What are the main factors that influence an Ambulance Attendant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Ambulance Attendant's salary?

An Ambulance Attendant's salary grows with experience: a Ambulance Attendant (0-1 years)earns $34,578, a Diet Technician II (1-3 years)earns $38,619, a Dietitian Supervisor (3+ years)earns $56,457, a Dietitian Manager (3-5 years)earns $84,381, a Dietitian Director (5+ years)earns $103,191,

What are the highest paying states for an Ambulance Attendant?

Ambulance Attendant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ambulance Attendant roles are District of Columbia $37,691, California $37,548, Massachusetts $37,047. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ambulance Attendant roles make?

Salaries for Ambulance Attendant level roles vary by specialization: Ambulance Chief: $249,748; Ambulance Technician: $115,761; Air Ambulance Pilot: $93,679; ambulance nurse: $88,301; Ambulance Operator: $49,788.

How do different companies affect an Ambulance Attendant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ambulance Attendant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Ambulance Attendant Salary in the United States

How much does an Ambulance Attendant make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ambulance Attendant in the United States is $34,042 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, an Ambulance Attendant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,799
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,468 to $36,532
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,124

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Ambulance Attendant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,532	$3,044	$703	$18
Average	$34,042	$2,837	$655	$16
25th Percentile	$31,468	$2,622	$605	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Ambulance Attendant Salaries

An Ambulance Attendant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Ambulance Attendant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ambulance Attendant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $34,578
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,619
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,457
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,381
Expert (over 8 years): $103,191

Levels	Salary
Ambulance... Level Ambulance Attendant	$34,578
Diet Tech... Level Ambulance Attendant	$38,619
Dietitian... Level Ambulance Attendant	$56,457
Dietitian... Level Ambulance Attendant	$84,381
Dietitian... Level Ambulance Attendant	$103,191

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How Do Ambulance Attendant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Ambulance Attendants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,691.
California: $37,548.
Massachusetts: $37,047.

District of Columbia $37,691 California $37,548 Massachusetts $37,047 Washington $36,911 New Jersey $36,898 Alaska $36,850 Connecticut $36,380 New York $36,190

Hawaii $35,580 Rhode Island $35,294 Maryland $35,100 Minnesota $34,835 Colorado $34,733 Illinois $34,699 Oregon $34,569 Delaware $34,474

New Hampshire $34,414 Virginia $34,280 Pennsylvania $33,888 Nevada $33,691 North Dakota $33,626 Michigan $33,524 Wisconsin $33,487 Vermont $33,412

Texas $33,204 Maine $33,191 Arizona $33,170 Ohio $33,146 Georgia $32,833 Indiana $32,677 Wyoming $32,646 Utah $32,598

Iowa $32,578 Kansas $32,414 Louisiana $32,367 North Carolina $32,350 Missouri $32,343 Florida $32,210 Montana $32,139 Nebraska $32,071

Kentucky $32,033 South Carolina $31,897 Tennessee $31,812 Idaho $31,778 New Mexico $31,529 Oklahoma $31,475 Alabama $31,274 South Dakota $30,937

Arkansas $30,753 West Virginia $30,654 Mississippi $30,358

Top Paying Cities for Ambulance Attendants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $42,937
San Francisco: $42,467
Oakland: $41,572

