How much do Medics/Officers actually get paid?
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I would like to delve into the other side of a topic I have discussed on this blog. I like to uncover both sides of each story when I am give the chance. Allow me to show you exactly what a stipend or promotion is worth over the course of a Career. Now let me explain the figures. All the pay is based on base salary currently. The figures also include an annual 2.5% pay raise each and every year.
This shows the pay over a 25 year period comparing a FF/EMT, a FF/EMT-I, and a FF/PM.
| Firefighter | FF/EMT-I | FF/PM | |
| 1 | $30,002.18 | $31,789.18 | $33,798.16 |
| 2 | $30,752.23 | $32,583.91 | $34,643.11 |
| 3 | $31,521.04 | $33,398.51 | $35,509.19 |
| 4 | $32,309.07 | $34,233.47 | $36,396.92 |
| 5 | $33,116.79 | $35,089.31 | $37,306.84 |
| 6 | $33,944.71 | $35,966.54 | $38,239.52 |
| 7 | $34,793.33 | $36,865.70 | $39,195.50 |
| 8 | $35,663.16 | $37,787.35 | $40,175.39 |
| 9 | $36,554.74 | $38,732.03 | $41,179.78 |
| 10 | $37,468.61 | $39,700.33 | $42,209.27 |
| 11 | $38,405.33 | $40,692.84 | $43,264.50 |
| 12 | $39,365.46 | $41,710.16 | $44,346.11 |
| 13 | $40,349.60 | $42,752.91 | $45,454.77 |
| 14 | $41,358.34 | $43,821.74 | $46,591.14 |
| 15 | $42,392.29 | $44,917.28 | $47,755.92 |
| 16 | $43,452.10 | $46,040.21 | $48,949.81 |
| 17 | $44,538.40 | $47,191.22 | $50,173.56 |
| 18 | $45,651.86 | $48,371.00 | $51,427.90 |
| 19 | $46,793.16 | $49,580.27 | $52,713.59 |
| 20 | $47,962.99 | $50,819.78 | $54,031.43 |
| 21 | $49,162.07 | $52,090.27 | $55,382.22 |
| 22 | $50,391.12 | $53,392.53 | $56,766.78 |
| 23 | $51,650.89 | $54,727.34 | $58,185.95 |
| 24 | $52,942.17 | $56,095.53 | $59,640.59 |
| 25 | $54,265.72 | $57,497.91 | $61,131.61 |
This shows the pay over a 25 year period comparing a FF/EMT, a FF/EMT-I, and a FF/PM which get promoted to Lt. at the 5 year mark.
| Lieutenant | Lt/EMT-I | Lt./PM | |
| 1 | $30,002.18 | $31,789.18 | $33,798.16 |
| 2 | $30,752.23 | $32,583.91 | $34,643.11 |
| 3 | $31,521.04 | $33,398.51 | $35,509.19 |
| 4 | $32,309.07 | $34,233.47 | $36,396.92 |
| 5 | $34,732.25 | $36,800.98 | $39,126.69 |
| 6 | $35,600.55 | $37,721.00 | $40,104.86 |
| 7 | $36,490.57 | $38,664.03 | $41,107.48 |
| 8 | $37,402.83 | $39,630.63 | $42,135.17 |
| 9 | $38,337.90 | $40,621.40 | $43,188.55 |
| 10 | $39,296.35 | $41,636.93 | $44,268.26 |
| 11 | $40,278.76 | $42,677.85 | $45,374.97 |
| 12 | $41,285.73 | $43,744.80 | $46,509.34 |
| 13 | $42,317.87 | $44,838.42 | $47,672.07 |
| 14 | $43,375.82 | $45,959.38 | $48,863.88 |
| 15 | $44,460.21 | $47,108.37 | $50,085.47 |
| 16 | $45,571.72 | $48,286.08 | $51,337.61 |
| 17 | $46,711.01 | $49,493.23 | $52,621.05 |
| 18 | $47,878.79 | $50,730.56 | $53,936.58 |
| 19 | $49,075.75 | $51,998.82 | $55,284.99 |
| 20 | $50,302.65 | $53,298.79 | $56,667.11 |
| 21 | $51,560.21 | $54,631.26 | $58,083.79 |
| 22 | $52,849.22 | $55,997.04 | $59,535.89 |
| 23 | $54,170.45 | $57,396.97 | $61,024.28 |
| 24 | $55,524.71 | $58,831.89 | $62,549.89 |
| 25 | $56,912.83 | $60,302.69 | $64,113.64 |
This shows the pay over a 25 year period comparing a FF/EMT, a FF/EMT-I, and a FF/PM which get promoted to Lt. at the 5 year mark and 1st Lt. at the 10 year mark.
