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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Barry Mc Meel works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Barry earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Terrance Mc Swain works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Terrance earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Ramon Medina works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Ramon earned $131,472 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Henry Mendez serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Alejandro Mercado Iii works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Alejandro earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Walter Merida works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Walter earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Markos Metalios is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Aaron Mikell works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Aaron earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Fred Miller works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Fred earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Gerard Minnifield 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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Luigi Montalbano 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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Thomas Moran 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, Raul Murcio serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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George Murray 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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Elias Neris Jr works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Elias earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Mark Nickel 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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Richard Niesel 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, Joseph Nunn serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Juan Nunez serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Brian Oleksy works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $131,472 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, George Olifer serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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William Olson works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. William earned $131,472 in 2026.
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James O Malley 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, Javier Orozco serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Michael O Ryan serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Dominic Pacini works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Dominic earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Cortney Phillips is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Michael Piccolo works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $131,472 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Craig Polek serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Theodore Pryst serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.
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Eduardo Quijano 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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Richard Raffin works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Christian Reichel 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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Vincent Rio 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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Jason Risley is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Ian Roche is a Firefighter-Emt at Chicago Fire Department. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $131,472.
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Michael Roche works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $131,472 in 2026.
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Jose Rodriguez 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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Miriam Rodriguez works as a Firefighter-Emt for Chicago Fire Department. Their status is full-time. Miriam earned $131,472 in 2026.
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At Chicago Fire Department, Guillermo Rojas serves as a Firefighter-Emt. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,472.