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City of Chicago / Chicago Fire Department / Lieutenant

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Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

57 employees hold this title in Chicago Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $152,010, above the department median of $122,376.

Employees
57
Total payroll
$8.6M
Role median
$152,010
Agency median
$122,376
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$147,246$152,010+

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How total compensation varies among the 57 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.

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This role across City of Chicago

Lieutenant is held in 2 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Fire Department, the median of $152,010 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Lieutenant role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Lieutenant beyond City of Chicago

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $165,624 ranks #5 of 14. See Lieutenant across all of City of Chicago

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$394,807 · 400
New York City
$201,580 · 3,064
New Jersey
$160,804 · 33
Vermont
$146,990 · 21
District of Columbia
$136,317 · 319
Missouri
$136,092 · 97

Median total compensation for comparable Lieutenantroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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