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Fire Department (218)

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

The Fire Department (218) 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 $84,484; the highest distinct record was $142,225.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.8M
Employees
20
Median total
$84,484
Highest record
$142,225

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 ($84,484) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$89,739 (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
$75,001
$79,456
$84,484
$90,436
$107,148

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,148 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $75,001. 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
$70,975
2015
$1.9M
10.8%
24
4.0%
$78,679
10.9%
2016
$1.8M
7.6%
24
±0%
$75,271
4.3%
2017
$1.9M
4.9%
23
4.2%
$79,119
5.1%
2018
$1.7M
7.9%
20
13.0%
$82,626
4.4%
2019
$1.7M
2.5%
20
±0%
$84,690
2.5%
2020
$1.8M
2.7%
20
±0%
$84,484
0.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Heiler

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (218)

2020 total comp
$107,148
Base pay
$107,148
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,148
Hire date
1994-02-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94635
Employee ID
144438

At Fire Department (218), Michael Heiler serves as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression. They have served since 1994 (about 26 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $107,148.

George Jones

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (218)

2017 total comp
$106,025
Base pay
$106,025
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,025
Hire date
1989-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
92778
Employee ID
103009

George Jones works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (218). Their tenure dates to 1989, about 28 years. George earned $106,025 in 2017.

Dion Jackson

Fire Lieutenant Supp Als/Fire Department (218)

2020 total comp
$105,153
Base pay
$105,153
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,153
Hire date
2004-03-08

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
85819
Employee ID
145195

At Fire Department (218), Dion Jackson serves as a Fire Lieutenant Supp Als. Hired in 2004, they have about 16 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $105,153.