How Much Do First Responders Really Make? EMTs, Police Officers...Shocking Salary Breakdown! 🚑💰

⛑️How much do first responders make?

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The median annual salary for first responders in the US is only $40,950, or roughly ~$19/hour. Entry-level positions start at $34,000/year, and more experienced workers make up to $70,000/year.

Here are the annual mean wages for different first responder occupations according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, May 2022):

🚑 EMTs: $40,120/year
⛑️ Paramedics: $53,560/year
🔥 Firefighters: $56,310/year
🚨 Police and sheriff's patrol officers: $71,380/year

Over the past 2 years, we've interviewed many different first responders! We've been shocked to learn that many of them are not as well compensated as you would assume.

What do you think? Are first responders well compensated? Let us know in the comments!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
0:10 Police Officer - $100,000 (Orlando, FL)
0:15 Police Officer - $120,000 (Washington, DC)
0:27 EMT/ER Tech - $25,000 (Washington, DC)
0:37 EMT - $43,000 (Houston, TX)
1:10 EMT/ER Tech - $24/hr, $49,000 (Washington, DC)
3:06 EMT - $50,000 (Orlando, FL)
3:14 Paramedic - $60,000 (Atlanta, GA)
6:40 Wildland Firefighters - $56,000 (Eugene, OR)
7:53 Anonymous Firefighter - $92,000 (Massachusetts)
8:33 Dispatcher - $60,000 (Bedford, TX)
8:56 MORE FIRST RESPONDER SALARIES

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