Paramedics salary
The median pay for paramedics in the United States is $60,600 a year. About 100,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,230
- 25th percentile
- $49,660
- Median percentile
- $60,600
- 75th percentile
- $73,470
- 90th percentile
- $84,850
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
- Washington $104,310
- New Jersey $86,630
- Hawaii $81,280
- District of Columbia $78,550
- Connecticut $77,480
- Minnesota $76,300
- Oregon $74,840
- California $74,590
- New York $73,200
- Alaska $71,860
- Maryland $66,660
- Massachusetts $66,340
- Utah $65,420
- Delaware $64,240
- New Hampshire $64,210
- Wyoming $64,040
- Colorado $63,910
- Rhode Island $63,550
- Maine $63,050
- North Dakota $62,320
- Pennsylvania $61,000
- Illinois $60,660
- Iowa $60,590
- Virginia $60,480
- Idaho $60,380
- Vermont $60,360
- Indiana $60,320
- Florida $60,140
- Wisconsin $59,710
- Nevada $59,280
- Missouri $59,180
- Arizona $58,600
- Tennessee $57,690
- Georgia $57,660
- Texas $57,500
- North Carolina $57,320
- Nebraska $56,230
- Louisiana $56,050
- New Mexico $55,530
- Mississippi $54,630
- South Carolina $53,550
- Michigan $52,080
- Ohio $51,300
- Kansas $51,020
- Montana $50,890
- Arkansas $50,310
- Kentucky $49,890
- South Dakota $48,830
- Alabama $48,540
- West Virginia $48,460
- Oklahoma $46,790
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $123,310
- Olympia, WA $120,260
- Bellingham, WA $119,970
- Bremerton, WA $119,700
- Mount Vernon, WA $109,620
- Kennewick, WA $101,250
- Redding, CA $88,740
- San Jose, CA $84,480
- San Francisco, CA $83,090
- Ogden, UT $82,650
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $82,310
- Bridgeport, CT $82,060
- Sacramento, CA $81,430
- Salinas, CA $80,710
- Oxnard, CA $80,590
- New York, NY $79,550
- New Haven, CT $79,440
- Spokane, WA $79,400
- Kiryas Joel, NY $78,950
- Port St. Lucie, FL $78,570
- Waterbury, CT $78,000
- Chicago, IL $77,670
- Norwich, CT $77,600
- Salem, OR $77,460
- Minneapolis, MN $77,430
- Hartford, CT $76,810
- Santa Fe, NM $75,660
- Washington, DC $75,190
- Lexington Park, MD $74,900
- Los Angeles, CA $74,900
- Santa Rosa, CA $74,080
- San Luis Obispo, CA $73,930
- Barnstable Town, MA $73,570
- Riverside, CA $72,520
- Modesto, CA $72,170
- Salt Lake City, UT $71,440
- Santa Cruz, CA $71,390
- San Diego, CA $70,630
- Bakersfield, CA $69,050
- Sheboygan, WI $68,810
- Philadelphia, PA $68,640
- Fayetteville, NC $68,220
- Miami, FL $68,160
- Salisbury, MD $68,150
- Austin, TX $67,290
- Greeley, CO $66,830
- Memphis, TN $66,830
- Boston, MA $66,460
- Providence, RI $66,370
- Baltimore, MD $66,330
- Iowa City, IA $66,090
- Portland, ME $65,960
- Racine, WI $65,710
- Anchorage, AK $65,630
- Kenosha, WI $65,350
- Pueblo, CO $65,310
- Bangor, ME $65,300
- Raleigh, NC $65,220
- Denver, CO $65,090
- Lewiston, ME $64,970
- Green Bay, WI $64,810
- Pittsfield, MA $64,750
- Allentown, PA $64,730
- Worcester, MA $64,400
- Durham, NC $64,310
- Mansfield, OH $64,220
- Janesville, WI $64,210
- Virginia Beach, VA $64,120
- Merced, CA $64,100
- Eugene, OR $63,940
- Lincoln, NE $63,900
- Charlottesville, VA $63,870
- Visalia, CA $63,840
- Syracuse, NY $63,700
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $63,660
- Wenatchee, WA $63,520
- Asheville, NC $63,480
- Nashville, TN $63,450
- Albany, NY $63,370
- Colorado Springs, CO $63,360
- Lexington, KY $63,210
- South Bend, IN $63,200
- St. Louis, MO $63,050
- Yuma, AZ $63,040
- Rochester, NY $62,940
- Ames, IA $62,920
- Waterloo, IA $62,350
- Fargo, ND $62,320
- Topeka, KS $62,050
- Grand Junction, CO $62,000
- Des Moines, IA $61,980
- Atlanta, GA $61,940
- Gainesville, FL $61,920
- Pittsburgh, PA $61,900
- Amherst Town, MA $61,890
- Lafayette, LA $61,880
- Augusta, GA $61,830
- Prescott Valley, AZ $61,830
- Indianapolis, IN $61,770
- Charlotte, NC $61,660
- Boulder, CO $61,450
- Milwaukee, WI $61,430
- Tucson, AZ $61,410
- Gulfport, MS $61,320
- Manchester, NH $61,060
- Wilmington, NC $61,060
- Utica, NY $60,990
- Jackson, MS $60,850
- Buffalo, NY $60,820
- Jacksonville, FL $60,800
- Winchester, VA $60,600
- Terre Haute, IN $60,520
- Cleveland, OH $60,490
- Harrisburg, PA $60,390
- Boise City, ID $60,380
- Clarksville, TN $60,330
- Dallas, TX $60,300
- Cape Coral, FL $60,140
- Houston, TX $60,130
- Pensacola, FL $60,090