City of Baltimore / Fire Department (601)
Agency file
The Fire Department (601) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2020, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $118,143; the highest distinct record was $184,285.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,143) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,408 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $90,614. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $618.2K — | 9 — | $65,264 — |
| 2015 | $773.9K ▲ 25.2% | 10 ▲ 11.1% | $76,312 ▲ 16.9% |
| 2016 | $547.3K ▼ 29.3% | 7 ▼ 30.0% | $70,877 ▼ 7.1% |
| 2017 | $542.5K ▼ 0.9% | 7 ±0% | $78,214 ▲ 10.4% |
| 2018 | $495.2K ▼ 8.7% | 6 ▼ 14.3% | $80,921 ▲ 3.5% |
| 2019 | $360.6K ▼ 27.2% | 4 ▼ 33.3% | $81,242 ▲ 0.4% |
| 2020 | $830.8K ▲ 130.4% | 7 ▲ 75.0% | $118,143 ▲ 45.4% |
Record list
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Fire Apparatus Officer Als/Fire Department (601)
Source-specific fields
Gustav Siegel is a Fire Apparatus Officer Als at Fire Department (601). They have served since 2004 (about 16 years). 2020 total compensation came to $113,918.