How much do big city firefighters make?

Question

Specifically Chicago,IL

Answer 1

The starting salary for a Firefighter-EMT is over $40,000 per year with a raise after six months. The job offers competitive benefits, continuing education, reimbursement for college tuition and the opportunity for career advancement.

This is from a job opening announcement from 2006.

So you can probably add 3% depending on the contract under which they are working.

Most big cities are about the same.  Seattle 54K, Phoenix 41K, Yonkers 59K

Of course you'll need to take into account the cost of living in each city too.