United States
Emergency Medical Technicians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$41,340
Emergency Medical Technicians in the United States earn a median of $41,340 a year, about $19.88 an hour.
Median
$41,340
per year
Hourly
$19.88
as published
Mean
$44,790
pulled up by top earners
Workers
177,980
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $45,680 | +10% |
| New York | State | $46,000 | +11% |
| Texas | State | $37,000 | -10% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $48,000 | +16% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $38,580 | -7% |
| Illinois | State | $40,780 | -1% |
| North Carolina | State | $40,530 | -2% |
| Florida | State | $40,420 | -2% |
| Georgia | State | $39,250 | -5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $43,430 | +5% |
| New Jersey | State | $49,500 | +20% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $43,930 | +6% |
| Ohio | State | $38,140 | -8% |
| Massachusetts | State | $45,970 | +11% |
| South Carolina | State | $38,670 | -6% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $45,630 | +10% |
| Michigan | State | $38,890 | -6% |
| Wisconsin | State | $43,340 | +5% |
| Virginia | State | $45,060 | +9% |
| Indiana | State | $39,850 | -4% |
| Arizona | State | $38,110 | -8% |
| Colorado | State | $43,950 | +6% |
| Tennessee | State | $37,630 | -9% |
| Missouri | State | $38,580 | -7% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $38,470 | -7% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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