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NYC Uber drivers earn more than city emergency services: report

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NYC Uber drivers earn more than city emergency services: report

They’re saving New Yorkers’ lives, but using Uber might be better.

Big Apple Uber drivers who worked 32 hours a week for 50 weeks a year earned an average net income of $52,900, according to the ridesharing company’s October report. That figure dwarfs the city’s first-year base annual salary of $39,386 emergency medical technicians.

Even though we spent hundreds of hours learning life-saving medical skillsIncluding training to perform emergency deliveries, manage fractures and perform trauma assessments, EMTs can expect to work for five years before earning a maximum base salary of $59,534 plus benefits.

The pay of Uber drivers is dwarfing that of city emergency services in its first year, according to a recent report from the ride-sharing company. Gabriella Bass

Union leadership said low pay is driving ambulance workers to other jobs in the city or the private sector.

“I have friends who left this job to do Instacart, Uber, Lyft,” Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2507 of the 37th District Council, which represents the city’s 4,100 EMTs and paramedics, told The Post.

“We save thousands of lives every year and the starting wage is $19 per hour,” he added. “How (do you expect) people to survive with this?”

Uber drivers, whose pay rates are regulated by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission along with other ride-share drivers, have seen five raises since 2020, with the most recent a 3.49% wage increase tied to inflation in March.

But Uber and Lyft also reportedly locked To avoid millions of dollars in fees, drivers have been logging off the apps for hours since June. Pay data in Uber’s October report was based on riders’ earnings and expenses for the 12-month period ending in April.

New York City Uber drivers working full-time during the 12-month period ending in April earned net wages of approximately $52,900. Getty Images
Emergencies in the city left the job to work on business practices because their pay was too low, according to union leaders. Christopher Sadowski

Meanwhile, the city’s Emergency Department workers have been working without a contract for more than two years.

Barzilay said he and his colleagues in the city’s Fire Department are seeking “pay parity” with others. uniformed servicesWhich Mayor Adams? I promised During the 2021 campaign, however, he has not been successful so far.

“Whether through collective bargaining or through management, (ATT employees) urgently need a raise,” said City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens), who chairs the Fire and Emergency Management Committee.

The mayor’s office referred a request for comment on EMT pay to TLC spokesman Jason Kersten. Kersten said working for Uber “hasn’t been a very reliable job lately,” citing lockouts of rideshare drivers.

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