SOC 53-3011 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians in Richmond, VA is $45,490. The 10th percentile is $31,860 and the 90th percentile is $45,830. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$45,490

10th percentile
$31,860
25th percentile
$36,710
Median
$45,490
75th percentile
$45,830
90th percentile
$45,830
Mean
$41,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $31,860 and the 90th percentile is $45,830. The difference is $13,970, which is 30.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,710 to the 75th at $45,830, covers $9,120.

The mean annual wage is $41,050, which sits below the median of $45,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 28.3% higher than the national median of $35,450 for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,486, which is 31.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23% higher than the Virginia median of $36,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians at $46,486 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians. Richmond, VA ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $35,700 and employment of 50. That median is 21.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,451, against $46,486 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 98 miles away, with a median of $44,620 and employment of 90. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,979, against $46,486 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 139 miles away, with a median of $37,900 and employment of 200. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,272, against $46,486 here.

Employment share

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (70 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians in Richmond, VA is $45,490. The 10th percentile is $31,860 and the 90th percentile is $45,830. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians?

The local median is 28.3% higher than the national median of $35,450.

What is Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians pay in Richmond, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,490 is $46,486. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Richmond, VA compare with nearby metros for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians?

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $35,700. Richmond, VA ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.