SOC 29-2043 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Paramedics make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Redding, CA is $88,740. The 10th percentile is $48,190 and the 90th percentile is $102,510. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$88,740

10th percentile
$48,190
25th percentile
$61,220
Median
$88,740
75th percentile
$102,510
90th percentile
$102,510
Mean
$82,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $48,190 and the 90th percentile is $102,510. The difference is $54,320, which is 61.2% 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 $61,220 to the 75th at $102,510, covers $41,290.

The mean annual wage is $82,630, which sits below the median of $88,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Redding, CA median is 46.4% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,137, which is 45.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19% higher than the California median of $74,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $88,137 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paramedics. Redding, CA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Reno, NV is 135 miles away, with a median of $64,750. That median is 27% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,100, against $88,137 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 147 miles away, with a median of $81,430 and employment of 390. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,338, against $88,137 here.
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 161 miles away, with a median of $74,080 and employment of 70. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,730, against $88,137 here.

Employment share

Paramedics accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (40 of 71,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (100,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Redding, CA · Paramedics by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Paramedics make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Redding, CA is $88,740. The 10th percentile is $48,190 and the 90th percentile is $102,510. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Paramedics?

The local median is 46.4% higher than the national median of $60,600.

What is Paramedics pay in Redding, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $88,740 is $88,137. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Redding, CA compare with nearby metros for Paramedics?

Reno, NV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 135 miles away, at $64,750. Redding, CA ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.