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 | |
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25% |
Median |
75% |
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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 |