How much do Emergency Medical Technicians make in Iowa City, IA?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,440 and the 90th percentile is $79,440. The difference is $42,000, which is 80.4% 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 $37,440 to the 75th at $58,740, covers $21,300.

The mean annual wage is $51,940, which sits below the median of $52,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Iowa City, IA median is 17.4% higher than the national median of $44,470 for Emergency Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,054, which is 28.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.4% higher than the Iowa median of $40,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medical Technicians at $57,054 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medical Technicians. Iowa City, IA ranks 1st of 17 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).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $40,160 and employment of 150. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,142, against $57,054 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 62 miles away, with a median of $39,830 and employment of 160. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,713, against $57,054 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $41,260 and employment of 40. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,247, against $57,054 here.

Employment share

Emergency Medical Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Iowa City, IA (70 of 93,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.