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Firefighters

Firefighters - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by employer and the firefighter's schedule. Firefighters are paid overtime if they work more than a certain number of hours a week. Firefighters who belong to a union usually earn more than non-union firefighters.

Firefighters usually receive benefits such as health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, and a retirement plan. Fire departments provide protective clothing and breathing gear to their workers. Many also provide dress uniforms.

Firefighters (SOC 33-2011)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $22.99 $34.69 $47.67
Yearly $47,833 $72,150 $99,166
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.39 $31.45 $35.38
Yearly $38,237 $65,414 $73,592
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $20.96 $26.32 $36.58
Yearly $43,589 $54,744 $76,090
    Cook County Hourly $24.28 $39.59 $53.89
Yearly $50,505 $82,353 $112,098
    Decatur Area Hourly $22.78 $35.08 $39.71
Yearly $47,365 $72,952 $82,592
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $23.44 $37.39 $39.59
Yearly $48,763 $77,757 $82,351
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $19.40 $24.00 $35.93
Yearly $40,350 $49,924 $74,737
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $19.70 $27.27 $29.46
Yearly $40,972 $56,728 $61,289
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $18.29 $22.17 $30.84
Yearly $38,054 $46,120 $64,154
    Lake County Hourly $23.38 $33.15 $42.50
Yearly $48,644 $68,963 $88,405
    McHenry County Hourly $22.12 $25.06 $43.65
Yearly $46,007 $52,139 $90,791
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $19.88 $23.56 $32.73
Yearly $41,353 $49,011 $68,071
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $19.70 $27.02 $31.75
Yearly $40,972 $56,197 $66,052
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $22.74 $30.44 $34.69
Yearly $47,305 $63,300 $72,150
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $19.27 $25.52 $33.24
Yearly $40,095 $53,093 $69,142
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $18.51 $25.29 $39.00
Yearly $38,512 $52,620 $81,116
    Rockford Area Hourly $22.75 $30.94 $37.00
Yearly $47,326 $64,354 $76,963
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $20.12 $29.39 $36.58
Yearly $41,843 $61,142 $76,091
    Springfield Area Hourly $21.07 $30.73 $30.73
Yearly $43,830 $63,922 $63,922
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $19.41 $22.89 $35.74
Yearly $40,366 $47,611 $74,335
    Will County Hourly $23.28 $37.58 $51.04
Yearly $48,414 $78,163 $106,163
United States Hourly $17.98 $24.85 $34.01
Yearly $37,400 $51,680 $70,730

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.