City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Public Health / Emergency Medical Technician
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
4 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $53,532, below the department median of $102,588.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Emergency Medical Technicians — about 5,610 people — is $44,020. Chicago Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $53,532 for this role, 22% above that figure — about the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Emergency Medical Technicians across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chicago Department of Public Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Emergency Medical Technicians — about 180,510 people — is $44,470. Chicago Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 20% above that national figure, about the 79th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Department of Public Health is $53,532, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. See Emergency Medical Technician across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Emergency Medical Technician roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Emergency Medical Technician/Chicago Department of Public Health
Source-specific fields
At Chicago Department of Public Health, Dino Hickmon Jr serves as a Emergency Medical Technician. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,532.
Emergency Medical Technician/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Dorothy Anderson holds the role of Emergency Medical Technician at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,532.
Emergency Medical Technician/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Rodney Chambers works as a Emergency Medical Technician for Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Rodney earned $53,532 in 2026.
Emergency Medical Technician/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Ashley Robinson is a Emergency Medical Technician at Chicago Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,532.