City of Baltimore / Retire - Fire & Police
Agency file
The Retire - Fire & Police provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2025, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $82,131; the highest distinct record was $216,705.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,131) — 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 $169,261 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,060. 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 5 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.2M — | 28 — | $68,131 — |
| 2022 | $2.4M ▲ 5.8% | 30 ▲ 7.1% | $64,535 ▼ 5.3% |
| 2023 | $2.6M ▲ 8.7% | 32 ▲ 6.7% | $75,049 ▲ 16.3% |
| 2024 | $3M ▲ 17.0% | 35 ▲ 9.4% | $75,572 ▲ 0.7% |
| 2025 | $3M ▼ 0.7% | 32 ▼ 8.6% | $82,131 ▲ 8.7% |
Record list
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Associate General Counsel/Retire - Fire & Police
Source-specific fields
Heather Rae Pensyl works as a Associate General Counsel for Retire - Fire & Police. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). Heather earned $121,074 in 2025.
35145 - Network Engineer, Senior/Retire - Fire & Police
Source-specific fields
Giridhar Banala holds the role of 35145 - Network Engineer, Senior at Retire - Fire & Police. They have served since 2016 (about 8 years). In 2024, their total compensation was $118,067.
10076 - Associate General Counsel/Retire - Fire & Police
Source-specific fields
Heather Pensyl is a 10076 - Associate General Counsel at Retire - Fire & Police. Their tenure dates to 2014, about 10 years. 2024 total compensation came to $117,066.