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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Duane Lewis

Crew Chief/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$32,019
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$26,551
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,928
Benefits
$3,540
Total compensation
$32,019
Hire date
1991-06-03
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
15834
Total Taxes
1928.1

Duane Lewis works as a Crew Chief for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 1991, they have about 28 years of service. Duane earned $32,019 in 2019. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Michael Bess

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$31,917
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$26,456
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,926
Benefits
$3,535
Total compensation
$31,917
Hire date
2013-10-28
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
443588
Total Taxes
1926.02

Michael Bess works as a Paramedic 5Th Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Hired in 2013, they have about 6 years of service. Michael earned $31,917 in 2019. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.