EMT Salary Comparisons - Please Participate

[Station2]

I've searched this site and found a few threads that cite national studies on EMT salaries and I've found them to be a little vague. I thought it would be interesting to see what we EMT's are actually being paid in different areas. This could prove valuable to any of us looking to relocate. You may not wish to list your actual salary, and that's ok. Generalities will suffice for the purposes of this thread. Please participate as this can serve as a good benchmark in the future.

Example:

Volunteer EMT-B & Fireman
Idaho Falls, ID
Rookie Pay: $12/hour
Veteran Pay: $12/hour
Total Work Hours a Week: 11 (I'm in a rural area)
Overtime pay: n/a
Benefits: n/a (insurance, 401K, etc.)

 

[Flight-LP]

In Charge Paramedic
High Volume Urban 911 System in North Houston

Starting Pay - Around $15 / hr.
Veteran Pay - $20+ / hr.
Total Work Hours / Week - 42
OT - Time and a half for anything over 40 hours
Benefits - Medical (paid by company), Dental, Vision, Life (paid by company), Supplementary Life, AD-D (paid by company), AFLAC, 401K with 1:1 7% match, generous paid time off, $300 annual uniform allowance.

 

[Insurman]

$0.00

I volunteer my time.. although for special events we get $10.00 for food per shift.. usually like 5 hours.. ha..

 

[VentMedic]

Florida - county EMS system

All hours worked past 40 hours in a given week are subject to overtime pay per FLSA.

EMT minimum pay range is:
Salary 24-hour schedule: $13.38- $19.67
Salary 12-hour schedule: $17.84- $26.23

 

[Ridryder911]

Oklahoma

Paramedics- $8.00-18.00 (Veteran) Usually 24 hr shifts, larger metro 12 hr, some 8 hr
Flight Paramedics $9.00-$18.00
Intermediate-$7.00- 12.00
Basic- free (we have about 2,000 too many) -$8.00

Larger services have great benefits, competition is fierce to get on most metro areas. Some of the larger ones, there is not competition, however; most do not stay over 2-3 years.

R/r 911

 

[hangit]

private service, atlanta area, emt-i: $11.25 hr.
time/half for ot, tho they discourage it.
there are medical benefits but i choose not to use them.

i know of a couple others, private & 911 where the hourly is comparable, and there are some where it goes a couple bucks both ways, up & down. an hour or so away in the sticks and forgetaboutit, medics making around $10 an hour.

 

[reaper]

Florida- county third service.

Paramedic-14.50-22.50hr for 12 hour shift
EMT-B 11.85-18.00 hr for 12 hour shift
24 hr shift is little less for both
OT- time and a half over 40 hours.
Holiday- double time.

Some the the best benefit packages in the state for medical,dental,vision and life.

Retirement is State retirement, which is high risk retirement.

 

[hitechredneckemt]

Rural south east Ohio, Private company
EMT- B 7.07 hour
EMT- I 8.07
EMT-P around 10
O/T time and half over forty
do have some benefits but not sure what all is included

 

[MMiz]

Suburban Detroit / Metro area:

Private EMS
EMT-B Starting Pay: $8.00-$10 an hour
EMT-Paramedic Starting Pay: $11-$15 per hour

It's generally accepted that overtime (over 40 hours) is time and a half. That's where people in EMS make their money.

 

[Mercy4Angels]

glad im around here.

NJ 911 system for free BLS (volunteer)
NJ transport ambulance
13 an hour
18 an hour veteran

medics are 23 an hour plus

 

[AZFF/EMT]

Buckeye, AZ
FF/EMT at Buckeye Valley Fire District 12.10 hr Full time ABC schedule
Part time EMT @ PMT ambulance 12 hr to start, 14 hr now.
First Responder @ Sporting events 8.50-11.00 depending on event.

 

[jwalsh]

Boston Ems

EMT-Basic 22.00 max at 8yrs at 30.00
EMT-P 35.00 and up
Support personell 13.50 hr max at 8yrs 21.00

It is not uncommon as a EMT-B to make 86,000 a yr w/overtime paramedic about 150,000

time/half is any hrs after worked after your sched time
all bennys payed for

AND YOU ARE COVERED FOR ANY HELP YOU RENDER OFF- DUTY AS LONG AS IT IS IN THE CITY

 

[AZFF/EMT]

Forgot to add my fill time Job also has Public Safety Retirement Fund and $400+ deffered compensation fund on top of the salary and nmy Insurance is taken out of that, the rest goes into a seperate savings account.

 

[Aileana]

Southern Ontario

shifts: usually 12 hours/shift.

PCP (starting): $28.23/hr
---after 1 year: $29.12/hr
---after 2 years: $30/hr

ACP (starting): $31.62/hr
---after 1 year: $32.62/hr
---after 2 years: $33.60/hr

not sure what critical care makes, or what is made after 2 years though...

 

[mtsjess]

Pay

Southwest Wisconsin
Rural Area

All EMTs (training-EMT-I)
On call: $2.87/hour
On Run: $11.60/hour
Community Service: $6.50/hour

min. 48 on call hours/month

We have a primarily geriatric farm community.