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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (201)

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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

Nicholas Shaffer

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$57,827
Base pay
$57,827
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,827
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
45810

Nicholas Shaffer works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (201). Hired in 2008, they have about 5 years of service. Nicholas earned $57,827 in 2013.

Joshua Taylor

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$57,123
Base pay
$57,123
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,123
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
47171

Joshua Taylor works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (201). Hired in 2007, they have about 6 years of service. Joshua earned $57,123 in 2013.

Ryan Swartz

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$56,440
Base pay
$56,440
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,440
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
53236
Employee ID
47004

Ryan Swartz works as a EMT Firefighter for Fire Department (201). They have served since 2009 (about 4 years). Ryan earned $56,440 in 2013.

Reuben Louissaint

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$56,208
Base pay
$56,208
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,208
Hire date
2017-12-27

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
49887
Employee ID
147037

Reuben Louissaint is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (201). They have served since 2017 (about 3 years). 2020 total compensation came to $56,208.

Gregory Leftwich

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$56,191
Base pay
$56,191
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,191
Hire date
2008-08-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
54448
Employee ID
40978

Gregory Leftwich is a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (201). Hired in 2008, they have about 5 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $56,191.