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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

Nicolas Hernandez

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (216)

2017 total comp
$94,760
Base pay
$94,760
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,760
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78683
Employee ID
102014

Nicolas Hernandez is a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als at Fire Department (216). Hired in 2009, they have about 8 years of service. 2017 total compensation came to $94,760.

Joseph Omalley

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (216)

2018 total comp
$94,436
Base pay
$94,436
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,436
Hire date
1980-05-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80098
Employee ID
119151

Joseph Omalley is a Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (216). They have served since 1980 (about 38 years). 2018 total compensation came to $94,436.