City of Chicago

Operations

$489.6 million

Exact amount: $489,598,399.00

Calendar year 2026

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Percentages of Operations
Box	Amount	% of this budget
Firefighter - Emt	$146,295,780.00	29.9%
Lieutenant - Emt	$56,128,152.00	11.5%
Firefighter - Emt - Recruit	$54,671,502.00	11.2%
Fire Engineer - Emt	$43,853,514.00	9.0%
Paramedic	$32,728,632.00	6.7%
Paramedic-In-Charge	$27,363,144.00	5.6%
Firefighter - Paramedic	$25,007,064.00	5.1%
Captain - Emt	$23,291,280.00	4.8%
Battalion Chief - Emt	$15,019,308.00	3.1%
Ambulance Commander	$11,949,126.00	2.4%
Lieutenant	$9,462,354.00	1.9%
Firefighter	$7,370,610.00	1.5%
Paramedic Field Chief	$6,555,024.00	1.3%
Fire Engineer	$3,804,612.00	0.8%
Lieutenant - Paramedic	$3,747,324.00	0.8%
Deputy District Chief	$3,259,308.00	0.7%
Fire Engineer - Paramedic	$2,461,914.00	0.5%
Fire Marshal - Emt	$2,177,592.00	0.4%
Firefighter - Per Arbitrators Award - Emt	$2,039,598.00	0.4%
Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic	$1,533,792.00	0.3%
Battalion Chief - Paramedic	$1,514,688.00	0.3%
District Chief	$1,438,920.00	0.3%
Captain	$1,279,188.00	0.3%
Firefighter - Per Arbitrators Award - Paramedic	$1,105,542.00	0.2%
Captain - Paramedic	$1,069,494.00	0.2%
Battalion Chief	$925,692.00	0.2%
Marine Pilot - Fire Boat	$527,611.00	0.1%
Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner	$438,096.00	<0.1%
Supervising Fire Marshal - Emt	$393,264.00	<0.1%
Fire Marshal	$357,900.00	<0.1%
Deputy Fire Commissioner	$221,796.00	<0.1%
Commanding Fire Marshal	$193,656.00	<0.1%
Staff Assistant	$193,272.00	<0.1%
Commander - Paramedic	$169,830.00	<0.1%
Chief Helicopter Pilot - Paramedic	$169,830.00	<0.1%
Assistant Commanding Fire Marshal - Emt	$165,858.00	<0.1%
Commander - Emt	$161,082.00	<0.1%
Lieutenant - Emt - Assigned As Training Instructor	$138,642.00	<0.1%
Supervising Fire Marshal - Paramedic	$138,378.00	<0.1%
Paramedic-In-Charge - Assigned As Training Instructor	$123,420.00	<0.1%
Administrative Assistant	$90,144.00	<0.1%
Paramedic - Per Judgement	$62,466.00	<0.1%

Sources

2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance

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