Paramedics Salary

Median Salary
$60,600
per year
Hourly Rate
$29.13
per hour
Employment
100,610
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$44,230
25th percentile
$49,660
Median
$60,600
75th percentile
$73,470
90th percentile
$84,850

💰 Paramedics Salary by State

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$47K
$104K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Washington$104,310+72.1%
New Jersey$86,630+43.0%
Hawaii$81,280+34.1%
District of Columbia$78,550+29.6%
Connecticut$77,480+27.9%
Minnesota$76,300+25.9%
Oregon$74,840+23.5%
California$74,590+23.1%
New York$73,200+20.8%
Alaska$71,860+18.6%
Maryland$66,660+10.0%
Massachusetts$66,340+9.5%
Utah$65,420+8.0%
Delaware$64,240+6.0%
New Hampshire$64,210+6.0%
Wyoming$64,040+5.7%
Colorado$63,910+5.5%
Rhode Island$63,550+4.9%
Maine$63,050+4.0%
North Dakota$62,320+2.8%
Pennsylvania$61,000+0.7%
Illinois$60,660+0.1%
Iowa$60,590-0.0%
Virginia$60,480-0.2%
Idaho$60,380-0.4%
Vermont$60,360-0.4%
Indiana$60,320-0.5%
Florida$60,140-0.8%
Wisconsin$59,710-1.5%
Nevada$59,280-2.2%
Missouri$59,180-2.3%
Arizona$58,600-3.3%
Tennessee$57,690-4.8%
Georgia$57,660-4.9%
Texas$57,500-5.1%
North Carolina$57,320-5.4%
Nebraska$56,230-7.2%
Louisiana$56,050-7.5%
New Mexico$55,530-8.4%
Mississippi$54,630-9.9%
South Carolina$53,550-11.6%
Michigan$52,080-14.1%
Ohio$51,300-15.3%
Kansas$51,020-15.8%
Montana$50,890-16.0%
Arkansas$50,310-17.0%
Kentucky$49,890-17.7%
South Dakota$48,830-19.4%
Alabama$48,540-19.9%
West Virginia$48,460-20.0%
Oklahoma$46,790-22.8%

