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City of Rockford / Fire Department

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Fire Department

Source file: City of Rockford, IL — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 373 employees with median total compensation of $99,396; the highest distinct record was $226,264.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$35.5M
Employees
373
Median total
$99,396
Highest record
$226,264

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 373 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,396) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,935 (90%)
  • Overtime$9,280 (10%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$49,393
$83,654
$99,396
$114,136
$127,757

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,757 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,393. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Firefighter 51 HR
172 · $95,055
Fire Driver Engineer
42 · $114,247
Fire Lieutenant
26 · $118,482

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ryan Barker

Firefighter 40 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$15,687
Base pay
$15,687
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,687

Ryan Barker holds the role of Firefighter 40 HR at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $15,687.

Samantha Cordonnier

Telecommunicator Fire/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$11,752
Base pay
$11,752
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,752

Samantha Cordonnier is a Telecommunicator Fire at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $11,752.

Shiteisha Robinson

Telecommunicator Afs1/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$10,972
Base pay
$10,972
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,972

Shiteisha Robinson works as a Telecommunicator Afs1 for Fire Department. Shiteisha earned $10,972 in 2025.

Bethany Smith

Telecommunicator Afs1/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$10,972
Base pay
$10,972
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,972

At Fire Department, Bethany Smith serves as a Telecommunicator Afs1. Their 2025 pay totaled $10,972.

Brittany Diederich

Telecommunicator Afs1/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$10,972
Base pay
$10,972
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,972

Brittany Diederich is a Telecommunicator Afs1 at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $10,972.