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Paramedics Salary in Chicago, IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Paramedics in Chicago, IL have a median annual salary of $77,670, with 2,560 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $50,000 at the 10th percentile to $106,810 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$77,670

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$37.34

Employment

2,560

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$50,000
10th
$59,840
25th
$77,670
Median
$106,810
75th
$106,810
90th

Local compared with national

Chicago, IL

$77,670

Median annual · 2025

United States

$60,600

Median annual · 2025

The Chicago, IL median is 28.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $17,070).

Top skills

  1. 1.Service OrientationImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Apple iOS
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Epocrates
  • HyperTox
  • Informed EMS Field Guide
  • Iterum eMedic
  • MedDataSolutions Regist*r
  • Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox
  • Medical Wizards ER Suite
  • Medical Wizards Paramedics ToolBox
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Common tasks

  • Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures.
  • Perform emergency cardiac care, such as cardioversion and manual defibrillation.
  • Perform emergency invasive intervention before delivering patient to an acute care facility.
  • Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
  • Comfort and reassure patients.
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
  • Perform emergency pharmacological interventions.
  • Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Paramedics salary in other locations

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