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City of Chicago

Specialty Pay

$18.1 million

Exact amount: $18,102,553.00

Calendar year 2026

Estimate, not a government split: the 2026 line is divided by each job title's share of 2025 actual specialty pay (payroll costing, all funds of the department). 2025 actual total used: $20,993,590; the 2026 line is 0.86x that.

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Firefighter-Emt, $6,594,927.00, open this boxFirefighter-Emt$6.6 millionLieutenant-Emt, $3,024,619.49, open this boxLieutenant-Emt$3.0 millionFire Engineer-Emt, $2,050,159.34, open this boxFire Engineer-Emt$2.1 millionCaptain-Emt, $1,190,688.57, open this boxCaptain-Emt$1.2 millionFirefighter/Paramedic, $960,191.03, open this boxFirefighter/Paramedic$960,191Battalion Chief - Emt, $826,451.20, open this boxBattalion Chief - Emt$826,451Firefighter-Emt (Recruit), $724,566.86, open this boxFirefighter-Emt (Rec…$724,567Firefighter, $404,762.86, open this boxFirefighter$404,763Lieutenant, $397,403.23, open this boxLieutenant$397,403Lieutenant-Paramedic, $220,589.98, open this boxLieutenant…Other job titles (18 titles with fewer than 5 people each), $187,483.43, open this boxOther job…Fire Engineer, $168,715.70, open this boxFire EngineerParamedic I/C, $158,248.29, open this boxParamedic, $139,622.40, open this boxDeputy District Chief, $132,694.25, open this boxFire Engineer-Paramedic, $109,551.87, open this boxFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-Emt, $103,328.46, open this boxBattalion Chief-Paramedic, $91,441.24, open this boxAmbulance Commander, $88,694.29, open this boxFire Marshal-Emt, $85,579.69, open this boxFirefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-Paramedic, $71,777.06, open this boxDistrict Chief, $66,337.01, open this boxCaptain, $63,961.62, open this box6 more boxes, $240,758.13, see the complete list6 more b…

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Percentages of Specialty Pay
BoxAmount% of this budget
Firefighter-Emt · Our estimate$6,594,927.0036.4%
Lieutenant-Emt · Our estimate$3,024,619.4916.7%
Fire Engineer-Emt · Our estimate$2,050,159.3411.3%
Captain-Emt · Our estimate$1,190,688.576.6%
Firefighter/Paramedic · Our estimate$960,191.035.3%
Battalion Chief - Emt · Our estimate$826,451.204.6%
Firefighter-Emt (Recruit) · Our estimate$724,566.864.0%
Firefighter · Our estimate$404,762.862.2%
Lieutenant · Our estimate$397,403.232.2%
Lieutenant-Paramedic · Our estimate$220,589.981.2%
Other job titles (18 titles with fewer than 5 people each) · Our estimate$187,483.431.0%
Fire Engineer · Our estimate$168,715.700.9%
Paramedic I/C · Our estimate$158,248.290.9%
Paramedic · Our estimate$139,622.400.8%
Deputy District Chief · Our estimate$132,694.250.7%
Fire Engineer-Paramedic · Our estimate$109,551.870.6%
Firefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-Emt · Our estimate$103,328.460.6%
Battalion Chief-Paramedic · Our estimate$91,441.240.5%
Ambulance Commander · Our estimate$88,694.290.5%
Fire Marshal-Emt · Our estimate$85,579.690.5%
Firefighter (Per Arbitrators Award)-Paramedic · Our estimate$71,777.060.4%
District Chief · Our estimate$66,337.010.4%
Captain · Our estimate$63,961.620.4%
Commander-Emt · Our estimate$47,449.480.3%
Captain-Paramedic · Our estimate$46,688.940.3%
Asst Deputy Chief Paramedic · Our estimate$40,428.230.2%
Battalion Chief · Our estimate$40,310.920.2%
Paramedic Field Chief · Our estimate$33,176.850.2%
Deputy Fire Commissioner · Our estimate$32,703.710.2%

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