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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

Nicholas Koutsopanagos

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$71,094
Base pay
$69,085
Overtime
$2,010
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,094

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9175
Imrf Fica Med
1201
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,879
Y2026 Grand Total
171347
Y2026 Salary
$82,828

At Fire Department, Nicholas Koutsopanagos serves as a Firefighter 51 HR. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,094.

Eduardo Diaz

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$70,975
Base pay
$68,999
Overtime
$1,976
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,975

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9175
Imrf Fica Med
1201
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,879
Y2026 Grand Total
171347
Y2026 Salary
$82,828

Eduardo Diaz holds the role of Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,975.

Travis Dahlhauser

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$70,956
Base pay
$68,999
Overtime
$1,957
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,956

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27765
Imrf Fica Med
1201
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,879
Y2026 Grand Total
189937
Y2026 Salary
$82,828

Travis Dahlhauser works as a Firefighter 51 HR for Fire Department. Travis earned $70,956 in 2025.

Nicholas Phillips

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$70,706
Base pay
$68,999
Overtime
$1,707
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,706

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1201
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,877
Y2026 Grand Total
171408
Y2026 Salary
$82,809

At Fire Department, Nicholas Phillips serves as a Firefighter 51 HR. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,706.

Landen Mcknight

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$70,606
Base pay
$68,568
Overtime
$2,037
Other pay
$1
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,606

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
171975
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

Landen Mcknight holds the role of Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,606.

Michael Ahrens

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$69,511
Base pay
$65,329
Overtime
$4,182
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,511

Source-specific fields

Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
162720
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

Michael Ahrens works as a Firefighter 51 HR for Fire Department. Michael earned $69,511 in 2025.

Kevin Alvarado

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$69,330
Base pay
$65,335
Overtime
$3,995
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,330

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27525
Imrf Fica Med
1201
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,879
Y2026 Grand Total
189697
Y2026 Salary
$82,828

Kevin Alvarado holds the role of Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,330.

Kaitlyn Corl

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$68,738
Base pay
$65,657
Overtime
$3,082
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,738

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
171975
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

Kaitlyn Corl works as a Firefighter 51 HR for Fire Department. Kaitlyn earned $68,738 in 2025.

Dacota Redman

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$67,883
Base pay
$65,665
Overtime
$2,219
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,883

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
171975
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

Dacota Redman is a Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $67,883.

Silas Estrada

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$67,585
Base pay
$65,735
Overtime
$1,850
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,585

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
171975
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

Silas Estrada is a Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $67,585.

Jesse Hurder

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$67,535
Base pay
$65,731
Overtime
$1,803
Other pay
$1
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,535

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27765
Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
190485
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

At Fire Department, Jesse Hurder serves as a Firefighter 51 HR. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,535.

Ariel Delgado

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$67,510
Base pay
$66,451
Overtime
$1,059
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,510

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
18510
Imrf Fica Med
1201
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,879
Y2026 Grand Total
180682
Y2026 Salary
$82,828

Ariel Delgado is a Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $67,510.

Richard Munoz

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$67,146
Base pay
$64,172
Overtime
$2,974
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,146

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1208
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,909
Y2026 Grand Total
171975
Y2026 Salary
$83,338

At Fire Department, Richard Munoz serves as a Firefighter 51 HR. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,146.

Ethan Minnick

Firefighter 51 HR/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$66,230
Base pay
$65,717
Overtime
$514
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,230

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
9255
Imrf Fica Med
1165
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$4,731
Y2026 Grand Total
168736
Y2026 Salary
$80,320

Ethan Minnick holds the role of Firefighter 51 HR at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,230.