How much do Emergency Medical Technicians make in Wichita Falls, TX?

Percentile spread

For Emergency Medical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $29,860 and the 90th percentile is $45,940. The difference is $16,080, which is 44.2% 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 $35,260 to the 75th at $39,050, covers $3,790.

The mean annual wage is $37,190, which sits above the median of $36,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita Falls, TX median is 18.2% lower than the national median of $44,470 for Emergency Medical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,631, which is 8.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% lower than the Texas median of $37,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Emergency Medical Technicians at $40,631 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Emergency Medical Technicians. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 4th of 7 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).).

• Sherman-Denison, TX is 105 miles away, with a median of $37,880 and employment of 90. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,396, against $40,631 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $37,900 and employment of 3,000. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,764, against $40,631 here.
• Abilene, TX is 115 miles away, with a median of $38,290 and employment of 100. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,373, against $40,631 here.

Employment share

Emergency Medical Technicians accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita Falls, TX (60 of 55,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.