Emergency Medical Technicians salary
The median pay for emergency medical technicians in the United States is $44,470 a year. About 180,510 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,130
- 25th percentile
- $37,960
- Median percentile
- $44,470
- 75th percentile
- $50,100
- 90th percentile
- $62,500
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $66,410
- Alaska $57,440
- New Jersey $53,610
- Washington $52,690
- Rhode Island $51,290
- Connecticut $50,640
- Massachusetts $50,230
- Oregon $49,270
- New York $48,400
- Maryland $48,100
- Minnesota $48,090
- Wyoming $47,070
- Delaware $46,790
- New Hampshire $46,790
- District of Columbia $46,650
- California $46,380
- Maine $46,340
- Colorado $45,750
- Vermont $45,600
- Georgia $45,550
- Virginia $45,420
- North Carolina $44,250
- Pennsylvania $43,310
- Wisconsin $43,060
- Indiana $42,740
- Illinois $42,260
- Missouri $42,160
- Nebraska $41,710
- Iowa $40,660
- South Carolina $40,370
- Tennessee $40,330
- Ohio $40,220
- Florida $39,870
- Michigan $39,870
- North Dakota $39,670
- Arizona $39,500
- Utah $38,930
- Idaho $38,840
- Alabama $37,810
- Nevada $37,560
- New Mexico $37,550
- Texas $37,260
- Kentucky $36,800
- South Dakota $36,800
- Mississippi $36,630
- Arkansas $36,230
- Montana $36,140
- Louisiana $35,870
- Kansas $35,780
- West Virginia $34,360
- Oklahoma $34,170
By metro area
- Lexington Park, MD $68,160
- Urban Honolulu, HI $67,050
- Redding, CA $60,120
- Trenton, NJ $56,430
- Seattle, WA $55,700
- Bridgeport, CT $54,990
- San Jose, CA $54,650
- Bismarck, ND $53,940
- Wilmington, NC $53,850
- New York, NY $53,820
- New Haven, CT $53,440
- Vineland, NJ $52,890
- Waterbury, CT $52,440
- Iowa City, IA $52,210
- Portland, OR $52,010
- Santa Cruz, CA $51,970
- Olympia, WA $51,760
- San Francisco, CA $51,480
- Anchorage, AK $51,130
- Morristown, TN $51,000
- Salem, OR $50,800
- Boston, MA $50,560
- Worcester, MA $50,560
- Rochester, MN $50,070
- Minneapolis, MN $49,970
- Wenatchee, WA $49,870
- Sacramento, CA $49,550
- Sheboygan, WI $49,490
- Napa, CA $49,340
- Washington, DC $49,250
- Burlington, NC $49,180
- Fond du Lac, WI $49,160
- Raleigh, NC $49,160
- Norwich, CT $48,890
- Milwaukee, WI $48,880
- Lakeland, FL $48,510
- Clarksville, TN $48,480
- Medford, OR $48,460
- Hartford, CT $48,440
- Kiryas Joel, NY $48,400
- Baltimore, MD $48,330
- Blacksburg, VA $48,320
- Manchester, NH $48,250
- Burlington, VT $48,230
- Auburn, AL $48,210
- Nashville, TN $47,990
- Philadelphia, PA $47,790
- Portland, ME $47,780
- Gainesville, GA $47,710
- Bakersfield, CA $47,660
- Spokane, WA $47,560
- Atlanta, GA $47,500
- Salinas, CA $47,370
- Providence, RI $47,310
- Modesto, CA $47,160
- Appleton, WI $47,130
- Atlantic City, NJ $47,060
- Lewiston, ME $46,850
- North Port, FL $46,690
- Kennewick, WA $46,480
- Eau Claire, WI $46,440
- Durham, NC $46,330
- Indianapolis, IN $46,320
- Fayetteville, NC $46,300
- Naples, FL $46,220
- La Crosse, WI $46,200
- Colorado Springs, CO $46,180
- Hickory, NC $46,020
- Ames, IA $46,000
- Virginia Beach, VA $45,900
- Grand Junction, CO $45,860
- Macon, GA $45,780
- Rockford, IL $45,760
- Denver, CO $45,750
- Santa Rosa, CA $45,750
- Austin, TX $45,740
- Oxnard, CA $45,710
- Springfield, MA $45,600
- Charlotte, NC $45,550
- Pittsfield, MA $45,330
- Kingston, NY $45,280
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $45,210
- San Luis Obispo, CA $45,190
- Los Angeles, CA $45,090
- Green Bay, WI $45,080
- Albany, GA $45,070
- Augusta, GA $45,060
- Dover, DE $45,060
- Winston, NC $44,860
- Bangor, ME $44,810
- Boulder, CO $44,660
- Charleston, SC $44,630
- Cleveland, OH $44,480
- College Station, TX $44,420
- Greensboro, NC $44,250
- Greenville, NC $44,220
- Lancaster, PA $44,200
- Midland, TX $44,140
- Madison, WI $44,130
- Albany, NY $44,120
- Reading, PA $44,100
- Syracuse, NY $44,090
- Chicago, IL $44,020
- Columbia, MO $43,980
- Springfield, MO $43,700
- Asheville, NC $43,690
- Lexington, KY $43,660
- San Diego, CA $43,620
- Tampa, FL $43,540
- Riverside, CA $43,500
- Waterloo, IA $43,500
- Yuba City, CA $43,470
- Stockton, CA $43,450
- Prescott Valley, AZ $43,380
- Rochester, NY $43,330
- Greeley, CO $43,300
- Eugene, OR $43,280
- Canton, OH $43,270
- Pittsburgh, PA $43,240
- Reno, NV $43,220