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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (216)

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Fire Department (216)

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

The Fire Department (216) 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 $85,393; the highest distinct record was $129,342.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$85,393
Highest record
$129,342

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 ($85,393) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$88,849 (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
$76,694
$81,246
$85,393
$86,750
$108,211

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $108,211 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $76,694. 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
24
$66,259
2015
$1.7M
5.4%
22
8.3%
$72,028
8.7%
2016
$1.6M
4.3%
22
±0%
$71,362
0.9%
2017
$1.6M
0.7%
20
9.1%
$76,939
7.8%
2018
$1.8M
9.8%
21
5.0%
$81,372
5.8%
2019
$1.7M
3.3%
20
4.8%
$84,072
3.3%
2020
$1.8M
3.5%
20
±0%
$85,393
1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Bradley Bruns

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (216)

2013 total comp
$67,583
Base pay
$67,583
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,583
Hire date
1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58320
Employee ID
32882

At Fire Department (216), Bradley Bruns serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver. They have served since 1999 (about 14 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $67,583.

Steven Mccartney

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (216)

2016 total comp
$66,713
Base pay
$66,713
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,713
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66595
Employee ID
90801

Steven Mccartney is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (216). Hired in 2004, they have about 12 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $66,713.

Mark Lopez

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (216)

2013 total comp
$66,434
Base pay
$66,434
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,434
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
41276

Mark Lopez is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (216). Hired in 2003, they have about 10 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $66,434.

Clarence Schildhauer Iii

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (216)

2013 total comp
$66,084
Base pay
$66,084
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,084
Hire date
1996-08-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60273
Employee ID
45566

Clarence Schildhauer Iii works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver for Fire Department (216). Their tenure dates to 1996, about 17 years. Clarence earned $66,084 in 2013.