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

Page 1

Jonathan Magdits

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$14,455

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $12,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $919
Benefits: $1,179
Total compensation: $14,455
Hire date: 2012-12-03
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 48780
Total Taxes: 918.78

Jonathan Magdits works as a Paramedic 5Th Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2012, they have about 7 years of service. Jonathan earned $14,455 in 2019. They are represented by Paramedics.

Tanika Bryant

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$14,286

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $12,196
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $910
Benefits: $1,180
Total compensation: $14,286
Hire date: 1999-08-09
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 14952
Total Taxes: 909.92

At Ps - Emergency Medical Services, Tanika Bryant serves as a Paramedic 5Th Year within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 20 years. Their 2019 pay totaled $14,286. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Lauren Walkowski

Crew Chief/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,926

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $882
Benefits: $1,180
Total compensation: $13,926
Hire date: 2011-10-17
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 48194
Total Taxes: 881.72

Lauren Walkowski holds the role of Crew Chief at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2011 (about 8 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $13,926. They are represented by Paramedics.

Sara Vogt

Crew Chief/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,905

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $12,918
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $984
Benefits: $3
Total compensation: $13,905
Hire date: 2001-10-22
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 41728
Total Taxes: 984.28

Sara Vogt works as a Crew Chief for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 18 years. Sara earned $13,905 in 2019. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Nicolle Sweitzer

Paramedic 2Nd Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,889

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $882
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $13,889
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 900104
Total Taxes: 882.33

Nicolle Sweitzer holds the role of Paramedic 2Nd Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $13,889. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Jill Fox

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,841

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,785
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $875
Benefits: $1,181
Total compensation: $13,841
Hire date: 2005-06-06
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 16528
Total Taxes: 875.44

Jill Fox holds the role of Paramedic 5Th Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2005, they have about 14 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $13,841. They are represented by Paramedics.

Dawnshalay Williams

Paramedic 2Nd Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,832

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,801
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $854
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $13,832
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 900122
Total Taxes: 854.23

Dawnshalay Williams holds the role of Paramedic 2Nd Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. In 2019, their total compensation was $13,832. They are represented by Paramedics.

Jenna Heidenreich

Paramedic 1St Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,760

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $873
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $13,760
Hire date: 2018-04-09
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 919048
Total Taxes: 873.21

Jenna Heidenreich works as a Paramedic 1St Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2018 (about a year). Jenna earned $13,760 in 2019. They are represented by Paramedics.

Robin Johnson

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,696

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $865
Benefits: $1,181
Total compensation: $13,696
Hire date: 1999-08-09
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 31748
Total Taxes: 865.3

Robin Johnson holds the role of Paramedic 5Th Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 1999, they have about 20 years of service. In 2019, their total compensation was $13,696. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Ellen Matthews

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,536

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $10,438
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $740
Benefits: $2,357
Total compensation: $13,536
Hire date: 2008-11-10
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 46452
Total Taxes: 740.45

Ellen Matthews works as a Paramedic 5Th Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 11 years. Ellen earned $13,536 in 2019. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Taylor Mahoney

Paramedic 2Nd Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,450

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $10,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $741
Benefits: $2,355
Total compensation: $13,450
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 897506
Total Taxes: 741.14

Taylor Mahoney works as a Paramedic 2Nd Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2017, they have about 2 years of service. Taylor earned $13,450 in 2019. They are represented by Paramedics.

Michael Donnelly

Paramedic 1St Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,410

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $843
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $13,410
Hire date: 2018-04-09
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 919118
Total Taxes: 842.84

Michael Donnelly is a Paramedic 1St Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2018 (about a year). 2019 total compensation came to $13,410. They are represented by Paramedics.

Jessica Flowers

Paramedic 1St Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,409

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $845
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $13,409
Hire date: 2018-04-09
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 918340
Total Taxes: 844.79

Jessica Flowers is a Paramedic 1St Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2018 (about a year). 2019 total compensation came to $13,409. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Nicholas Lawrence

Paramedic 1St Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,344

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $11,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $844
Benefits: $1,178
Total compensation: $13,344
Hire date: 2018-09-24
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 964236
Total Taxes: 843.65

Nicholas Lawrence holds the role of Paramedic 1St Year 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 $13,344. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Eric Hairston

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp

$13,320

Sub-department: Emergency Medical Service
Base pay: $10,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $729
Benefits: $2,503
Total compensation: $13,320
Hire date: 2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit: Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 220000
Socrata Entity Number: 850018
Total Taxes: 728.58

Eric Hairston is a Emergency Medical Technican at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. 2019 total compensation came to $13,320. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.