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City of Baltimore / Fire Department (301)

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Fire Department (301)

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

The Fire Department (301) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 28 employees with median total compensation of $87,290; the highest distinct record was $119,058.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.4M
Employees
28
Median total
$87,290
Highest record
$119,058

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 28 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,290) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$84,039 (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
$63,666
$76,293
$87,290
$95,986
$99,806

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $99,806 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $63,666. 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
$66,240
2015
$1.9M
16.5%
25
±0%
$74,442
12.4%
2016
$1.6M
15.2%
23
8.0%
$72,624
2.4%
2017
$1.7M
1.0%
21
8.7%
$74,946
3.2%
2018
$1.7M
3.2%
21
±0%
$77,424
3.3%
2019
$1.8M
2.9%
23
9.5%
$76,309
1.4%
2020
$2.4M
33.4%
28
21.7%
$87,290
14.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Eric Aldenhoff

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (301)

2013 total comp
$67,746
Base pay
$67,746
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,746
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58618
Employee ID
30672

Eric Aldenhoff works as a Firefighter/Paramedic for Fire Department (301). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. Eric earned $67,746 in 2013.

John Henderson

Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als/Fire Department (301)

2013 total comp
$67,730
Base pay
$67,730
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,730
Hire date
2001-01-17

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
59914
Employee ID
38343

John Henderson holds the role of Fire Emerg Vehicle Driver,Als at Fire Department (301). Hired in 2001, they have about 12 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $67,730.

John Mitcheltree Jr

Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver/Fire Department (301)

2013 total comp
$67,550
Base pay
$67,550
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,550
Hire date
1993-03-15

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
62505
Employee ID
42617

John Mitcheltree Jr holds the role of Fire Emergency Vehicle Driver at Fire Department (301). Hired in 1993, they have about 20 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $67,550.

William Hartsock

Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (301)

2020 total comp
$67,472
Base pay
$67,472
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,472
Hire date
1980-07-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81700
Employee ID
144283

William Hartsock is a Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (301). They have served since 1980 (about 40 years). 2020 total compensation came to $67,472.

Mark Beil

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (301)

2018 total comp
$66,844
Base pay
$66,844
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,844
Hire date
2011-10-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
66310
Employee ID
110758

Mark Beil holds the role of EMT Firefighter Suppression at Fire Department (301). Hired in 2011, they have about 7 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $66,844.

Donald Collins

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (301)

2013 total comp
$66,631
Base pay
$66,631
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,631
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
34128

Donald Collins is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (301). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. 2013 total compensation came to $66,631.

Gerard Smith Jr

EMT Firefighter/Fire Department (301)

2013 total comp
$66,240
Base pay
$66,240
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,240
Hire date
2004-02-25

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
55113
Employee ID
46185

Gerard Smith Jr is a EMT Firefighter at Fire Department (301). They have served since 2004 (about 9 years). 2013 total compensation came to $66,240.

Adam Freet

EMT Firefighter Suppression/Fire Department (301)

2016 total comp
$65,591
Base pay
$65,591
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,591
Hire date
2011-01-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
64365
Employee ID
86945

Adam Freet works as a EMT Firefighter Suppression for Fire Department (301). Their tenure dates to 2011, about 5 years. Adam earned $65,591 in 2016.

Seth Robbins

Firefighter/Paramedic/Fire Department (301)

2013 total comp
$65,591
Base pay
$65,591
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,591
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
56655
Employee ID
44923

Seth Robbins is a Firefighter/Paramedic at Fire Department (301). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 7 years. 2013 total compensation came to $65,591.