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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Jerry Adamski holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Thomas Albert Iii is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Matthew Bane serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Diego Banuelos is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Joe Barkho is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Russell Blomstrand holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Joseph Brennan is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Bruce Brinson holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Derek Brown holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Thomas Bykowski holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Eric Cabrera holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Patrick Carey works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Michael Carroll Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Lionel Chambers works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Lionel earned $122,136 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Juan Chavez serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Joseph Ciraulo holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Timothy Clancy works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Angela Clark works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Angela earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Joshua Clemens holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Niall Coleman serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Brian Connelly serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Ulysses Cortes works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ulysses earned $122,136 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Sigfredo Cruz serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Carlos Diaz is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Benjamin Diaz Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Roberto Diaz holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Brandon Dunn serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Michael Eastman holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Grant Evitt holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Michael Flisk works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Joseph Forchione holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,136.
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Francis Foster Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Francis earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Ryan Franzen works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Viveca Friedrich works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Viveca earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Scott Geiss works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $122,136 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Josh Goff serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Berling Gonzalez works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Berling earned $122,136 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Scott Gorny serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Ryan Grieger works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $122,136 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Sean Griffin serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.