United States
Paramedics salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$58,410
Paramedics in the United States earn a median of $58,410 a year, about $28.08 an hour.
Median
$58,410
per year
Hourly
$28.08
as published
Mean
$60,610
pulled up by top earners
Workers
99,530
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $53,960 | -8% |
| Florida | State | $58,860 | +1% |
| California | State | $72,180 | +24% |
| New York | State | $66,420 | +14% |
| North Carolina | State | $51,110 | -12% |
| Illinois | State | $59,110 | +1% |
| Ohio | State | $47,960 | -18% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $57,670 | -1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $76,060 | +30% |
| Georgia | State | $51,740 | -11% |
| Tennessee | State | $52,860 | -10% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $80,870 | +38% |
| Missouri | State | $55,600 | -5% |
| Michigan | State | $50,320 | -14% |
| Colorado | State | $64,690 | +11% |
| Indiana | State | $58,260 | -0% |
| Washington | State | $100,780 | +73% |
| South Carolina | State | $50,130 | -14% |
| Louisiana | State | $50,800 | -13% |
| Kentucky | State | $47,650 | -18% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $56,450 | -3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $56,010 | -4% |
| Alabama | State | $45,020 | -23% |
| Massachusetts | State | $64,010 | +10% |
| Arizona | State | $50,860 | -13% |
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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