The Northwest Homer FPD Firefighters Pension Fund had 10 active participants receiving an average salary of $76,228 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The DOI biennial report shows active Northwest Homer FPD Firefighters Pension Fund participants earned $762,279 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.