Lake County Gazette

The Countryside FPD Firefighters Pension Fund had 34 active participants receiving an average salary of $100,162 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report shows active Countryside FPD Firefighters Pension Fund participants earned $3,405,516 in total salaries in 2016.

Statewide, there are 591,687 active pensioners in the state's 666 public retirement systems and pension funds. The average salary is $56,467. In all, active pension fund participants earned $18,095,309,637 in total salaries.

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Change 2012-2016
Active pensioners	32	32	32	32	34	2
Average salary	$88,749	$91,822	$95,593	$98,317	$100,162	$11,413