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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

Jacob Van Gelder

Fire Lieutenant Als/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$70,327
Base pay
$70,327
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,327
Hire date
1998-05-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69238
Employee ID
47864

At Fire Department (201), Jacob Van Gelder serves as a Fire Lieutenant Als. They have served since 1998 (about 15 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $70,327.

Franklin Burgess

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2017 total comp
$69,534
Base pay
$69,534
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,534
Hire date
2007-12-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65009
Employee ID
98203

Franklin Burgess is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (201). Their tenure dates to 2007, about 10 years. 2017 total compensation came to $69,534.