What is the median salary for a Firefighters in Illinois?

The median salary for a Firefighters in Illinois is $79,080 per year ($38.02/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

How does Firefighters pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Firefighters salaries are 33% above the US national median of $59,530 per year.

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in Illinois?

Firefighters salaries in Illinois range from $33,760 (10th percentile) to $117,060 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in Illinois

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in Illinois is $79,080 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $38.02 per hour. This is 33% above the national median of $59,530. 14,510 people work as Firefighters in Illinois. Wages have grown 49% since 2019, when the median was $53,110.

Median Annual Salary

$79,080

Mean Annual

$76,650

Median Hourly

$38.02

Total Employed

14,510

Salary Distribution

$34k

10th

$46k

25th

$79k

Median

$107k

75th

$117k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$79,080

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn +33% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$79,080	$76,650	14,510
2023	$80,380	$75,610	14,950
2022	$69,030	$68,030	16,210
2021	$59,860	$61,310	15,300
2020	$57,570	$60,160	14,280
2019	$53,110	$58,170	17,180

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Illinois

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$136,440
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$113,730
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$106,510
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$101,530
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$89,740
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$88,420

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