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Fire Department (466)

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

The Fire Department (466) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 49 employees with median total compensation of $82,366; the highest distinct record was $148,411.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$3.9M
Employees
49
Median total
$82,366
Highest record
$148,411

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 49 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,366) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$78,855 (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
$32,214
$54,751
$82,366
$98,926
$118,198

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,198 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,214. 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
$3M
41
$78,395
2017
$3.3M
10.2%
46
12.2%
$77,720
0.9%
2018
$3.4M
5.4%
45
2.2%
$81,912
5.4%
2019
$3.3M
4.4%
45
±0%
$71,176
13.1%
2020
$3.9M
17.3%
49
8.9%
$82,366
15.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Matthew Schaeffer

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (466)

2020 total comp
$59,420
Base pay
$59,420
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,420
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
50777
Employee ID
151008

Matthew Schaeffer works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Fire Department (466). Hired in 2015, they have about 5 years of service. Matthew earned $59,420 in 2020.

Takahiro Isenhart

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (466)

2018 total comp
$58,834
Base pay
$58,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,834
Hire date
2016-05-18

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
36988
Employee ID
116044

Takahiro Isenhart works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Fire Department (466). Hired in 2016, they have about 2 years of service. Takahiro earned $58,834 in 2018.

James Davis

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (466)

2018 total comp
$57,900
Base pay
$57,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,900
Hire date
2015-09-23

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
36988
Employee ID
113031

James Davis is a Emergency Medical Technician at Fire Department (466). They have served since 2015 (about 3 years). 2018 total compensation came to $57,900.