SOC 29-2043 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Paramedics wages by metro

National median annual wage

$60,600

10th percentile: $44,230
25th percentile: $49,660
Median: $60,600
75th percentile: $73,470
90th percentile: $84,850
Mean: $63,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 100,610.

That median is 18.9% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Paramedics.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	750	$77,530	$123,310	$144,230
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	100	$49,690	$120,260	$134,190
Bellingham, WA	70	$109,330	$119,970	$123,490
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80	$62,440	$119,700	$131,780
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	70	$66,990	$109,620	$127,290
Kennewick-Richland, WA	80	$60,690	$101,250	$104,310
Redding, CA	40	$48,190	$88,740	$102,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	110	$66,770	$84,480	$133,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	780	$63,450	$83,090	$127,990
Ogden, UT	50	$43,880	$82,650	$91,870
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40	$73,450	$82,310	$97,080
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	140	$61,050	$82,060	$92,250
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	390	$54,930	$81,430	$102,450
Salinas, CA	50	$64,600	$80,710	$118,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	60	$61,210	$80,590	$102,340
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,850	$64,110	$79,550	$100,240
New Haven, CT	230	$69,970	$79,440	$94,850
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	170	$62,300	$79,400	$117,480
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	260	$57,430	$78,950	$98,160
Port St. Lucie, FL	310	$61,140	$78,570	$132,440

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Paramedics jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,850	$64,110	$79,550	$100,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,560	$50,000	$77,670	$106,810
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,980	$46,430	$60,130	$78,730
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,890	$45,480	$63,050	$83,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,760	$54,740	$68,640	$103,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,650	$47,310	$68,160	$102,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,570	$48,040	$60,300	$74,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,490	$48,600	$61,940	$82,980
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1,310	$42,920	$63,450	$80,570
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,240	$61,720	$66,460	$84,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,200	$60,240	$74,900	$102,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,180	$50,380	$61,660	$77,600
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,100	$46,180	$53,400	$73,150
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,090	$54,380	$65,090	$87,320
Pittsburgh, PA	1,060	$49,500	$61,900	$79,880
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1,000	$51,020	$66,330	$101,860
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1,000	$25,620	$31,040	$40,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	960	$45,510	$59,870	$83,270
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	890	$49,550	$67,290	$103,820
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	890	$47,840	$57,410	$65,580

States and territories

State estimates for Paramedics, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington	2,110	$61,010	$104,310	$133,040
New Jersey	540	$76,260	$86,630	$99,420
Hawaii	140	$66,250	$81,280	$81,440
District of Columbia	90	$62,980	$78,550	$96,640
Connecticut	1,000	$60,370	$77,480	$90,060
Minnesota	1,690	$60,320	$76,300	$93,910
Oregon	1,210	$51,850	$74,840	$95,900
California	5,190	$53,370	$74,590	$102,450
New York	6,110	$55,900	$73,200	$98,050
Alaska	310	$53,820	$71,860	$103,550
Maryland	1,910	$51,020	$66,660	$101,860
Massachusetts	1,860	$60,410	$66,340	$84,540
Utah	960	$45,820	$65,420	$94,620
Delaware	340	$50,550	$64,240	$102,140
New Hampshire	420	$53,180	$64,210	$79,370
Wyoming	230	$47,520	$64,040	$80,070
Colorado	2,110	$49,110	$63,910	$87,320
Rhode Island	160	$50,960	$63,550	$81,490
Maine	470	$54,810	$63,050	$78,340
North Dakota	220	$48,270	$62,320	$75,440
Pennsylvania	4,750	$48,040	$61,000	$81,590
Illinois	3,890	$47,210	$60,660	$106,810
Iowa	1,170	$47,750	$60,590	$78,140
Virginia	1,960	$42,520	$60,480	$77,280
Idaho	440	$48,940	$60,380	$83,510
Vermont	190	$47,140	$60,360	$76,150
Indiana	2,680	$46,040	$60,320	$76,030
Florida	6,970	$44,050	$60,140	$85,390
Wisconsin	1,990	$46,530	$59,710	$75,760
Nevada	950	$49,320	$59,280	$83,580
Missouri	3,300	$45,480	$59,180	$81,300
Arizona	2,200	$46,180	$58,600	$76,540
Tennessee	3,710	$41,410	$57,690	$80,190
Georgia	3,250	$40,600	$57,660	$82,980
Texas	8,410	$41,030	$57,500	$77,700
North Carolina	5,660	$44,730	$57,320	$75,170
Nebraska	490	$45,240	$56,230	$76,710
Louisiana	2,040	$37,530	$56,050	$63,470
New Mexico	810	$39,830	$55,530	$78,010
Mississippi	1,150	$39,690	$54,630	$71,710
South Carolina	2,250	$40,710	$53,550	$67,180
Michigan	2,750	$43,400	$52,080	$66,070
Ohio	3,600	$38,750	$51,300	$72,140
Kansas	1,030	$40,780	$51,020	$64,090
Montana	300	$35,590	$50,890	$70,190
Arkansas	1,170	$38,840	$50,310	$72,880
Kentucky	1,800	$40,050	$49,890	$66,820
South Dakota	280	$30,950	$48,830	$58,380
Alabama	1,700	$36,160	$48,540	$62,230
West Virginia	1,090	$35,930	$48,460	$62,800
Oklahoma	1,590	$37,180	$46,790	$61,310
Puerto Rico	1,390	$22,190	$29,960	$40,880

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Paramedics?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Paramedics is $60,600. Employment is 100,610.

How does Paramedics pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Paramedics is 18.9% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Paramedics?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is highest on this page's list at $123,310.