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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (225)

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Fire Department (225)

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

The Fire Department (225) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $83,938; the highest distinct record was $123,536.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2M
Employees
23
Median total
$83,938
Highest record
$123,536

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 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,938) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,112 (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
$70,720
$75,923
$83,938
$96,630
$103,554

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,554 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,720. 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
$1.3M
20
$64,983
2015
$1.1M
11.6%
15
25.0%
$72,636
11.8%
2016
$1.2M
5.7%
17
13.3%
$65,324
10.1%
2017
$1.4M
19.2%
18
5.9%
$75,580
15.7%
2018
$1.9M
32.6%
24
33.3%
$79,237
4.8%
2019
$1.8M
2.8%
22
8.3%
$83,301
5.1%
2020
$2M
7.1%
23
4.5%
$83,938
0.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Pfoutz

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (225)

2020 total comp
$89,586
Base pay
$89,586
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,586
Hire date
1998-11-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
77012
Employee ID
149526

At Fire Department (225), Robert Pfoutz serves as a Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 1998, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $89,586.

Michael Schnell

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (225)

2020 total comp
$88,962
Base pay
$88,962
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,962
Hire date
2009-02-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69980
Employee ID
151041

Michael Schnell is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (225). Hired in 2009, they have about 11 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $88,962.

Kristoffer Maher

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (225)

2020 total comp
$88,624
Base pay
$88,624
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,624
Hire date
1996-09-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78763
Employee ID
147239

At Fire Department (225), Kristoffer Maher serves as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp. Hired in 1996, they have about 24 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $88,624.