CA EMT starting salary- job applications

[JagWar]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to get your thoughts and opinions on the tricky job application question of "salary desired".

I looked up average salaries for California and came up with the Bureau of Labor Statistic website (unfortunately I can't paste the link because I'm under the posting threshold).

and a figure of roughly $15 per hour.

Would this be a fair amount to ask for on a job application for a first-time EMT fresh out of school? If not, what would you suggest? Just looking for a realistic figure that doesn't seem ludicrously high (or ridiculously low) considering my lack of EMT experience in the field.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JagWar]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to get your thoughts and opinions on the tricky job application question of "salary desired".

I looked up average salaries for California and came up with this site: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292041.htm

and a figure of roughly $15 per hour.

Would this be a fair amount to ask for on a job application for a first-time EMT fresh out of school? If not, what would you suggest? Just looking for a realistic figure that doesn't seem ludicrously high (or ridiculously low) considering my lack of EMT experience in the field.

Thanks in advance!

 

[luke_31]

Yeah that is pretty high for most of the areas in CA. You're looking at minimum wage to 10 an hour for the most part.

 

[JagWar]

Not sure how this happened, but my thread was posted twice- apologies to the moderators. Perhaps you can delete one of them?

In any case, heres the link to the Bureau of Labor Statistics I was referring to in the above post:
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292041.htm

 

[DesertMedic66]

For pay put "Open".

In CA as an EMT you are lucky to make $12/an hour. Most companies are $9-$11 per hour.

 

[JagWar]

Yeah I tried writing "negotiable" but the PDF only allows me to fill in that question with a number. Guess I'll try with 10 or 11, thanks DesertEMT66! And Luke 31 who answered in the other post.

 

[ffemt8978]

Duplicate threads merged and moved to appropriate forum.

 

[dC0m]

Hey everyone!

I wanted to get your thoughts and opinions on the tricky job application question of "salary desired".

I looked up average salaries for California and came up with this site: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292041.htm

and a figure of roughly $15 per hour.

Would this be a fair amount to ask for on a job application for a first-time EMT fresh out of school? If not, what would you suggest? Just looking for a realistic figure that doesn't seem ludicrously high (or ridiculously low) considering my lack of EMT experience in the field.

Thanks in advance!

I noticed that the link you provided groups EMTs, along with Paramedics. I think paramedics would see closer to $15/hour versus EMTs at the realistic rate of $8 - $11/hour.

 

[Aprz]

Most companies pay minimum wage, or a little more. There are few exceptions. In my area, 911 EMTs are started at $17.25/hour.

 

[brian328]

in southern california you can expect to make $8-9 an hour at a 911 company and roughly $9-10 an hour for IFT companies..