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ENC county raises paramedic salary after 2022 report showed they were paid less than surrounding counties

PRE News & Ideas | By Ryan Shaffer
Published January 24, 2023 at 10:13 AM EST
(Photo: Chris Wong on Flickr via Creative Commons)
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Carteret County Commissioners approved a request to increase pay for the county’s paramedics by 15%, following a 2022 statewide report found that their pay was lower than surrounding counties.
Carteret County Commissioners approved a request to increase pay for the county’s paramedics by 15%, following a 2022 statewide report found that their pay was lower than surrounding counties.

Carteret County Commissioners approved a request to increase pay for the county’s paramedics by 15%, following a 2022 statewide report found that their pay was less than surrounding counties.

A member of the Carteret county Emergency Services presented the request said surrounding counties increased paramedic pay by 20% over recent years, making Carteret County less competitive in recruitment.

The last reevaluation of pay for county paramedics was in 2014.
Ryan Shaffer
Ryan is an Arkansas native and podcast junkie. He was first introduced to public radio during an internship with his hometown NPR station, KUAF. Ryan is a graduate of Tufts University in Somerville, Mass., where he studied political science and led the Tufts Daily, the nation’s smallest independent daily college newspaper. In his spare time, Ryan likes to embroider, attend musicals, and spend time with his fiancée.
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