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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

Timothy Sinnott

Firefighter Paramedic Supp/Fire Department (226)

2020 total comp
$86,162
Base pay
$86,162
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,162
Hire date
2005-01-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
74346
Employee ID
151526

Timothy Sinnott is a Firefighter Paramedic Supp at Fire Department (226). Hired in 2005, they have about 15 years of service. 2020 total compensation came to $86,162.

Michael Nickerson

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (226)

2020 total comp
$85,582
Base pay
$85,582
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,582
Hire date
1996-08-26

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
77012
Employee ID
148842

Michael Nickerson is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (226). They have served since 1996 (about 24 years). 2020 total compensation came to $85,582.

John Lovelace

Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als/Fire Department (226)

2017 total comp
$85,099
Base pay
$85,099
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,099
Hire date
1999-02-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73041
Employee ID
103929

John Lovelace holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Dr Supp Als at Fire Department (226). Hired in 1999, they have about 18 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $85,099.

Mark Dranbauer

Fire Lieutenant Suppression/Fire Department (226)

2017 total comp
$84,926
Base pay
$84,926
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,926
Hire date
2002-01-07

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
82132
Employee ID
99885

Mark Dranbauer works as a Fire Lieutenant Suppression for Fire Department (226). Hired in 2002, they have about 15 years of service. Mark earned $84,926 in 2017.

Timothy Theodoropoulos

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (226)

2020 total comp
$84,671
Base pay
$84,671
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,671
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67636
Employee ID
152557

Timothy Theodoropoulos is a EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (226). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $84,671.

Daniel Biddison

Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress/Fire Department (226)

2017 total comp
$84,432
Base pay
$84,432
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,432
Hire date
2004-11-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
69145
Employee ID
97415

Daniel Biddison is a Firefighter/Paramedic Suppress at Fire Department (226). They have served since 2004 (about 13 years). 2017 total compensation came to $84,432.