How much do Emergency Medical Technicians make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,850. The difference is $38,250, which is 101.4% 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 $37,600 to the 75th at $44,600, covers $7,000.

The mean annual wage is $46,870, which sits above the median of $37,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $44,470 for Emergency Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,772, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the Michigan median of $39,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 94.840, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medical Technicians at $39,772 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medical Technicians. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 23rd of 26 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).).

• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $41,170 and employment of 90. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,337, against $39,772 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $37,440 and employment of 110. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,450, against $39,772 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $39,120 and employment of 530. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,944, against $39,772 here.