How much do Emergency Medical Technicians make in Jonesboro, AR?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $29,350 and the 90th percentile is $53,070. The difference is $23,720, which is 68.4% 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 $34,680 to the 75th at $35,210, covers $530.

The mean annual wage is $37,080, which sits above the median of $34,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jonesboro, AR median is 22% lower than the national median of $44,470 for Emergency Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,384, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Arkansas median of $36,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medical Technicians at $40,384 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medical Technicians. Jonesboro, AR ranks 11th of 11 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).).

• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $38,620 and employment of 860. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,897, against $40,384 here.
• Jackson, TN is 99 miles away, with a median of $39,180 and employment of 120. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,813, against $40,384 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $37,530 and employment of 240. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,997, against $40,384 here.

Employment share

Emergency Medical Technicians accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (60 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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.