Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of emergency medical technicians in Pittsburgh is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Emergency Medical Technicians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,400
25th Percentile Wage
$29,890
50th Percentile Wage
$34,460
75th Percentile Wage
$38,210
90th Percentile Wage
$45,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,400.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$34,460
13.67% 13.67%
2021
$29,750
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Pittsburgh with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,460 in Pittsburgh is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians in Pittsburgh is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying State College.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$38,480
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$35,940
Lancaster
$35,750
York-Hanover
$35,210
Reading
$34,890
Pittsburgh
$34,460
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$32,740
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$31,640
Gettysburg
$31,550
Williamsport
$31,450
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,130
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,060
Erie
$30,690
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$30,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$29,950
Johnstown
$29,740
Altoona
$29,360
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$29,030
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$29,020
State College
$28,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.