City of Chicago / Chicago Fire Department / Firefighter-Emt
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
1,595 employees hold this title in Chicago Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $117,996, below the department median of $122,376.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 1,595 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/Chicago Fire Department
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At Chicago Fire Department, Anshawn Slater serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Robert Slater Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Daniel Slisz is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Zach Smigla is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Orlando Smith works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Orlando earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Liviu Soneriu is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Joseph Spizzirri works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Michael Stauffer serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Javada Stewart is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Richard Stieber Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Anthony Storino is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Jackson Strauss serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Weslyn Strawder serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Samuel Stull is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Katelyn Tagler is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Justin Taylor serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Daniel Teresi works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Lapas Tetiwat is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Alphonso Thomas Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Sean Thompson serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Jacob Tirado holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Elizabeth Tokarz serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Garrett Torres works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Garrett earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Ismael Torres holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.
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Matthew Tran works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Dale Trigsted is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Kaneasha Twyman serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Jacob Ulanski holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Toribio Urian serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Joseph Vaccaro holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.
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Paul Vallas works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Ryan Valvick is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Wayne Vanbeveren Iii serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Dorian Vance holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.
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Roberto Vargas Villa holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.
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Abdel Velasquez Villibord works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Abdel earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Joel Vicencio works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Joel earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Gustavo Villalpando Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Gustavo earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Michael Villa is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Rafael Villegas works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Rafael earned $117,996 in 2026.