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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

Daniel Polanowski

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (201)

2020 total comp
$90,611
Base pay
$90,611
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,611
Hire date
1973-12-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
83557
Employee ID
149658

Daniel Polanowski holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp at Fire Department (201). They have served since 1973 (about 47 years). In 2020, their total compensation was $90,611.

John Ellis

Fire Captain/Fire Department (201)

2013 total comp
$88,557
Base pay
$88,557
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,557
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76584
Employee ID
35737

At Fire Department (201), John Ellis serves as a Fire Captain. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 19 years. Their 2013 pay totaled $88,557.

Anthony Cianferano Jr

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (201)

2019 total comp
$88,493
Base pay
$88,493
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,493
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
126005

Anthony Cianferano Jr holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (201). Hired in 2011, they have about 8 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $88,493.