New York City paramedic and EMT salary, 2025
New York City is one government for all five boroughs. Its EMTs and paramedics work for the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Service (FDNY EMS), on the city's ambulances.1 3,970 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for New York City in fiscal year 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $79,460, overtime included.
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at New York City?
Official pay range, eMTs2
$39,386 to $59,534
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for eMTs, the largest group
Based on the 3,365 of 3,970 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.
Most of New York City's paramedics and EMTs (2,953 of 3,970) hold the title Emergency Medical Specialist-EMT (Fire Department), with an official range of $39,386 to $59,534. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $70,713, $11,179 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $74,704
- the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $12,916
- average per full-year paramedic and EMT
- Starting salary
- $39,386
- bottom of the Emergency Medical Specialist-EMT (Fire Department) range
- New York average
- $82,409
- average total pay at all 2 employers
What does each paramedic and EMT title at New York City pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1,2 Official ranges are the city's current ones (2026), so they can be a little higher than the rates paid in fiscal year 2025. Hourly rates are shown as a yearly amount at the title's standard hours.
EMTs
- Emergency Medical Specialist-EMT (Fire Department)$70,713
Paramedics
- Emergency Medical Specialist-Paramedic (Fire Department)$102,498
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Supervisor pay at New York City
Counted on their own, kept out of the paramedic and EMT figures on this page. Range: the lowest bottom and highest top of the rank's official ranges, from the city's current title list. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramedics and EMTs | 3,970 | $39,386 to $59,534 | $79,460 |
| Supervisors | 848 | $76,166 to $86,986 | $127,230 |
Does New York City pay paramedics and EMTs more than other New York employers?
Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: New York City next to every New York employer together.1
- New York City$79,460
- All employers in New York$82,409
Full-year paramedics and EMTs at New York City earned $2,949 less than the New York average.
Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at New York City
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at New York City?
Paramedics and EMTs at New York City who worked the full year earned an average of $79,460 in fiscal year 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $74,704: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $39,386 to $59,534.
How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at New York City earn?
Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $12,916 in overtime in fiscal year 2025. The middle one was paid $8,088: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at New York City?
$39,386 a year: the bottom of the current official range (2026) for New York City's Emergency Medical Specialist-EMT (Fire Department) title. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $79,460 in total pay.
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Sources for the New York City figures
Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at New York City at any point in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025) counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people still employed at the end of June 2025 who worked at least 90% of a full year's regular hours at their title's standard week. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- City of New York, Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year): titles, base salaries, regular pay, overtime and other pay of every city employee, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).
- City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Civil Service Titles: official minimum and maximum pay per title, current list (2026).