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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

Michele Pankow

Retired or Separated in 2025/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$226,264
Base pay
$226,264
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$226,264

Michele Pankow works as a Retired or Separated in 2025 for Fire Department. Michele earned $226,264 in 2025.

Jeffrey Hodges

Retired or Separated in 2025/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$178,267
Base pay
$160,871
Overtime
$17,396
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$178,267

At Fire Department, Jeffrey Hodges serves as a Retired or Separated in 2025. Their 2025 pay totaled $178,267.

Slade Berry

Retired or Separated in 2025/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$176,004
Base pay
$176,004
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$176,004

Slade Berry holds the role of Retired or Separated in 2025 at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $176,004.

Erik Meyer

Fire Captain/Coord/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$159,660
Base pay
$116,397
Overtime
$43,263
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$159,660

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27525
Imrf Fica Med
1848
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$6,761
Y2026 Grand Total
236840
Y2026 Salary
$127,441

Erik Meyer is a Fire Captain/Coord at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,660.

Luis Duran

Division Chief Fire Training & Prev/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$155,364
Base pay
$155,364
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$155,364

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
17830
Imrf Fica Med
2557
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$10,387
Y2026 Grand Total
280382
Y2026 Salary
$176,344

Luis Duran is a Division Chief Fire Training & Prev at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $155,364.

Matthew Lawrence

Fire Captain/Coord/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$152,133
Base pay
$116,918
Overtime
$35,216
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$152,133

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27525
Imrf Fica Med
1881
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$6,761
Y2026 Grand Total
239169
Y2026 Salary
$129,737

Matthew Lawrence is a Fire Captain/Coord at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $152,133.

Todd Monahan

Division Chief Emergency Opps/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$151,629
Base pay
$151,629
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$151,629

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
26745
Imrf Fica Med
2497
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$10,143
Y2026 Grand Total
284859
Y2026 Salary
$172,209

Todd Monahan works as a Division Chief Emergency Opps for Fire Department. Todd earned $151,629 in 2025.

Brian Collins

911 Assistant Shift Supervisor Afs1/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$151,232
Base pay
$101,811
Overtime
$49,421
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$151,232

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
18510
Imrf Fica Med
15008
Life Ins
110
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$251
Y2026 Grand Total
132346
Y2026 Salary
$98,415

Brian Collins works as a 911 Assistant Shift Supervisor Afs1 for Fire Department. Brian earned $151,232 in 2025.

Brian Carlson

Division Chief Administrative Affair/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$150,731
Base pay
$150,731
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,731

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27765
Imrf Fica Med
2363
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$9,600
Y2026 Grand Total
275984
Y2026 Salary
$162,991

Brian Carlson is a Division Chief Administrative Affair at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,731.

Amy Reynolds

911 Assistant Shift Supervisor Afs1/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$150,139
Base pay
$90,779
Overtime
$59,360
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,139

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27765
Imrf Fica Med
14428
Life Ins
110
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$241
Y2026 Grand Total
137208
Y2026 Salary
$94,611

Amy Reynolds is a 911 Assistant Shift Supervisor Afs1 at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,139.

Mark Braun

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$150,024
Base pay
$106,731
Overtime
$43,292
Other pay
$1
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,024

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27525
Imrf Fica Med
1712
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$6,369
Y2026 Grand Total
226968
Y2026 Salary
$118,097

Mark Braun is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,024.

Matthew Cordonnier

Fire District Chief Logistics/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$149,210
Base pay
$149,210
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,210

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
26745
Imrf Fica Med
2310
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$9,382
Y2026 Grand Total
270988
Y2026 Salary
$159,287

Matthew Cordonnier works as a Fire District Chief Logistics for Fire Department. Matthew earned $149,210 in 2025.

Brock Lanier

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Department

2025 total comp
$149,124
Base pay
$105,575
Overtime
$43,548
Other pay
$1
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,124

Source-specific fields

Health Ins
27525
Imrf Fica Med
1744
Life Ins
110
Police Fire Pension
$73,102
Unemp
53
Workers' Compensation
$6,369
Y2026 Grand Total
229162
Y2026 Salary
$120,260

Brock Lanier holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,124.