City of Chicago / Chicago Fire Department / Firefighter-Emt (Recruit)
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
583 employees hold this title in Chicago Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $95,982, below the department median of $122,376.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 583 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 14,560 people — is $82,820. Chicago Fire Department pays a median base salary of $117,996 for this role, 42% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters 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 Fire Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Firefighters — about 345,990 people — is $59,280. Chicago Fire Department’s median base salary is 99% above that national figure, above the 90th 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.
Computed over the 2,191 of 2,194 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Fire Department is $117,996, 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. In City of Chicago, the median of $117,996 ranks #1 of 2. See Firefighter EMT across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Firefighter EMTroles 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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Firefighter-Emt (Recruit)/Chicago Fire Department
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Alecs Martinez works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Alecs earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Jose Martinez is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Lorna Mccall works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Lorna earned $100,950 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Nicco Mcdermott serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Henry Mcghee Iii works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Henry earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Jonathan Melnychuk holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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Dulce Melo holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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Kyle Miller is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Matthew Mlinarcik serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Vincent Morales serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Nicholas Moriarty serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Alexander Moroko Ii works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Aid Obradovic holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Evon Orsi serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Rafael Perez works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Rafael earned $100,950 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Roy Pettingill serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Tyren Petty holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, John Plovanich serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Trevor Proszek serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Thomas Quigley serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Kyle Reeves holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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Brandon Reum works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Brandon earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Eric Rodriguez works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Javier Rodriguez is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Rodrigo Alcantara works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Rodrigo earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Brooke Annerino is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Derrick Babinsky serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Uriel Bahena works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Uriel earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Robert Barry works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Matthew Bastien works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $100,950 in 2026.
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James Biancofiori holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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Adam Bielesch works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Adam earned $100,950 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Aaron Blake serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Johnathan Blount holds the role of Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Christopher Botica serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Edson Brito serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Kenneth Brooks Iii is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Ralph Bryant Iii works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ralph earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Orlando Cabrera works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Orlando earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Edward Carone is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.