How much does a paramedic in the army get paid?

Answer 1

They get paid according to their pay grade, and whatever other allowances they may be entitled to.. whatever extra pay for housing if they're married, hazardous duty pay if applicable, etc. They don't get paid any extra simply for being a medic. See related link 'Army Enlisted Basic Pay Chart, 2010'.

Answer 2

If you're referring to enlisted soldiers in medical fields, the Army doesn't have 'Paramedic' as an occupation. There is a medical branch of the Army, and the closest thing you would have to a paramedic is the 68W MOS - which is known as Healthcare Specialist. 68W is an amalgamation of the old 91B MOS (prior to the reorganisation of the Army which spanned from 2001 - 2004, 91B was Combat Medic. The MOS now designates a mechanic) and some other medical occupations. As part of the 68W qualifications, soldiers are now required to obtain a basic EMT license (whereas under the 91B MOS, no such requirement existed). Service members who continued with their training and became certified as EMT-P (paramedic) could be assigned to serve in a paramedic role on-post, but the received no change to their MOS or Additional Skill Identifiers for it, nor was their pay affected - in fact, it often worked against them as far as advancing their pay went, since opportunities for promotion and advancement in rank were more prevalent in line units than in support units which were outside the deployable bulk of the unit that occupied that specific post.

As for what they get paid, it depends on rank and time in service. For a Private (E1), the 2012 pay chart would have them start off at a base pay of $1491/month, and this could go all the way up to a base pay of $2885 for a Staff Sergeant (E6) with more than six years in service. Once you reach the rank of Sergeant First Class (E7), you are considered a specialist in the whole of the medical field, and are no longer assigned the 68W MOS. See the related link at the bottom for a better explanation of the 2012 pay chart.

As for serving as a paramedic on post, it's a job which has been outsourced to the civil sector. Soldiers no longer fill that role.

Answer 3

Pay is based by rank not MOS