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Fire Department (465)

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

The Fire Department (465) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 47 employees with median total compensation of $78,766; the highest distinct record was $195,918.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.9M
Employees
47
Median total
$78,766
Highest record
$195,918

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 47 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,766) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$82,143 (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
$41,487
$49,770
$78,766
$93,383
$153,354

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,354 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,487. 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
$3.7M
50
$73,406
2015
$5.1M
35.7%
53
6.0%
$92,379
25.8%
2016
$3.1M
39.6%
45
15.1%
$71,736
22.3%
2017
$3.2M
4.9%
41
8.9%
$78,682
9.7%
2018
$3.6M
10.8%
45
9.8%
$78,961
0.4%
2019
$3.2M
9.9%
42
6.7%
$77,463
1.9%
2020
$3.9M
20.3%
47
11.9%
$78,766
1.7%

Record list

Employees

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Jennifer Gensiak

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (465)

2017 total comp
$53,464
Base pay
$53,464
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,464
Hire date
2016-05-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
45895
Employee ID
100881

Jennifer Gensiak works as a Paramedic Emt-P for Fire Department (465). Their tenure dates to 2016, about a year. Jennifer earned $53,464 in 2017.

Taneira Lewis

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (465)

2018 total comp
$52,203
Base pay
$52,203
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,203
Hire date
2015-09-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
36988
Employee ID
117341

Taneira Lewis works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Fire Department (465). Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Taneira earned $52,203 in 2018.