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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Shawn Sawyer works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Shawn earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Robert Shannon is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Marcus Sink works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Marcus earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Derek Slater holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Jamaar Slay holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Safet Slinic holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Ashford Smith works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ashford earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Chris Spears is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Hayden Sydney holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Michael Tagler holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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David Terry is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Mat Traylor is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Henry Valdez works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Henry earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Russell Verner is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Thomas Wach works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Kevin Walski works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $126,384 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Herbert Williams Jr. serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Sean Flynn serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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Danielle Roman holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Kevin Soper holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Anthony Spangelo holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Nicholas Strocchia serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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Elvis Sugar works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Elvis earned $126,384 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Robert Tripamer serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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Javier Villanueva holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Dekalb Walcott is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Devin White works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Devin earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Lawrence Wooden holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Nicholas Zarlenga serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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Jeffrey Zarobsky is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Jason Zuklic holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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Robert Nowicki is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Kevin Farrell works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $126,384 in 2026.
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Jeffery Moore works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Jeffery earned $126,384 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, John Perkins serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Matthew Zaller serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $126,384.
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Aidan Flahaven holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $126,384.
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William Miller appears in Chicago Fire Department payroll as a Firefighter-Emt, with $126,384 reported in 2026 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Ameer Zakee is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $126,384.
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Steven Szczudlo works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $126,384 in 2026.