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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median emergency medical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $45,090 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,938 a month.

10th percentile
$38,850
25th percentile
$39,890
Median percentile
$45,090
75th percentile
$51,080
90th percentile
$68,600

Based on 6,610 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,254 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,090
Federal income tax−$3,231
Social Security + Medicare−$3,449
California income tax (approx.)−$3,156
Monthly take-home$2,938
Every two weeks$1,356

Does it go far here?

$39,704Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
70%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All emergency medical technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California