City of Pittsburgh / Ps - Emergency Medical Services

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Ps - Emergency Medical Services

Source file: City of Pittsburgh — Employee Salaries (2017-2019) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Ps - Emergency Medical Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2019, this agency had 194 employees with median total compensation of $17,881; the highest distinct record was $49,608.

Year: 2019
Total payroll: $3.4M
Employees: 194
Median total: $17,881
Highest record: $49,608

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$34,803+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2019 total compensation is spread across the 194 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($17,881) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $14,647 (83%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,075 (6%)
Benefits — $2,018 (11%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$8,664

$12,746

$17,881

$22,225

$26,498

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $26,498 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,664. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Paramedic 5Th Year

72 · $19,059

Crew Chief

42 · $20,461

Paramedic 1St Year

16 · $12,741

Emergency Medical Technican

16 · $9,926

District Chief

11 · $20,253

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$18.5M —	197 —	$97,153 —
2018	$19.8M ▲ 6.8%	205 ▲ 4.1%	$96,366 ▼ 0.8%
2019	$3.4M ▼ 82.6%	194 ▼ 5.4%	$17,881 ▼ 81.4%

Record list

Employees

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Thomas Saunders

Crew Chief/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2018 total comp

$10,112

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $9,134
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $699
Benefits: $279
Total compensation: $10,112
Hire date: 1977-08-01
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Dec 18, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 6392
Total Taxes: 698.73

Thomas Saunders holds the role of Crew Chief at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 1977, they have about 41 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $10,112. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Anthony Cugini Jr

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,056

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,194
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $610
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,056
Hire date: 2018-05-07
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 930980
Total Taxes: 609.98

Anthony Cugini Jr holds the role of Emergency Medical Technican at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $10,056. They are represented by Paramedics.

John Hobdy Jr

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,050

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $6,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $421
Benefits: $3,534
Total compensation: $10,050
Hire date: 2007-08-24
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 45696
Total Taxes: 420.66

John Hobdy Jr works as a Paramedic 5Th Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2007 (about 12 years). John earned $10,050 in 2019. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Jocelyn Hetrick

Paramedic 1St Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,019

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,161
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $607
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,019
Hire date: 2018-09-24
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 964194
Total Taxes: 607.4

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Jocelyn Hetrick serves as a Paramedic 1St Year within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $10,019. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Joshua Kramer

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,989

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $605
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $9,989
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 902938
Total Taxes: 605.25

Joshua Kramer works as a Emergency Medical Technican for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Joshua earned $9,989 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Michael James

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,863

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $592
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $9,863
Hire date: 2018-05-07
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 931410
Total Taxes: 592.23

Michael James holds the role of Emergency Medical Technican at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,863. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Lawrence Turner

Emt-Senior/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,845

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $7,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $513
Benefits: $2,171
Total compensation: $9,845
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 848274
Total Taxes: 513.13

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Lawrence Turner serves as a Emt-Senior within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,845. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Elijah Lockwood

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,560

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $7,734
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $9,560
Hire date: 2018-05-07
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 931384
Total Taxes: 574.74

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Elijah Lockwood serves as a Emergency Medical Technican within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2018, they have about a year of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,560. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Justin Miller

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,424

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $7,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $562
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $9,424
Hire date: 2015-03-02
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 624302
Total Taxes: 1052.13

Justin Miller holds the role of Emergency Medical Technican at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2015, they have about 4 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $9,424. They are represented by Paramedics.

Jacob Kennedy

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,298

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,637
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $661
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,298
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 848028
Total Taxes: 660.73

Jacob Kennedy is a Emergency Medical Technican at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $9,298. They are represented by Paramedics.

Christopher Blockton

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,254

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $7,456
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $547
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $9,254
Hire date: 2018-05-07
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 930962
Total Taxes: 547.11

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Christopher Blockton serves as a Emergency Medical Technican within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2018 (about a year). Their 2019 pay totaled $9,254. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Tyler Lovey

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$9,053

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $643
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,053
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 902640
Total Taxes: 643.33

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Tyler Lovey serves as a Emergency Medical Technican within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2018, about a year. Their 2019 pay totaled $9,053. They are represented by Paramedics.