🏙️ Paramedics Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$123,310+103.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$120,260+98.4%
Bellingham, WA$119,970+98.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$119,700+97.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$109,620+80.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$101,250+67.1%
Redding, CA$88,740+46.4%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$84,480+39.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$83,090+37.1%
Ogden, UT$82,650+36.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$82,310+35.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$82,060+35.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$81,430+34.4%
Salinas, CA$80,710+33.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,590+33.0%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$79,550+31.3%
New Haven, CT$79,440+31.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$79,400+31.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$78,950+30.3%
Port St. Lucie, FL$78,570+29.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$78,000+28.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,670+28.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$77,600+28.1%
Salem, OR$77,460+27.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,430+27.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$76,810+26.7%
Santa Fe, NM$75,660+24.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$75,190+24.1%
Lexington Park, MD$74,900+23.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$74,900+23.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$74,080+22.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$73,930+22.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$73,570+21.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$72,520+19.7%
Modesto, CA$72,170+19.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$71,440+17.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$71,390+17.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,630+16.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$69,050+13.9%
Sheboygan, WI$68,810+13.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$68,640+13.3%
Fayetteville, NC$68,220+12.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$68,160+12.5%
Salisbury, MD$68,150+12.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$67,290+11.0%
Greeley, CO$66,830+10.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,830+10.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$66,460+9.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$66,370+9.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$66,330+9.5%
Iowa City, IA$66,090+9.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$65,960+8.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$65,710+8.4%
Anchorage, AK$65,630+8.3%
Kenosha, WI$65,350+7.8%
Pueblo, CO$65,310+7.8%
Bangor, ME$65,300+7.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$65,220+7.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$65,090+7.4%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$64,970+7.2%
Green Bay, WI$64,810+6.9%
Pittsfield, MA$64,750+6.8%
Reno, NV$64,750+6.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,730+6.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$64,680+6.7%
Worcester, MA$64,400+6.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$64,310+6.1%
Mansfield, OH$64,220+6.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$64,210+6.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$64,120+5.8%
Merced, CA$64,100+5.8%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$63,940+5.5%
Lincoln, NE$63,900+5.4%
Charlottesville, VA$63,870+5.4%
Visalia, CA$63,840+5.3%
Richmond, VA$63,750+5.2%
Syracuse, NY$63,700+5.1%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$63,660+5.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$63,520+4.8%
Asheville, NC$63,480+4.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,450+4.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,370+4.6%
Colorado Springs, CO$63,360+4.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$63,210+4.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$63,200+4.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,050+4.0%
Yuma, AZ$63,040+4.0%
Rochester, NY$62,940+3.9%
Ames, IA$62,920+3.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$62,350+2.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$62,320+2.8%
Topeka, KS$62,050+2.4%
Grand Junction, CO$62,000+2.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,980+2.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$61,940+2.2%
Gainesville, FL$61,920+2.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$61,900+2.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$61,890+2.1%
Lafayette, LA$61,880+2.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$61,830+2.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$61,830+2.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$61,770+1.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$61,660+1.7%
Boulder, CO$61,450+1.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,430+1.4%
Tucson, AZ$61,410+1.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$61,320+1.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,060+0.8%
Wilmington, NC$61,060+0.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$60,990+0.6%
Jackson, MS$60,850+0.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$60,820+0.4%
Jacksonville, FL$60,800+0.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$60,600+0.0%
Terre Haute, IN$60,520-0.1%
Cleveland, OH$60,490-0.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$60,390-0.3%
Boise City, ID$60,380-0.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$60,330-0.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$60,300-0.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,140-0.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$60,130-0.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$60,090-0.8%
Reading, PA$60,050-0.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$60,010-1.0%
Lancaster, PA$59,990-1.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$59,910-1.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$59,870-1.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$59,770-1.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$59,740-1.4%
York-Hanover, PA$59,710-1.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$59,660-1.6%
Kansas City, MO-KS$59,520-1.8%
Madison, WI$59,440-1.9%
Albuquerque, NM$59,330-2.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$59,280-2.2%
Springfield, MO$59,230-2.3%
Eau Claire, WI$59,220-2.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$59,210-2.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$59,160-2.4%
Traverse City, MI$59,140-2.4%
Evansville, IN$59,100-2.5%
Montgomery, AL$59,090-2.5%
Roanoke, VA$59,020-2.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$58,980-2.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$58,950-2.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,860-2.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$58,770-3.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$58,610-3.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$58,600-3.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,560-3.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,520-3.4%
Waco, TX$58,390-3.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$58,380-3.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$58,190-4.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$58,110-4.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$57,720-4.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,410-5.3%
Tallahassee, FL$57,250-5.5%
Toledo, OH$56,230-7.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$56,200-7.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$56,130-7.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,070-7.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$55,760-8.0%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$55,230-8.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$55,130-9.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$54,700-9.7%
Glens Falls, NY$54,480-10.1%
Abilene, TX$54,370-10.3%
Victoria, TX$54,370-10.3%
El Paso, TX$54,260-10.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$54,030-10.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$53,980-10.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$53,820-11.2%
Birmingham, AL$53,820-11.2%
Erie, PA$53,820-11.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$53,820-11.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$53,550-11.6%
Savannah, GA$53,420-11.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$53,400-11.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$53,320-12.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$53,310-12.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$53,220-12.2%
Greenville, NC$53,210-12.2%
Columbia, SC$53,160-12.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$52,760-12.9%
Billings, MT$52,600-13.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$52,470-13.4%
Amarillo, TX$52,390-13.5%
Akron, OH$52,370-13.6%
Warner Robins, GA$52,070-14.1%
Alexandria, LA$51,940-14.3%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$51,930-14.3%
Midland, TX$51,850-14.4%
Gainesville, GA$51,790-14.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$51,660-14.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$51,650-14.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$51,650-14.8%
Jackson, TN$51,550-14.9%
Spartanburg, SC$51,360-15.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$51,250-15.4%
Knoxville, TN$51,130-15.6%
Wichita, KS$51,020-15.8%
Florence, SC$50,950-15.9%
Albany, GA$50,930-16.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,550-16.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$50,470-16.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$50,310-17.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$50,150-17.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$50,100-17.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$49,880-17.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,830-17.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$49,700-18.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$49,610-18.1%
Williamsport, PA$49,610-18.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$49,480-18.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$49,460-18.4%
Peoria, IL$49,440-18.4%
Morgantown, WV$49,370-18.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,320-18.6%
Monroe, LA$49,270-18.7%
Johnson City, TN$49,250-18.7%
Lubbock, TX$49,170-18.9%
Manhattan, KS$48,950-19.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$48,780-19.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,770-19.5%
Decatur, AL$48,540-19.9%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$48,420-20.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,150-20.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$48,110-20.6%
Jefferson City, MO$48,080-20.7%
Johnstown, PA$47,850-21.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,840-21.1%
Rapid City, SD$47,810-21.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$47,740-21.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$47,670-21.3%
Springfield, OH$47,660-21.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,600-21.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,570-21.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$47,410-21.8%
Homosassa Springs, FL$47,390-21.8%
Longview, TX$47,350-21.9%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$47,280-22.0%
Bowling Green, KY$47,260-22.0%
Columbus, OH$47,130-22.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$47,060-22.3%
Flint, MI$47,020-22.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,990-22.5%
Tulsa, OK$46,790-22.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$46,550-23.2%
Hinesville, GA$46,220-23.7%
Laredo, TX$46,180-23.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$46,080-24.0%
Sandusky, OH$45,230-25.4%
Sherman-Denison, TX$45,230-25.4%
Ocala, FL$45,150-25.5%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$44,860-26.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$43,750-27.8%
Jonesboro, AR$43,660-28.0%
Charleston, WV$43,110-28.9%
Mobile, AL$39,840-34.3%
Dothan, AL$39,180-35.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$31,040-48.8%
Puerto Rico$29,960-50.6%
Mayaguez, PR$29,690-51.0%
Aguadilla, PR$26,880-55.6%
Ponce, PR$24,090-60.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.