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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median emergency medical technicians in Pittsburgh, PA earns $43,240 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,966 a month.

10th percentile
$36,080
25th percentile
$37,770
Median percentile
$43,240
75th percentile
$47,460
90th percentile
$50,650

Based on 2,000 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,596 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,240
Federal income tax−$3,009
Social Security + Medicare−$3,308
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,327
Monthly take-home$2,966
Every two weeks$1,369

Does it go far here?

$45,674Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania