How much do Emergency Medical Technicians make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $39,310 and the 90th percentile is $53,170. The difference is $13,860, which is 35.3% 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 $39,310 to the 75th at $50,150, covers $10,840.

The mean annual wage is $43,690, which sits above the median of $39,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 11.6% lower than the national median of $44,470 for Emergency Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,131, which is 18.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the California median of $46,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medical Technicians at $36,131 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medical Technicians. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 8th of 9 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $45,710 and employment of 340. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,354, against $36,131 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $45,190 and employment of 120. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,613, against $36,131 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $47,660 and employment of 270. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,241, against $36,131 here.