How much do Paramedics make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $64,600 and the 90th percentile is $118,630. The difference is $54,030, which is 66.9% 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 $78,890 to the 75th at $104,630, covers $25,740.

The mean annual wage is $88,690, which sits above the median of $80,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 33.2% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,017, which is 22.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the California median of $74,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $74,017 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paramedics. Salinas, CA ranks 4th of 12 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).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $84,480 and employment of 110. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,506, against $74,017 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $71,390 and employment of 40. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,961, against $74,017 here.
• Merced, CA is 74 miles away, with a median of $64,100 and employment of 30. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,225, against $74,017 here.

Employment share

Paramedics accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (50 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (100,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 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.