Emergency Medical Technicians — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$44,470
10th percentile
$34,130
90th percentile
$62,500
Employment
180,510
- CAMedian $46,380 · Employment 21,880
- NYMedian $48,400 · Employment 14,840
- New York, NYMedian $53,820 · Employment 13,780
- TXMedian $37,260 · Employment 12,770
- PAMedian $43,310 · Employment 10,160
- ILMedian $42,260 · Employment 7,840
- NCMedian $44,250 · Employment 6,680
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $45,090 · Employment 6,610
- GAMedian $45,550 · Employment 6,260
- NJMedian $53,610 · Employment 6,120
- FLMedian $39,870 · Employment 6,060
- Chicago, ILMedian $44,020 · Employment 5,610
- OHMedian $40,220 · Employment 5,560
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $47,790 · Employment 4,970
- MAMedian $50,230 · Employment 4,550
- VAMedian $45,420 · Employment 4,490
- MIMedian $39,870 · Employment 4,230
- INMedian $42,740 · Employment 4,160
- SCMedian $40,370 · Employment 4,010
- AZMedian $39,500 · Employment 3,970
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.