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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

Timothy Beal

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr/Fire Department (208)

2017 total comp
$92,268
Base pay
$92,268
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,268
Hire date
1987-07-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80313
Employee ID
97229

Timothy Beal works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Suppr for Fire Department (208). Their tenure dates to 1987, about 30 years. Timothy earned $92,268 in 2017.

Scott Merbach

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (208)

2017 total comp
$92,103
Base pay
$92,103
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,103
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
89590
Employee ID
104710

Scott Merbach works as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als for Fire Department (208). Hired in 1994, they have about 23 years of service. Scott earned $92,103 in 2017.

Tristan Tricarico

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (208)

2020 total comp
$91,097
Base pay
$91,097
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,097
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78345
Employee ID
152921

At Fire Department (208), Tristan Tricarico serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $91,097.