City of Chicago / Chicago Fire Department / Firefighter-Emt
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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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Michael Wood is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $136,686.
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At Chicago Fire Department, David Evanish serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $136,686.
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Tamala Watkins holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $136,686.
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Maurice Wyatt is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $136,686.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Brandon Napier serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $136,686.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Rey Wilder serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $136,686.
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Timothy Foster holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Jonathan Algas is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Michael Bastian serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Ronald Bila is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Randall Board is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Thomas Boyd is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Robert Brady holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Marc Bridgeford holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Monroe Brown holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Douglas Bufford is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Nick Calace works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Nick earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Nicholas Casper works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $131,472 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Ramon Clark Jr serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Christopher Clyde works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Steven Collazo holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Sean Corona is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Patrick Coyne is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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James Davis works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. James earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Scott Davis is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Homer Denson holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Fernando Diaz serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Donald Don is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Stephen Douglas serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Paul Dudzinski is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Mario Durham works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Mario earned $131,472 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Hilario Elizondo serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, John Ernst serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Ernesto Escalante is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Jesus Facundo holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Grady Fattore is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Scott Fehsel serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Ryan Finnerty holds the role of Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $131,472.
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Lawrence Fisher works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Lawrence earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Mark Fitzpatrick is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.