The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $29,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,440 | 0.69% | 31.84% |
| 2016 | $70,950 | 8.01% | - |
| 2015 | $65,270 | 6.08% | - |
| 2014 | $61,300 | 24.45% | - |
| 2013 | $46,310 | -5.14% | - |
| 2012 | $48,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,440 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 73.0 percent (73.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |