City of Baltimore / Fire Department (223) / Fire Lieutenant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
3 employees hold this title in Fire Department (223). Median total compensation for the role is $81,399, below the department median of $82,468.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 1,650 people — is $110,060. Fire Department (223) pays a median base salary of $81,399 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 11th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Department (223)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 99,140 people — is $93,530. Fire Department (223)’s median base salary is 13% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Department (223) is $81,399, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Fire Lieutenant is held in 57 City of Baltimore departments. In Fire Department (223), the median of $81,399 ranks #21 of 57.
Median total compensation for the Fire Lieutenant role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $77,118 ranks #8 of 10. See Fire Lieutenant across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire Lieutenantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (223)
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John Britcher works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Department (223). Their tenure dates to 1983, about 30 years. John earned $83,342 in 2013.
Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (223)
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Todd Riley holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department (223). They have served since 1990 (about 23 years). In 2013, their total compensation was $81,399.
Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department (223)
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Bryan Knatz is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department (223). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. 2013 total compensation came to $71,249.