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Fire Department (201)

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

The Fire Department (201) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 26 employees with median total compensation of $86,494; the highest distinct record was $139,831.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.2M
Employees
26
Median total
$86,494
Highest record
$139,831

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 26 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,494) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,523 (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
$56,208
$69,157
$86,494
$99,642
$108,852

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,852 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,208. 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
24
$61,146
2015
$1.4M
5.6%
19
20.8%
$70,498
15.3%
2016
$1.4M
3.2%
20
5.3%
$70,157
0.5%
2017
$1.5M
3.2%
19
5.0%
$76,014
8.3%
2018
$1.5M
2.9%
19
±0%
$78,877
3.8%
2019
$1.7M
19.1%
24
26.3%
$76,159
3.4%
2020
$2.2M
28.7%
26
8.3%
$86,494
13.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Thomas Cate

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$108,932
Base pay
$108,932
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,932
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
89205
Employee ID
140253

Thomas Cate holds the role of Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (201). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 22 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $108,932.

Charles Santmyer Iii

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$108,852
Base pay
$108,852
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,852
Hire date
1990-09-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83557
Employee ID
150928

At Fire Department (201), Charles Santmyer Iii serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. Hired in 1990, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $108,852.