Emergency Medical Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$44,470
per year
Hourly Rate
$21.38
per hour
Employment
180,510
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$34,130
25th percentile
$37,960
Median
$44,470
75th percentile
$50,100
90th percentile
$62,500

💰 Emergency Medical Technicians Salary by State

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$34K
$66K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$66,410+49.3%
Alaska$57,440+29.2%
New Jersey$53,610+20.6%
Washington$52,690+18.5%
Rhode Island$51,290+15.3%
Connecticut$50,640+13.9%
Massachusetts$50,230+13.0%
Oregon$49,270+10.8%
New York$48,400+8.8%
Maryland$48,100+8.2%
Minnesota$48,090+8.1%
Wyoming$47,070+5.8%
Delaware$46,790+5.2%
New Hampshire$46,790+5.2%
District of Columbia$46,650+4.9%
California$46,380+4.3%
Maine$46,340+4.2%
Colorado$45,750+2.9%
Vermont$45,600+2.5%
Georgia$45,550+2.4%
Virginia$45,420+2.1%
North Carolina$44,250-0.5%
Pennsylvania$43,310-2.6%
Wisconsin$43,060-3.2%
Indiana$42,740-3.9%
Illinois$42,260-5.0%
Missouri$42,160-5.2%
Nebraska$41,710-6.2%
Iowa$40,660-8.6%
South Carolina$40,370-9.2%
Tennessee$40,330-9.3%
Ohio$40,220-9.6%
Florida$39,870-10.3%
Michigan$39,870-10.3%
North Dakota$39,670-10.8%
Arizona$39,500-11.2%
Utah$38,930-12.5%
Idaho$38,840-12.7%
Alabama$37,810-15.0%
Nevada$37,560-15.5%
New Mexico$37,550-15.6%
Texas$37,260-16.2%
Kentucky$36,800-17.2%
South Dakota$36,800-17.2%
Mississippi$36,630-17.6%
Arkansas$36,230-18.5%
Montana$36,140-18.7%
Louisiana$35,870-19.3%
Kansas$35,780-19.5%
West Virginia$34,360-22.7%
Oklahoma$34,170-23.2%