1st Lt. 1st Lt./EMT-I 1st Lt./PM
1 $30,002.18 $31,789.18 $33,798.16
2 $30,752.23 $32,583.91 $34,643.11
3 $31,521.04 $33,398.51 $35,509.19
4 $32,309.07 $34,233.47 $36,396.92
5 $34,732.25 $36,800.98 $39,126.69
6 $35,600.55 $37,721.00 $40,104.86
7 $36,490.57 $38,664.03 $41,107.48
8 $37,402.83 $39,630.63 $42,135.17
9 $38,337.90 $40,621.40 $43,188.55
10 $41,213.24 $43,668.00 $46,427.69
11 $42,243.57 $44,759.70 $47,588.38
12 $43,299.66 $45,878.69 $48,778.09
13 $44,382.16 $47,025.66 $49,997.54
14 $45,491.71 $48,201.30 $51,247.48
15 $46,629.00 $49,406.33 $52,528.67
16 $47,794.73 $50,641.49 $53,841.88
17 $48,989.60 $51,907.53 $55,187.93
18 $50,214.34 $53,205.22 $56,567.63
19 $51,469.69 $54,535.35 $57,981.82
20 $52,756.44 $55,898.73 $59,431.36
21 $54,075.35 $57,296.20 $60,917.15
22 $55,427.23 $58,728.61 $62,440.08
23 $56,812.91 $60,196.82 $64,001.08
24 $58,233.23 $61,701.74 $65,601.11
25 $59,689.07 $63,244.29 $67,241.13
1st Lt. 1st Lt./EMT-I 1st Lt./PM
1 $30,002.18 $31,789.18 $33,798.16
2 $30,752.23 $32,583.91 $34,643.11
3 $31,521.04 $33,398.51 $35,509.19
4 $32,309.07 $34,233.47 $36,396.92
5 $34,732.25 $36,800.98 $39,126.69
6 $35,600.55 $37,721.00 $40,104.86
7 $36,490.57 $38,664.03 $41,107.48
8 $37,402.83 $39,630.63 $42,135.17
9 $38,337.90 $40,621.40 $43,188.55
10 $41,213.24 $43,668.00 $46,427.69
11 $42,243.57 $44,759.70 $47,588.38
12 $43,299.66 $45,878.69 $48,778.09
13 $44,382.16 $47,025.66 $49,997.54
14 $45,491.71 $48,201.30 $51,247.48
15 $46,629.00 $49,406.33 $52,528.67
16 $47,794.73 $50,641.49 $53,841.88
17 $48,989.60 $51,907.53 $55,187.93
18 $50,214.34 $53,205.22 $56,567.63
19 $51,469.69 $54,535.35 $57,981.82
20 $52,756.44 $55,898.73 $59,431.36
21 $54,075.35 $57,296.20 $60,917.15
22 $55,427.23 $58,728.61 $62,440.08
23 $56,812.91 $60,196.82 $64,001.08
24 $58,233.23 $61,701.74 $65,601.11
25 $59,689.07 $63,244.29 $67,241.13
This shows the pay over a 25 year period comparing a FF/EMT, a FF/EMT-I, and a FF/PM which get promoted to Lt. at the 5 year mark and 1st Lt. at the 10 year mark and Captain at the 15 year mark.
| Captain | Captain/EMT-I | Captain/PM | |
| 1 | $30,002.18 | $ 31,789.18 | $33,798.16 |
| 2 | $30,752.23 | $ 32,583.91 | $34,643.11 |
| 3 | $31,521.04 | $ 33,398.51 | $35,509.19 |
| 4 | $32,309.07 | $ 34,233.47 | $36,396.92 |
| 5 | $34,732.25 | $ 36,800.98 | $39,126.69 |
| 6 | $35,600.55 | $ 37,721.00 | $40,104.86 |
| 7 | $36,490.57 | $ 38,664.03 | $41,107.48 |
| 8 | $37,402.83 | $ 39,630.63 | $42,135.17 |
| 9 | $38,337.90 | $ 40,621.40 | $43,188.55 |
| 10 | $41,213.24 | $ 43,668.00 | $46,427.69 |
| 11 | $42,243.57 | $ 44,759.70 | $47,588.38 |
| 12 | $43,299.66 | $ 45,878.69 | $48,778.09 |
| 13 | $44,382.16 | $ 47,025.66 | $49,997.54 |
| 14 | $45,491.71 | $ 48,201.30 | $51,247.48 |
| 15 | $48,903.59 | $ 51,816.40 | $55,091.04 |
| 16 | $50,126.18 | $ 53,111.81 | $56,468.32 |
| 17 | $51,379.33 | $ 54,439.61 | $57,880.02 |
| 18 | $52,663.82 | $ 55,800.60 | $59,327.02 |
| 19 | $53,980.41 | $ 57,195.61 | $60,810.20 |
| 20 | $55,329.92 | $ 58,625.50 | $62,330.45 |
| 21 | $56,713.17 | $ 60,091.14 | $63,888.72 |
| 22 | $58,131.00 | $ 61,593.42 | $65,485.93 |
| 23 | $59,584.27 | $ 63,133.25 | $67,123.08 |
| 24 | $61,073.88 | $ 64,711.58 | $68,801.16 |
| 25 | $62,600.73 | $ 66,329.37 | $70,521.19 |
And so what does all this mean. Well if you were paying attention it shows that a 25 year Captain only makes $1500 more than a 25 year Paramedic. This also shows case and point where a 15 year Captain ($48,903.59) compares to that of a 15 year Paramedic ($47,755.92). Go ahead and check out other comparisons. Let us take this one step further, many people say that Medics only make $3700 a year. Well that is not entirely true, and what does that add up to over the course of 25 year. If it were only $3700 a year then that would equal $92,500 in 25 years. Actually the Medics make almost $130,000 more than a Firefighter in their lifetime (25 years).
This is why I feel that in order to give any more incentive to the Medics, I believe that the Officers need to be paid properly.
As far as the Medic pay goes. I do not know how many Medics who have been promoted have kept their pay, or how much pay they have kept if they did.
Disclaimer: I have to let the jury (you) decide if my figures are accurate or not. Please feel free to let me know if I am off. I realize that the raise amount year to year might differ, the average might also be higher than 2.5%, however this is the figure I use.
That is all I will say, I will let you all draw your own conclusions.
