$1.7M
4.4%
20
5.3%
$82,004
0.1%
2019
$1.6M
5.0%
19
5.0%
$82,810
1.0%
2020
$1.6M
2.1%
18
5.3%
$85,341
3.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Gustav Siegel

Fire Pump Operator, Als/Fire Department (152)

2013 total comp
$66,226
Base pay
$66,226
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,226
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58251
Employee ID
45973

Gustav Siegel holds the role of Fire Pump Operator, Als at Fire Department (152). Hired in 2004, they have about 9 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $66,226.

Lamar Giles

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (152)

2013 total comp
$65,920
Base pay
$65,920
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,920
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58618
Employee ID
36935

Lamar Giles works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (152). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 15 years. Lamar earned $65,920 in 2013.

Michael Spencer

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (152)

2013 total comp
$65,547
Base pay
$65,547
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,547
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
46565

Michael Spencer holds the role of Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (152). Hired in 2006, they have about 7 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $65,547.

Alvester Minor

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (152)

2013 total comp
$65,062
Base pay
$65,062
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,062
Hire date
2004-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
42574

Alvester Minor is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (152). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). 2013 total compensation came to $65,062.