EMT-B Salary Philly Area

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I have seen tons of salary info on here and the web. It seems to range anywhere from $7hr-$22hr. Can someone give me an idea as far as salary for an EMT-B in the Philadelphia area?

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Are we talking the burbs or Philly itself? In the burbs (Chester, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties) it varies depending on the station--the ambulances are run out of volunteer fire companies or ambulance services that hire paid staff, so it can vary widely.

I think Philly itself pays like $44,000/yr for Paramedics. EMTs in Philly are firefighters assigned to the medic, and start at like $39,000
 
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I meant in the Burbs.
 
What county?

325.
 
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I live In Montgomery close to Kop and Norristown. Also not too far from Chester
 
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I live In Montgomery close to Kop and Norristown. Also not too far from Chester
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You can try Plymouth (308s) or Lafayette E.M.S. SARS is a good squad also / they are all around Montco.

325.

Edit: You can also try Narberth which has a station in Chonsohocken.
 
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How is the "job market" for EMTs in surrounding PA counties? When I started out in 2003, you had to have 1-3 years of EMS experience as an EMT, which if you didn't have, you had to volunteer... or know someone. It seemed pretty hard to get. I finally got one because I finally got a year of experience volunteering and knew the asst. chief of a squad.

Might be worth looking around Del Co. I don't know how the pay is now, but I got 10$ an hour in 2004... Though I enjoyed the experience (busy BLS 911 ambulance that is unfortunately ALS now).
 
Sb... I was making 14-15 in Delco as an EMT in '08. That seems to be about the going rate for "real" 911 EMS. Most of the transport companies start in the 11-12 range for EMT's. Some are higher... some not.

$22? for an EMT? Really? That's decent for medic pay. Tell me where that is for BLS, and I'll gladly work there as "just a basic".
 
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