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Fire Department (208)

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

The Fire Department (208) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $85,100; the highest distinct record was $126,349.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$85,100
Highest record
$126,349

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 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,799 (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
$72,877
$80,151
$85,100
$91,097
$101,518

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,518 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,877. 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
$1.6M
25
$64,653
2015
$1.8M
10.0%
23
8.0%
$77,064
19.2%
2016
$1.6M
8.5%
22
4.3%
$71,983
6.6%
2017
$1.9M
15.3%
23
4.5%
$79,208
10.0%
2018
$1.7M
11.2%
20
13.0%
$81,334
2.7%
2019
$1.7M
0.9%
20
±0%
$81,143
0.2%
2020
$1.7M
2.3%
20
±0%
$85,100
4.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kristian Short

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (208)

2017 total comp
$66,919
Base pay
$66,919
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,919
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66489
Employee ID
107342

At Fire Department (208), Kristian Short serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr. Their tenure dates to 2011, about 6 years. Their 2017 pay totaled $66,919.

Derrick Arter

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (208)

2020 total comp
$66,785
Base pay
$66,785
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,785
Hire date
2017-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65334
Employee ID
137953

At Fire Department (208), Derrick Arter serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 3 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $66,785.

Scott Beckman

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (208)

2015 total comp
$66,486
Base pay
$66,486
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,486
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
65831
Employee ID
69427

Scott Beckman holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr at Fire Department (208). They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). In 2015, their total compensation was $66,486.

Gary Stoltz

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (208)

2013 total comp
$65,801
Base pay
$65,801
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,801
Hire date
1989-02-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64214
Employee ID
46861

Gary Stoltz holds the role of Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als at Fire Department (208). Their tenure dates to 1989, about 24 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $65,801.

Thomas Altieri Ii

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (208)

2013 total comp
$64,919
Base pay
$64,919
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,919
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
57907
Employee ID
30851

At Fire Department (208), Thomas Altieri Ii serves as a Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als. Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2013 pay totaled $64,919.

Justin Kerr

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (208)

2020 total comp
$64,889
Base pay
$64,889
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,889
Hire date
-2208988800000

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67161
Employee ID
146204

Justin Kerr works as a Firefighter Paramedic Supp for Fire Department (208). Their hire date on record is -2208988800000. Justin earned $64,889 in 2020.