SOC 29-2043 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Paramedics make in Reno, NV?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Reno, NV is $64,750. The 10th percentile is $48,910 and the 90th percentile is $76,850. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$64,750
- 10th percentile
- $48,910
- 25th percentile
- $48,910
- Median
- $64,750
- 75th percentile
- $64,750
- 90th percentile
- $76,850
- Mean
- $60,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $48,910 and the 90th percentile is $76,850. The difference is $27,940, which is 43.2% 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 $48,910 to the 75th at $64,750, covers $15,840.
The mean annual wage is $60,490, which sits below the median of $64,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Reno, NV median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,100, which is 5.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.2% higher than the Nevada median of $59,280.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $64,100 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paramedics. Reno, NV ranks 3rd of 3 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).).
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $81,430 and employment of 390. That median is 25.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,338, against $64,100 here.
- Redding, CA is 135 miles away, with a median of $88,740 and employment of 40. That median is 37.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,137, against $64,100 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Reno, NV · 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 Reno, NV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Reno, NV is $64,750. The 10th percentile is $48,910 and the 90th percentile is $76,850.
How does that compare with the national median for Paramedics?
The local median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $60,600.
What is Paramedics pay in Reno, NV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,750 is $64,100. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Reno, NV compare with nearby metros for Paramedics?
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 127 miles away, at $81,430. Reno, NV ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.