25 Highest Paid Bolingbrook Police, Fire Employees
Salary and benefits information for employees of the Bolingbrook Police Department and the Bolingbrook Fire Department in 2012.
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Below are the highest paid employees of the Bolingbrook Police Department and Bolingbrook Fire Department. This information comes from a Patch FOIA request for salary and benefit information for 2012.
Editor's note: We post this information because we know it is of interest to our readers, the taxpayers, whose property taxes are a source of income for the village and its police and fire departments.
The "Other" category can include contributions such as overtime, pension contributions, bereavement and company car and cell phones, among others.
About 8 pecent of a Bolingbrook property tax bill goes to the village. The total village levy in 2012 was $16,346,000, according to village documents.
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| Name | Position | Base salary | Sick/vacation/holiday | Other | Total |
| Kevin McCarthy | Police Chief | $113,141.32 | $16,083.43 | $23,895.33 | $153,120.08 |
| David Litton | Fire Chief | $114,891.3 | $14,497.7 | $23,681.02 | $153,070.02 |
| Sean Koren | Police Officer | $74,594.63 | $9,619.79 | $46,935.97 | $131,150.39 |
| Thomas Ross | Deputy Chief of Police | $102,715.21 | $22,023.95 | $2,072.81 | $126,811.97 |
| Christopher Witt | Police Officer | $69,751.03 | $9,074.94 | $46,605.1 | $125,431.07 |
| Thomas Stepanek | Police Officer | $66,576.85 | $12,135.18 | $46,455.16 | $125,167.19 |
| Dennis Hess | Police Commander | $105,660.26 | $12,126.85 | $1,978.83 | $119,765.94 |
| Kenneth Teppel | Police Commander | $99,525.49 | $19,174.68 | $1,041.7 | $119,741.87 |
| Patrick Freeman | Police Lieutenant | $95,508.72 | $18,575.11 | $4,824.44 | $118,908.27 |
| Jeffrey Lockard | Police Lieutenant | $97,653.67 | $15,360.63 | $5,391.37 | $118,405.67 |
| David Schurr | Police Lieutenant | $92,554.53 | $21,358.71 | $4,266.04 | $118,179.28 |
| Michael Rompa | Police Lieutenant | $99,482.71 | $11,707.57 | $5,933.71 | $117,123.99 |
| Dale Szymanski | Police Officer | $76,294.64 | $8,624.65 | $31,445.35 | $116,364.64 |
| Carter Larry | Police Lieutenant | $95,281.15 | $15,909.12 | $4,130.32 | $115,320.59 |
| James Coughlin | Police Lieutenant | $96,289.57 | $14,959 | $3,340.23 | $114,588.80 |
| Brian Hafner | Police Lieutenant | $96,288.19 | $14,957.65 | $2,860.26 | $114,106.10 |
| Trinedad Garza | Deputy Fire Chief | $93,794.84 | $17,991.55 | $1,921.58 | $113,707.97 |
| Jon Costion | Police Officer | $73,067.69 | $7,740.15 | $3,1076.86 | $111,884.70 |
| Sean Talbot | Police Officer | $71,609.22 | $11,195.49 | $28,488.32 | $111,293.03 |
| Peter Moranda | Police Officer | $60,585.45 | $9,593.05 | $40,853.1 | $111,031.60 |
| Anthony Columbus | Police Sergeant | $93,381.57 | $13,129.83 | $4,151.47 | $110,662.87 |
| Nicholas Schmidt | Police Officer | $71,598.63 | $10,719.01 | $28,176.85 | $110,494.49 |
| Richard Hilliard | Police Sergeant | $89,416.87 | $16,857.67 | $4,206.4 | $110,480.94 |
| Daniel Ross | Fire Shift Battalion Chief | $89,560.1 | $17,034.31 | $3,121.4 | $109,715.81 |
| Steven Schaefer | Police Sergeant | $87,038.05 | $18,824.6 | $3,671.36 | $109,534.01 |
tom
7:18 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
It would be nice to see the breakdown for the "other" category. Like how much is pension, how much is cell phone...? Especially since some are under $2,000 and others are over $40,000.
Tony Bakken
10:26 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
These guys have a rough thankless job that I would never want to do. Both police and fire go to work everyday not knowing if they're going to come home that night. They work long hours, they work odd hours and they work holidays. I personally don't think any of these guys get paid enough for the work they do.
Laura
10:26 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I don't have a problem with them making this money, they work hard to protect us.
Valerie Summers
5:24 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Wow, silly me thought there would be bigger numbers here compared to the last list we got of people from water works and things. These men and ladies risk their life for us, and risk being taken from their families, so they can protect us. Thought maybe that would be worth more!!!
Maybe I'm crazy!!!
The Doctor
5:24 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
You are more likely to die driving a cab than a police cruiser - cool it with the "don't know if they'll make it home at night" stuff.
Also super cool to see all the women on this list, good to know it's not an old boy's club.
Maori Tuakana
5:24 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
There are employees here that get paid less, than the guy that watches water flowing in the sewer system. Sorry, Police & Fire, but you guys deserve more.
McCrackin, Phil
5:24 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Wheres the Mayors amount?
Valerie Summers
8:41 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Mayor is second on the list, with the water guys!! I'm sure he gets more kick back then it says.
I just meant they risk their life, sorry didn't mean to be negative about them coming home. You know what I meant. Just doesn't seem right!
person1
10:15 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I don't think this is our business! I have always been told to NOT discuss salary with peers. Now u have publicized it to the world. Not happy wih the Patch! Also, the work long hours. They put their lives in jeopardy to protect us. They deserve the pay
Hairy Callahan
10:15 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Geez, those base salaries seem low. I thought they did a little better than that. It appears some of them are really taking advantage of any available overtime (other) to get a decent paycheck. Good for them. When you do more with less, overtime is the by-product.
Buford Pusser
12:12 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Those base salaries are not correct!
Hairy Callahan
10:20 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
what are the base salaries Buford?