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Fire Department (461)

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

The Fire Department (461) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 53 employees with median total compensation of $85,187; the highest distinct record was $166,688.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$4.5M
Employees
53
Median total
$85,187
Highest record
$166,688

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 53 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,187) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$84,142 (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
$46,348
$65,497
$85,187
$100,065
$122,712

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,712 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,348. 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 5 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$3.3M
45
$77,417
2017
$3.6M
9.8%
46
2.2%
$81,207
4.9%
2018
$3.8M
4.6%
46
±0%
$84,253
3.8%
2019
$4M
6.2%
47
2.2%
$86,591
2.8%
2020
$4.5M
11.9%
53
12.8%
$85,187
1.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Donald Dziwulski

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (461)

2020 total comp
$145,967
Base pay
$145,967
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$145,967
Hire date
1998-05-04

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
100415
Employee ID
142026

At Fire Department (461), Donald Dziwulski serves as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 22 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $145,967.