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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Brett Nielsen 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, Steven Nielsen serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Norberto Novoa 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 O'Hara works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Aaron Oshita works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Aaron earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Kurt Oswald Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Bruno Paixao is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Ricardo Palacios works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ricardo earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Charles Pandolfi works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Anthony Pecoraro works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Michael Perisin is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Ackhadej Phoxay is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Andrew Pratscher 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 Proszowski 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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Patricia Purvis 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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Christopher Quinn Jr 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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Ryan Quinn 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, Brendan Reilly serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Ryan Reilly works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Clint Rivera is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Jeremy Rodriguez works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Jeremy earned $122,136 in 2026.
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Robert Alessi is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Jose Alonso 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, James Amatore Jr serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Zachary Audd 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, Adelis Avalos serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Martell Barnett is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Ivan Barrios 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, Christopher Bergen serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Crystal Billings 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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Matthew Borkowski 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, Joshua Boyer serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Julian Briseno Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.
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Adam Bruggeman 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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Samantha Bruno 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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Artaykus Butler 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, Tudor Byas serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Nicholas Caban serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Salvador Campos serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,136.
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Michael Cannon Jr is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,136.