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

How much do Paramedics make in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is $63,520. The 10th percentile is $49,190 and the 90th percentile is $119,650. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$63,520

10th percentile
$49,190
25th percentile
$49,790
Median
$63,520
75th percentile
$98,920
90th percentile
$119,650
Mean
$75,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $49,190 and the 90th percentile is $119,650. The difference is $70,460, which is 110.9% 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 $49,790 to the 75th at $98,920, covers $49,130.

The mean annual wage is $75,520, which sits above the median of $63,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,162, which is 0.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.1% lower than the Washington median of $104,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 103.855, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $61,162 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paramedics. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ranks 9th of 9 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).).

  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 75 miles away, with a median of $123,310 and employment of 750. That median is 94.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,957, against $61,162 here.
  • Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 87 miles away, with a median of $109,620 and employment of 70. That median is 72.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,006, against $61,162 here.
  • Bellingham, WA is 104 miles away, with a median of $119,970 and employment of 70. That median is 88.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,099, against $61,162 here.

Employment share

Paramedics accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (60 of 51,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (100,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.81 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA · 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Paramedics in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is $63,520. The 10th percentile is $49,190 and the 90th percentile is $119,650. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Paramedics?

The local median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $60,600.

What is Paramedics pay in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 103.855, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,520 is $61,162. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA compare with nearby metros for Paramedics?

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $123,310. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ranks 9th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.