Salary & Benefits

Pay

Position	Hourly Rate	Base Salary (W/O Built-in Overtime)
EMT Recruit	$17.58/hr	$36,570  *Reflects 2025 Pay Increase*
EMT	$20.15/hr	$41,925
AEMT	$21.98/hr	$45,734
Paramedic	$27.15/hr	$56,488

*The salary data provided herein for NOEMS employees reflects only the minimum compensation. Actual salaries may vary.

Retention Pay Incentives

• Newly hired EMTs and Advanced = $1,500 after first year
• Newly hired Paramedics = $4,500 after first year

Annual Special Pay Incentives

• Specialized units = $1500 per year
• Higher education pays for EMTs and AEMTs only
  • Associate's degree = 2.5% of hourly
  • Bachelor’s degree = 5% of hourly
  • Graduate degree = 7.5% of hourly
• Referral pay: $1000 upon hire and $1000 after one year with NOEMS

Employment Benefits

Benefits include but are not limited to:

• Paid continued education for BLS, ACLS, AMLS, PHTLS, EPC/PALS, and all other NOEMS required classes
• Discounted college education at:
  • Tulane School of Continuing Studies
  • Western Governors University
• Group health, dental, and vision insurance
• Free life insurance policy
• Shift differential pay
  • Shifts starting between 12pm-5pm: 5% 
  • Shifts starting between 5pm-10pm: 10% 
• Essential and Difficult to Fill Shifts and Assignments recieve an additional 10% special rate of pay
• Built in overtime
• 15 paid vacation and 13 sick leave days per year
• 12 weeks of paid maternity and paternity leave
• Yearly uniform allowance

Visit the Civil Service application page for comprehensive details on employment benefits.

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

New Orleans EMS is a qualified employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).