The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,400 | 13.24% | 35.20% |
| 2021 | $64,550 | -1.25% | - |
| 2020 | $65,360 | 1.96% | - |
| 2019 | $64,080 | 0.25% | - |
| 2018 | $63,920 | -0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $64,350 | -2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $65,810 | 14.88% | - |
| 2015 | $56,020 | 3.96% | - |
| 2014 | $53,800 | 16.34% | - |
| 2013 | $45,010 | -7.11% | - |
| 2012 | $48,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,400, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for firefighters in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Decatur (median annual salary of $79,020). Compared with Decatur, the median annual salary of firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Danville | |
| Bloomington-Normal |