Paramedics salary by location
National median: $60,600 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $123,310 | +103.5% | 750 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $120,260 | +98.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $119,970 | +98.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $119,700 | +97.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $109,620 | +80.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $104,310 | +72.1% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $101,250 | +67.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $88,740 | +46.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $86,630 | +43.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $84,480 | +39.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $83,090 | +37.1% | 780 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $82,650 | +36.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $82,310 | +35.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $82,060 | +35.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $81,430 | +34.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $81,280 | +34.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $80,710 | +33.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $80,590 | +33.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $79,550 | +31.3% | 3,850 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $79,440 | +31.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $79,400 | +31.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $78,950 | +30.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $78,570 | +29.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $78,550 | +29.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $78,000 | +28.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $77,670 | +28.2% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $77,600 | +28.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $77,480 | +27.9% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $77,460 | +27.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $77,430 | +27.8% | 820 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $76,810 | +26.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $76,300 | +25.9% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $75,660 | +24.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $75,190 | +24.1% | 840 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $74,900 | +23.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $74,900 | +23.6% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $74,840 | +23.5% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $74,590 | +23.1% | 5,190 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $74,080 | +22.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $73,930 | +22.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $73,570 | +21.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $73,200 | +20.8% | 6,110 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $72,520 | +19.7% | 580 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $72,170 | +19.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $71,860 | +18.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $71,440 | +17.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $71,390 | +17.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $70,630 | +16.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $69,050 | +13.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $68,810 | +13.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $68,640 | +13.3% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $68,220 | +12.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $68,160 | +12.5% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $68,150 | +12.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $67,290 | +11.0% | 890 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $66,830 | +10.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $66,830 | +10.3% | 810 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $66,660 | +10.0% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $66,460 | +9.7% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $66,370 | +9.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $66,340 | +9.5% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $66,330 | +9.5% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $66,090 | +9.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $65,960 | +8.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $65,710 | +8.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $65,630 | +8.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $65,420 | +8.0% | 960 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $65,350 | +7.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $65,310 | +7.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $65,300 | +7.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $65,220 | +7.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $65,090 | +7.4% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $64,970 | +7.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $64,810 | +6.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $64,750 | +6.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $64,750 | +6.8% | — | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $64,730 | +6.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $64,680 | +6.7% | — | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $64,400 | +6.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $64,310 | +6.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $64,240 | +6.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| Mansfield, OH | metropolitan | $64,220 | +6.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $64,210 | +6.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $64,210 | +6.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $64,120 | +5.8% | 400 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $64,100 | +5.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $64,040 | +5.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $63,940 | +5.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $63,910 | +5.5% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $63,900 | +5.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $63,870 | +5.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $63,840 | +5.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $63,750 | +5.2% | — | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $63,700 | +5.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | metropolitan | $63,660 | +5.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $63,550 | +4.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $63,520 | +4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $63,480 | +4.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $63,450 | +4.7% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $63,370 | +4.6% | 390 | 2025 |