City of Chicago / Chicago Fire Department / Firefighter-Emt (Recruit)
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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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Thomas Coyle 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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Nicole Curatti is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Thomas Dati Jr is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Alex Dawson 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, Declan Dennehy serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Theodor Dinca serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Eric Djolic serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, William Doyle serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Shannon Duffy 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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Ernest Duran is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Maksymilian Dylankiewicz works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Maksymilian earned $100,950 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Joshua Eison serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Halle Engel is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Jamielee Estka works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Jamielee earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Jordan Evans 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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Tyler Ferraro is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Carlos Flores 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, Joshua Flores serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Rafael Flores serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Caliece Garrett works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Caliece earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Matthew Garrity 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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Raul Gomez is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Cardell Gore is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Daniel Grapenthien 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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Colin Gulling works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Colin earned $100,950 in 2026.
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Jesus Gurrola 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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Manuel Gurrola-Villasenor works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Manuel earned $100,950 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Robert Gutierrez serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Matthew Hanley is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Alexander Heins 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, Jose Hernandez serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Serafin Herrera 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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Raymond Hodorowicz is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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Liam Hopkins 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, Brian Horan serves as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit). They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $100,950.
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Brian Horne is a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,950.
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John Hoshell 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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Ruben Ibarra 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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James Irmiter 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 Jaime works as a Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Adam earned $100,950 in 2026.