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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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Adam Deluca

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$8,664
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$8,048
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$616
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,664
Hire date
2018-05-07
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
931352
Total Taxes
615.68

Adam Deluca is a Emergency Medical Technican at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2018 (about a year). 2019 total compensation came to $8,664. They are represented by Paramedics.

Christopher Shue

Paramedic 1St Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2017 total comp
$7,947
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$7,418
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$528
Total compensation
$7,947
Hire date
2016-01-25
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated
Jan 9, 2017
Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
651522
Total Taxes
0

Christopher Shue works as a Paramedic 1St Year for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2016 (about a year). Christopher earned $7,947 in 2017. Union affiliation: Paramedics.

Jason Elias

Emergency Medical Technican/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$7,830
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$7,278
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$552
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,830
Hire date
2018-05-07
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
931368
Total Taxes
552.39

Jason Elias 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 $7,830. They are represented by Paramedics.

Patrick Lambert

Paramedic 5Th Year/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$7,592
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$7,058
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$533
Benefits
$2
Total compensation
$7,592
Hire date
2015-02-23
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
624254
Total Taxes
532.6

Patrick Lambert holds the role of Paramedic 5Th Year at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. They have served since 2015 (about 4 years). In 2019, their total compensation was $7,592. Their bargaining unit is Paramedics.

Robert Johnston

Emt-Senior/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$7,507
Sub-department
Emergency Medical Service
Base pay
$6,985
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$523
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,507
Hire date
2017-05-08
Union / bargaining unit
Paramedics

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
848098
Total Taxes
522.57

Robert Johnston works as a Emt-Senior for Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Emergency Medical Service. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 2 years. Robert earned $7,507 in 2019. They are represented by Paramedics.

Linda Krause

Clerical Assistant 2-Ems/Ps - Emergency Medical Services

2019 total comp
$7,483
Sub-department
PS-EMS Staff
Base pay
$5,679
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$424
Benefits
$1,381
Total compensation
$7,483
Hire date
1995-10-16
Union / bargaining unit
AFSCME Local 2719

Source-specific fields

Employment Status
Full-Time
Home Cost Center
220000
Socrata Entity Number
31874
Total Taxes
423.77

Linda Krause is a Clerical Assistant 2-Ems at Ps - Emergency Medical Services within Ps-Ems Staff. Hired in 1995, they have about 24 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $7,483. Their bargaining unit is AFSCME Local 2719.