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, Dallas Englehart serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Fernando Espinosa 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 Evans serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Julian Fantauzzi serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Daniel Ferraro 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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Marquette Fisher 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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Michael Flanagan is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Luke Flores works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Luke earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Saul Flores serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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William Foley 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, Jesus Fonseca Jr serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Holly Fox works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Holly earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Jack Fracek 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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Rocco Fusco works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Rocco earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Joseph Gajda serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Joseph Gallapo 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 Ganshirt is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Daniel Garcia 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, Jaime Garcia serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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John Garcia is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Ricardo Gaytan is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Brian Gearhart 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 Georgopoulos is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Emmanuel Gerena 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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Nicole Giese is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Daniel Gillespie is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Jason Gillham 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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Javier Godinez works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Javier earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Patrick Golden Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Peter Golebiowski works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Peter earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Abdiel Gonzalez serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Jose Gonzalez works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Jose earned $117,996 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Ricardo Gonzalez serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Simon Gonzalez 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, Michael Gorman serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $117,996.
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Daniel Grand 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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Leticia Gross works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Leticia earned $117,996 in 2026.
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William Grunde works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. William earned $117,996 in 2026.
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Roger Gutierrez is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $117,996.
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Lavar Hamlin holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $117,996.