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

How much do Paramedics make in Sandusky, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Sandusky, OH is $45,230. The 10th percentile is $43,380 and the 90th percentile is $61,950. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$45,230

10th percentile
$43,380
25th percentile
$43,880
Median
$45,230
75th percentile
$52,440
90th percentile
$61,950
Mean
$49,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $43,380 and the 90th percentile is $61,950. The difference is $18,570, which is 41.1% 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 $43,880 to the 75th at $52,440, covers $8,560.

The mean annual wage is $49,220, which sits above the median of $45,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sandusky, OH median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,660, which is 16.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.8% lower than the Ohio median of $51,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sandusky, OH is 89.281, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $50,660 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paramedics. Sandusky, OH ranks 23rd of 23 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).).

  • Toledo, OH is 46 miles away, with a median of $56,230 and employment of 90. That median is 24.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,484, against $50,660 here.
  • Mansfield, OH is 53 miles away, with a median of $64,220 and employment of 60. That median is 42% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,261, against $50,660 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 71 miles away, with a median of $60,490 and employment of 880. That median is 33.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,404, against $50,660 here.

Employment share

Paramedics accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Sandusky, OH (50 of 50,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (100,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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 Sandusky, OH · 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 Sandusky, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Sandusky, OH is $45,230. The 10th percentile is $43,380 and the 90th percentile is $61,950. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Paramedics?

The local median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $60,600.

What is Paramedics pay in Sandusky, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sandusky, OH is 89.281, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,230 is $50,660. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sandusky, OH compare with nearby metros for Paramedics?

Toledo, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $56,230. Sandusky, OH ranks 23rd of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.