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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John Hill

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$11,593

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $9,701
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $711
Benefits: $1,181
Total compensation: $11,593
Hire date: 1995-02-27
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 14544
Total Taxes: 711.29

John Hill works as a Paramedic 5Th Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 24 years. John earned $11,593 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Spencer Thomas

Paramedic 2Nd Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$11,542

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $9,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $712
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $11,542
Hire date: 2016-12-12
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 814370
Total Taxes: 712.3

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Spencer Thomas serves as a Paramedic 2Nd Year within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2016 (about 3 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $11,542. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Joshua Slagel

Emt-Senior/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$11,302

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $9,355
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $696
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $11,302
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 848222
Total Taxes: 695.93

Joshua Slagel works as a Emt-Senior for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2017 (about 2 years). Joshua earned $11,302 in 2019. They are represented by Paramedics.

Jeffrey Meyer

District Chief/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,967

Sub-department: PS-EMS Admin
Base pay: $6,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $497
Benefits: $3,546
Total compensation: $10,967
Hire date: 1985-11-12
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 30612
Total Taxes: 496.9

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Jeffrey Meyer serves as a District Chief within Ps-Ems Administrative. Hired in 1985, they have about 34 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $10,967. Union affiliation: Non-Union.

Janet Conforti-Barone

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2017 total comp

$10,957

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $10,953
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4
Total compensation: $10,957
Hire date: 1988-06-13
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jan 29, 2017
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 10778
Total Taxes: 0

Janet Conforti-Barone holds the role of Paramedic 5Th Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 1988, they have about 29 years of service. In 2017, their total compensation was $10,957. They are represented by Paramedics.

Steven Aubele

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,675

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $654
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,675
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 847988
Total Taxes: 653.98

Steven Aubele works as a Emergency Medical Technican for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Steven earned $10,675 in 2019. They are represented by Paramedics.

Cody Rhodamer

Emt-Senior/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,589

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $644
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,589
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 848204
Total Taxes: 643.82

Cody Rhodamer is a Emt-Senior at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $10,589. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Daniel King

Emt-Senior/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,488

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,596
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $641
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,488
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 848146
Total Taxes: 640.71

Daniel King holds the role of Emt-Senior at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $10,488. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Taylor Leturgey

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,307

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $625
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,307
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 902622
Total Taxes: 625.24

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Taylor Leturgey serves as a Emergency Medical Technican within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2018 (about a year). Their 2019 pay totaled $10,307. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Patrick Glass

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$10,281

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $8,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $622
Benefits: $1,251
Total compensation: $10,281
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 848062
Total Taxes: 621.89

Patrick Glass works as a Emergency Medical Technican for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Patrick earned $10,281 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.