Wildland Firefighter Pay in Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

2025 Wildland Firefighter Pay Scale by Grade

Wildland Firefighter pay scale listing grades with annual salaries for steps one through ten within the selected locality.
GW Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GW1$41,549.00$42,943.00$44,324.00$45,700.00$47,080.00$47,886.00$49,254.00$50,631.00$50,686.00$51,974.00
GW2$45,732.00$46,820.00$48,334.00$49,616.00$50,172.00$51,648.00$53,123.00$54,597.00$56,074.00$57,548.00
GW3$48,824.00$50,450.00$52,077.00$53,704.00$55,330.00$56,957.00$58,583.00$60,211.00$61,838.00$63,464.00
GW4$53,596.00$55,384.00$57,171.00$58,959.00$60,747.00$62,534.00$64,322.00$66,109.00$67,897.00$69,684.00
GW5$58,612.00$60,566.00$62,518.00$64,471.00$66,425.00$68,377.00$70,331.00$72,283.00$74,236.00$76,189.00
GW6$63,830.00$65,956.00$68,084.00$70,212.00$72,338.00$74,466.00$76,592.00$78,720.00$80,848.00$82,974.00
GW7$69,254.00$71,562.00$73,872.00$76,181.00$78,490.00$80,800.00$83,108.00$85,418.00$87,726.00$90,036.00
GW8$74,840.00$77,336.00$79,831.00$82,327.00$84,821.00$87,316.00$89,812.00$92,307.00$94,803.00$97,298.00
GW9$80,612.00$83,299.00$85,985.00$88,673.00$91,360.00$94,046.00$96,733.00$99,420.00$102,107.00$104,794.00
GW10$86,514.00$89,398.00$92,281.00$95,165.00$98,048.00$100,931.00$103,815.00$106,698.00$109,582.00$112,465.00
GW11$92,574.00$95,659.00$98,744.00$101,829.00$104,914.00$108,000.00$111,084.00$114,170.00$117,254.00$120,340.00
GW12$107,986.00$111,586.00$115,186.00$118,786.00$122,386.00$125,985.00$129,587.00$133,187.00$136,787.00$140,387.00
GW13$124,876.00$129,038.00$133,201.00$137,364.00$141,526.00$145,689.00$149,852.00$154,014.00$158,177.00$162,340.00
GW14$143,387.00$148,168.00$152,947.00$157,727.00$162,506.00$167,285.00$172,065.00$176,844.00$181,625.00$186,404.00
GW15$166,205.00$171,746.00$177,285.00$182,826.00$188,365.00$193,906.00$195,200.00$195,200.00$195,200.00$195,200.00