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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (210)

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Fire Department (210)

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

The Fire Department (210) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $84,206; the highest distinct record was $130,434.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2M
Employees
23
Median total
$84,206
Highest record
$130,434

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 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,206) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$86,653 (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
$64,260
$78,256
$84,206
$90,857
$112,303

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,303 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,260. 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
$1.7M
25
$64,126
2015
$1.5M
8.4%
21
16.0%
$68,825
7.3%
2016
$1.8M
18.1%
25
19.0%
$68,092
1.1%
2017
$1.8M
0.9%
22
12.0%
$75,152
10.4%
2018
$1.9M
6.6%
23
4.5%
$78,289
4.2%
2019
$1.9M
2.8%
23
±0%
$81,906
4.6%
2020
$2M
2.8%
23
±0%
$84,206
2.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Benjamin Alder Jr

Fire Captain/Fire Department (210)

2013 total comp
$99,361
Base pay
$99,361
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,361
Hire date
1974-11-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82256
Employee ID
30673

Benjamin Alder Jr holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department (210). Their tenure dates to 1974, about 39 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $99,361.

Matthew Saylor

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (210)

2017 total comp
$97,144
Base pay
$97,144
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,144
Hire date
1991-05-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
92778
Employee ID
107041

Matthew Saylor is a Fire Lieutenant Suppression at Fire Department (210). Hired in 1991, they have about 26 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $97,144.