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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Rebecca Schatz works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Rebecca earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Cory Schmitz works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Cory earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Timothy Schmitz is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Thomas Schofield 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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James Serrano is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Thomas Setina works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $117,996 in 2026.
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John Sheahan works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Roger Sidorski 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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William Simmons 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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Nicholas Sintos works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $117,996 in 2026.
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John Sistanich works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. John earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Oscar Solis 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, Anthony Solofra serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Michal Stelmach works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Michal earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, James Stenlund serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Nicholas Storck works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Kenneth Styler 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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Brian Sullivan is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Eric Sullivan 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, John Sullivan serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Patrick Sullivan is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Shane Sullivan is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Matthew Sutherland is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Robert Swanson Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, William Szepi serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Mark Szymanski 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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Michael Tabor 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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Juan Tapia 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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Colby Thomas is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Ryan Thomsen is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Alejandro Torres works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Alejandro earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Michael Valles 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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Michael Vargas 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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Corey Vaughn is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Roberto Velazquez Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Roberto earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Noel Velazquez 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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Sergio Vences 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, Arnoldo Villada serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Manuel Villarreal 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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Bernardo Villasenor holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.