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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

Robert Folderauer

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (216)

2015 total comp
$93,092
Base pay
$93,092
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,092
Hire date
1990-06-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
86247
Employee ID
72803

Robert Folderauer works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (216). Hired in 1990, they have about 25 years of service. Robert earned $93,092 in 2015.

Lawrence Faries Iii

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (216)

2017 total comp
$92,122
Base pay
$92,122
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$92,122
Hire date
2003-08-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
100271

At Fire Department (216), Lawrence Faries Iii serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress. Hired in 2003, they have about 14 years of service. Their 2017 pay totaled $92,122.

Scott Garrett

Fire Lieutenant Als/Fire Department (216)

2013 total comp
$91,655
Base pay
$91,655
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,655
Hire date
1997-06-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69238
Employee ID
36742

Scott Garrett works as a Fire Lieutenant Als for Fire Department (216). Their tenure dates to 1997, about 16 years. Scott earned $91,655 in 2013.

Robert Harper

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (216)

2017 total comp
$91,146
Base pay
$91,146
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,146
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82132
Employee ID
101676

Robert Harper works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (216). Their tenure dates to 1998, about 19 years. Robert earned $91,146 in 2017.