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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James Von Meding 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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Elliott Waller 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, Ryan Wedel serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Trent Weiland 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, Richard Whitlock Jr serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Delano Wilcox 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, Lauren Williams serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Isaac Wilson works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Isaac earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Kevin Wong is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Christopher Zivalich is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Eric Zlotkowski 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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Erik Zuma 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, Robert Santiago serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Eduardo Nieves works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Eduardo earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Bianca Kuta serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Julian Guzman 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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Ramon Hernandez 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, Gustavo Acosta serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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George Klimaitis 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, Barry Gray serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Saturno Ramos serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Erik Zuluaga 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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Daniel Sparacino is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Kevin Rutherford works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $117,996 in 2026.
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David Keith 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, Savoy Corona serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Ruben Lopez serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Anthony Strzalka 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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Salvador Pichardo Jr 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, Kevin Kissane serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Payroll for Kevin Ryan (Firefighter-Emt, Chicago Fire Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $117,996 in 2026.
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Daniel Corona 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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Billy Williams works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Billy earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Brian Mcgovern works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Dominick Tagler 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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Alberto Oyola 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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Monika Sosnowka 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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Joshua Knabe is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Rudy Santana works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Rudy earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Carl Walker Mckenzie works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Carl earned $117,996 in 2026.