Home / Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians / Best Cities Best Cities for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicianss Cities ranked by purchasing power — where ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicianss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.
How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.
# Location Score Raw Salary Adjusted Salary Rent/Income 1 Connecticut State 1.93 $73,730 $68,522 26% 2 North Dakota State 1.15 $37,690 $40,702 31% 3 Iowa State 1.14 $36,090 $40,460 32% 4 Wisconsin State 1.14 $37,450 $40,574 35% 5 Oregon State 1.12 $40,900 $39,709 47% 6 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro 1.12 $44,620 $39,557 54% 7 Ohio State 1.11 $35,560 $39,336 35% 8 Tennessee State 1.10 $35,740 $39,060 42% 9 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro 1.10 $37,420 $39,061 48% 10 Georgia State 1.09 $35,950 $38,490 47% 11 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro 1.09 $37,040 $38,503 50% 12 Nebraska State 1.08 $35,020 $38,273 36% 13 Arkansas State 1.07 $32,720 $37,914 32% 14 Illinois State 1.06 $36,730 $37,710 43% 15 Utah State 1.06 $37,660 $37,585 48% 16 Kentucky State 1.05 $32,850 $37,119 35% 17 Montana State 1.05 $36,050 $37,396 38% 18 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro 1.05 $35,960 $37,149 54% 19 Indiana State 1.04 $33,280 $36,773 38% 20 Massachusetts State 1.03 $39,480 $36,387 69% 21 Nevada State 1.03 $36,440 $36,367 48% 22 Virginia State 1.01 $36,980 $35,729 51% 23 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro 1.01 $37,900 $35,822 53% 24 Maryland State 0.99 $38,410 $35,174 52% 25 Maine State 0.98 $34,690 $34,760 45% 26 Vermont State 0.98 $35,690 $34,820 48% 27 Florida State 0.97 $35,020 $34,502 59% 28 Michigan State 0.97 $31,770 $34,420 42% 29 North Carolina State 0.97 $32,450 $34,375 48% 30 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro 0.97 $35,580 $34,377 54% 31 Delaware State 0.96 $34,400 $34,059 47% 32 New Hampshire State 0.95 $35,730 $33,708 53% 33 Pennsylvania State 0.95 $32,730 $33,742 48% 34 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro 0.95 $32,780 $33,724 58% 35 Pittsburgh, PA Metro 0.95 $31,220 $33,751 45% 36 Minnesota State 0.94 $32,670 $33,337 47% 37 New Jersey State 0.94 $36,170 $33,244 60% 38 New York State 0.93 $37,230 $33,093 60% 39 California State 0.92 $36,150 $32,656 75% 40 Texas State 0.92 $31,010 $32,437 54% 41 South Dakota State 0.91 $29,190 $32,148 39% 42 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro 0.91 $37,510 $32,197 72% 43 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro 0.91 $31,940 $32,426 65% 44 Oklahoma State 0.90 $28,140 $31,797 41% 45 South Carolina State 0.90 $29,300 $31,848 51% 46 New Mexico State 0.88 $28,700 $31,196 44% 47 West Virginia State 0.88 $26,240 $31,164 38% 48 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro 0.88 $33,720 $31,078 73% 49 Louisiana State 0.86 $27,410 $30,422 46% 50 Mississippi State 0.84 $25,170 $29,682 43% 51 Colorado State 0.82 $30,800 $29,222 72% 52 Alabama State 0.79 $24,420 $28,037 47%
Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).