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Fire Department (226)

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

The Fire Department (226) 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 $83,569; the highest distinct record was $116,137.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
20
Median total
$83,569
Highest record
$116,137

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 ($83,569) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,767 (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
$69,058
$75,278
$83,569
$90,640
$110,355

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $110,355 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $69,058. 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
$1.4M
23
$63,271
2015
$1.6M
9.1%
21
8.7%
$72,009
13.8%
2016
$1.5M
1.8%
21
±0%
$70,894
1.5%
2017
$1.6M
4.7%
20
4.8%
$78,180
10.3%
2018
$1.5M
6.5%
18
10.0%
$79,408
1.6%
2019
$1.5M
3.0%
20
11.1%
$82,188
3.5%
2020
$1.7M
8.7%
20
±0%
$83,569
1.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Keith Bridgeman

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (226)

2017 total comp
$71,193
Base pay
$71,193
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,193
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
97823

At Fire Department (226), Keith Bridgeman serves as a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress. They have served since 2005 (about 12 years). Their 2017 pay totaled $71,193.

Daniel Biddison

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (226)

2013 total comp
$71,055
Base pay
$71,055
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,055
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
31843

Daniel Biddison works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2004, about 9 years. Daniel earned $71,055 in 2013.

Andrew Swab

Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp/Fire Department (226)

2020 total comp
$70,611
Base pay
$70,611
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,611
Hire date
2011-07-06

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69175
Employee ID
152296

Andrew Swab works as a Fire Emergency Vehicle Drvr Supp for Fire Department (226). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 9 years. Andrew earned $70,611 in 2020.

Joseph Wilt

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (226)

2016 total comp
$69,505
Base pay
$69,505
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,505
Hire date
2011-03-30

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
96143

At Fire Department (226), Joseph Wilt serves as a EMT Firefighter Suppression. Hired in 2011, they have about 5 years of service. Their 2016 pay totaled $69,505.

Adrian Golodolinski

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (226)

2020 total comp
$69,058
Base pay
$69,058
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,058
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
143334

Adrian Golodolinski is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (226). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $69,058.