🏙️ Emergency Medical Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Lexington Park, MD$68,160+53.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$67,050+50.8%
Redding, CA$60,120+35.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$56,430+26.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$55,700+25.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$54,990+23.7%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$54,650+22.9%
Bismarck, ND$53,940+21.3%
Wilmington, NC$53,850+21.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$53,820+21.0%
New Haven, CT$53,440+20.2%
Vineland, NJ$52,890+18.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$52,440+17.9%
Iowa City, IA$52,210+17.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$52,010+17.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$51,970+16.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$51,760+16.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$51,480+15.8%
Anchorage, AK$51,130+15.0%
Morristown, TN$51,000+14.7%
Salem, OR$50,800+14.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,560+13.7%
Worcester, MA$50,560+13.7%
Rochester, MN$50,070+12.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49,970+12.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$49,870+12.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$49,550+11.4%
Sheboygan, WI$49,490+11.3%
Napa, CA$49,340+11.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49,250+10.7%
Burlington, NC$49,180+10.6%
Fond du Lac, WI$49,160+10.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,160+10.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,890+9.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,880+9.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$48,510+9.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,480+9.0%
Medford, OR$48,460+9.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,440+8.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$48,400+8.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,330+8.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$48,320+8.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$48,250+8.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$48,230+8.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$48,220+8.4%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$48,210+8.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,990+7.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$47,790+7.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,780+7.4%
Gainesville, GA$47,710+7.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$47,660+7.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,560+6.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,500+6.8%
Salinas, CA$47,370+6.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,310+6.4%
Richmond, VA$47,290+6.3%
Modesto, CA$47,160+6.0%
Appleton, WI$47,130+6.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,060+5.8%
Virgin Islands$47,040+5.8%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$46,850+5.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$46,690+5.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$46,480+4.5%
Eau Claire, WI$46,440+4.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,330+4.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,320+4.2%
Fayetteville, NC$46,300+4.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$46,220+3.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$46,200+3.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$46,180+3.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,020+3.5%
Ames, IA$46,000+3.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$45,900+3.2%
Grand Junction, CO$45,860+3.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$45,780+2.9%
Rockford, IL$45,760+2.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,750+2.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$45,750+2.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,740+2.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,710+2.8%
Springfield, MA$45,600+2.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$45,550+2.4%
Pittsfield, MA$45,330+1.9%
Kingston, NY$45,280+1.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$45,210+1.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$45,190+1.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$45,090+1.4%
Green Bay, WI$45,080+1.4%
Albany, GA$45,070+1.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$45,060+1.3%
Dover, DE$45,060+1.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$44,860+0.9%
Bangor, ME$44,810+0.8%
Boulder, CO$44,660+0.4%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$44,630+0.4%
Cleveland, OH$44,480+0.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$44,420-0.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,250-0.5%
Greenville, NC$44,220-0.6%
Lancaster, PA$44,200-0.6%
Midland, TX$44,140-0.7%
Madison, WI$44,130-0.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$44,120-0.8%
Reading, PA$44,100-0.8%
Syracuse, NY$44,090-0.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$44,020-1.0%
Columbia, MO$43,980-1.1%
Springfield, MO$43,700-1.7%
Asheville, NC$43,690-1.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$43,660-1.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$43,620-1.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$43,540-2.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,500-2.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$43,500-2.2%
Yuba City, CA$43,470-2.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$43,450-2.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$43,380-2.5%
Rochester, NY$43,330-2.6%
Greeley, CO$43,300-2.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$43,280-2.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$43,270-2.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$43,240-2.8%
Reno, NV$43,220-2.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$43,060-3.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$42,990-3.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$42,990-3.3%
Glens Falls, NY$42,790-3.8%
Binghamton, NY$42,720-3.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,670-4.0%
Salisbury, MD$42,670-4.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$42,640-4.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$42,500-4.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$42,470-4.5%
Akron, OH$42,440-4.6%
Lebanon, PA$42,440-4.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$42,310-4.9%
Columbia, SC$42,290-4.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,050-5.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$42,010-5.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$41,910-5.8%
Ithaca, NY$41,710-6.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$41,710-6.2%
Roanoke, VA$41,690-6.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,670-6.3%
Kokomo, IN$41,670-6.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,580-6.5%
Columbus, OH$41,520-6.6%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$41,410-6.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$41,390-6.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$41,350-7.0%
Savannah, GA$41,320-7.1%
Dubuque, IA$41,260-7.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$41,190-7.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$41,170-7.4%
Bloomington, IL$41,070-7.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$41,000-7.8%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$40,770-8.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$40,700-8.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$40,480-9.0%
Pueblo, CO$40,460-9.0%
Montgomery, AL$40,440-9.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$40,310-9.4%
Albuquerque, NM$40,270-9.4%
Santa Fe, NM$40,190-9.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$40,160-9.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$40,100-9.8%
Spartanburg, SC$39,980-10.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$39,940-10.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$39,910-10.3%
Toledo, OH$39,850-10.4%
El Centro, CA$39,840-10.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$39,830-10.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$39,830-10.4%
Charlottesville, VA$39,760-10.6%
Joplin, MO-KS$39,670-10.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$39,580-11.0%
York-Hanover, PA$39,580-11.0%
Gainesville, FL$39,560-11.0%
Williamsport, PA$39,560-11.0%
Visalia, CA$39,530-11.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,500-11.2%
Mobile, AL$39,490-11.2%
Warner Robins, GA$39,490-11.2%
Florence, SC$39,440-11.3%
Rapid City, SD$39,440-11.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$39,400-11.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$39,310-11.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$39,220-11.8%
Jackson, TN$39,180-11.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$39,160-11.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$39,150-12.0%
Wausau, WI$39,150-12.0%
Boise City, ID$39,120-12.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$39,120-12.0%
Jacksonville, FL$39,120-12.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$39,070-12.1%
Tallahassee, FL$39,020-12.3%
Topeka, KS$38,960-12.4%
Traverse City, MI$38,950-12.4%
Birmingham, AL$38,920-12.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,900-12.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,890-12.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$38,830-12.7%
Tucson, AZ$38,820-12.7%
Fresno, CA$38,740-12.9%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$38,680-13.0%
Springfield, IL$38,650-13.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$38,620-13.2%
Billings, MT$38,570-13.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,510-13.4%
Ocala, FL$38,480-13.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$38,470-13.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,440-13.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$38,400-13.6%
Flint, MI$38,380-13.7%
Knoxville, TN$38,330-13.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$38,320-13.8%
Abilene, TX$38,290-13.9%
Missoula, MT$38,190-14.1%
Twin Falls, ID$38,130-14.3%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$38,020-14.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$38,000-14.5%
Bloomington, IN$37,970-14.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$37,940-14.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,900-14.8%
Sandusky, OH$37,880-14.8%
Sherman-Denison, TX$37,880-14.8%
Peoria, IL$37,870-14.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$37,840-14.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$37,840-14.9%
State College, PA$37,800-15.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,720-15.2%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$37,680-15.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$37,680-15.3%
Erie, PA$37,650-15.3%
Ogden, UT$37,630-15.4%
Sumter, SC$37,630-15.4%
Bowling Green, KY$37,600-15.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,590-15.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$37,530-15.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$37,440-15.8%
Evansville, IN$37,440-15.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,440-15.8%
Tyler, TX$37,410-15.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$37,390-15.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,390-15.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,160-16.4%
Paducah, KY-IL$37,140-16.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,080-16.6%
Laredo, TX$37,040-16.7%
Farmington, NM$37,020-16.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,900-17.0%
Wichita, KS$36,860-17.1%
Jackson, MS$36,800-17.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,800-17.2%
Jefferson City, MO$36,770-17.3%
Las Cruces, NM$36,740-17.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36,680-17.5%
Bend, OR$36,630-17.6%
Johnson City, TN$36,620-17.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$36,370-18.2%
Amarillo, TX$36,300-18.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,290-18.4%
Lake Charles, LA$36,260-18.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$36,120-18.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$36,050-18.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$36,050-18.9%
Decatur, AL$36,030-19.0%
Lincoln, NE$35,820-19.5%
Chambersburg, PA$35,800-19.5%
Springfield, OH$35,740-19.6%
Alexandria, LA$35,680-19.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$35,630-19.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$35,630-19.9%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,550-20.1%
Waco, TX$35,550-20.1%
Johnstown, PA$35,300-20.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,260-20.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$35,250-20.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$35,250-20.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,180-20.9%
Lubbock, TX$35,130-21.0%
Hot Springs, AR$34,830-21.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$34,750-21.9%
Jonesboro, AR$34,680-22.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$34,680-22.0%
Niles, MI$34,640-22.1%
Monroe, LA$34,230-23.0%
Eagle Pass, TX$33,980-23.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$33,820-23.9%
El Paso, TX$33,820-23.9%
Victoria, TX$33,770-24.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$33,620-24.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$33,610-24.4%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$33,150-25.5%
Morgantown, WV$32,950-25.9%
Dothan, AL$32,920-26.0%
Charleston, WV$32,850-26.1%
Beckley, WV$32,590-26.7%
Longview, TX$32,290-27.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$31,610-28.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,330-34.0%
Tulsa, OK$28,350-36.2%
Puerto Rico$27,610-37.9%
Ponce, PR$21,840-50.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.