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Fire Department (460)

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

The Fire Department (460) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $112,393; the highest distinct record was $168,983.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.5M
Employees
24
Median total
$112,393
Highest record
$168,983

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 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,393) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$105,854 (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
$15,494
$92,352
$112,393
$140,440
$155,031

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $155,031 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,494. 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
$1.6M
17
$87,957
2015
$3.1M
97.1%
47
176.5%
$52,933
39.8%
2016
$2M
34.7%
21
55.3%
$91,240
72.4%
2017
$2.2M
7.2%
22
4.8%
$97,142
6.5%
2018
$2.4M
7.7%
22
±0%
$104,926
8.0%
2019
$2.3M
2.8%
22
±0%
$107,149
2.1%
2020
$2.5M
11.1%
24
9.1%
$112,393
4.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sarah Dausch

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2018 total comp
$105,202
Base pay
$105,202
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,202
Hire date
1995-12-11

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
98691
Employee ID
112977

Sarah Dausch holds the role of Fire Captain EMS Emt-P at Fire Department (460). Hired in 1995, they have about 23 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $105,202.

Anissa Sawyer

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2020 total comp
$104,956
Base pay
$104,956
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,956
Hire date
2001-12-05

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
94303
Employee ID
150983

Anissa Sawyer works as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P for Fire Department (460). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. Anissa earned $104,956 in 2020.

Daniel Benitez

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2020 total comp
$102,088
Base pay
$102,088
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,088
Hire date
2001-03-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
78265
Employee ID
138521

Daniel Benitez holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (460). Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $102,088.

Colleen Lull

Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2020 total comp
$100,321
Base pay
$100,321
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,321
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
81449
Employee ID
147106

Colleen Lull works as a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P for Fire Department (460). Hired in 2006, they have about 14 years of service. Colleen earned $100,321 in 2020.

Abdul Waajid

Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2020 total comp
$99,515
Base pay
$99,515
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,515
Hire date
1990-06-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
95089
Employee ID
153233

Abdul Waajid works as a Fire Lieutenant EMS Emt-P for Fire Department (460). They have served since 1990 (about 30 years). Abdul earned $99,515 in 2020.