San Jose, CA $42,937

San Francisco, CA $42,467

Oakland, CA $41,572

New York, NY $39,195

Paramus, NJ $38,719

Queens Village, NY $38,717

Passaic, NJ $38,685

Bergenfield, NJ $38,681

Stamford, CT $38,607

Huntington, NY $38,593

Newark, NJ $38,341

Bridgeport, CT $38,269

Vallejo, CA $38,201

New Brunswick, NJ $38,188

Petaluma, CA $38,167

Middlesex, NJ $38,103

Somerset, NJ $38,079

Santa Cruz, CA $38,035

Boston, MA $37,827

Monterey, CA $37,708

Seattle, WA $37,630

Santa Rosa, CA $37,623

Los Angeles, CA $37,613

Juneau, AK $37,524

Washington, DC $37,487

Orange, CA $37,365

Santa Ana, CA $37,276

Long Beach, CA $37,242

Anaheim, CA $37,235

Anchorage, AK $37,218

Santa Maria, CA $37,116

Everett, WA $37,109

Danbury, CT $36,989

Bremerton, WA $36,942

Tacoma, WA $36,819

New Suffolk, NY $36,819

Sacramento, CA $36,809

Santa Barbara, CA $36,772

Trenton, NJ $36,734

San Diego, CA $36,734

Brockton, MA $36,697

Fairbanks, AK $36,613

Lompoc, CA $36,527

Lowell, MA $36,499

Ventura, CA $36,493

Nashua, NH $36,486

Stockton, CA $36,482

Modesto, CA $36,234

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,159

Olympia, WA $36,094

Kennewick, WA $36,094

New Haven, CT $36,081

Lawrence, MA $35,958

Hartford, CT $35,924

Riverside, CA $35,917

New Bedford, MA $35,883

Richland, WA $35,883

Bakersfield, CA $35,836

San Bernardino, CA $35,822

New Britain, CT $35,819

Atlantic City, NJ $35,819

New London, CT $35,805

Norwich, CT $35,795

Portsmouth, NH $35,788

Boulder, CO $35,716

Portland, OR $35,669

Worcester, MA $35,665

Minneapolis, MN $35,560

Philadelphia, PA $35,512

Honolulu, HI $35,400

Saint Paul, MN $35,384

Vineland, NJ $35,376

Providence, RI $35,277

Chicago, IL $35,179

Bellingham, WA $35,138

Springfield, MA $35,111

Baltimore, MD $35,100

Chico, CA $35,015

Pittsfield, MA $34,923

Manchester, NH $34,859

Spokane, WA $34,709

Denver, CO $34,705

Albany, NY $34,545

Troy, NY $34,532

Nassau, NY $34,495

Schenectady, NY $34,460

Wilmington, DE $34,433

Burlington, VT $34,385

Salem, OR $34,372

Portland, ME $34,266

Yakima, WA $34,232

Rochester, MN $34,127

Reno, NV $34,110

Fresno, CA $34,110

Milwaukee, WI $34,079

Detroit, MI $34,045

Ann Arbor, MI $34,039

Allentown, PA $34,035

Colorado Springs, CO $33,977

Syracuse, NY $33,960

Carson City, NV $33,960

Houston, TX $33,912

Eugene, OR $33,895

Gary, IN $33,854

Springfield, OR $33,827

Bismarck, ND $33,820

Galveston, TX $33,797

Medford, OR $33,745

Fort Collins, CO $33,732

Concord, NH $33,715

Austin, TX $33,705

Mesa, AZ $33,633

Reading, PA $33,630

Phoenix, AZ $33,626

Dallas, TX $33,616

Saint Cloud, MN $33,583

Madison, WI $33,538

Utica, NY $33,446

Rochester, NY $33,391

Des Moines, IA $33,388

Raleigh, NC $33,385

Atlanta, GA $33,334

Battle Creek, MI $33,323

Salt Lake City, UT $33,313

Lancaster, PA $33,262

Harrisburg, PA $33,214

Kansas City, MO $33,180

Champaign, IL $33,174

Kansas City, KS $33,174

Fort Worth, TX $33,170

Columbus, OH $33,164

Boca Raton, FL $33,157

Pittsburgh, PA $33,143

Richmond, VA $33,129

Indianapolis, IN $33,122

Cleveland, OH $33,119

Las Vegas, NV $33,078

Cincinnati, OH $33,078

Petersburg, VA $33,027

Huntsville, AL $32,976

Lansing, MI $32,953

Lebanon, PA $32,949

Pueblo, CO $32,945

Appleton, WI $32,935

Buffalo, NY $32,922

Dayton, OH $32,911

Racine, WI $32,905

Charlotte, NC $32,901

Saint Louis, MO $32,891

York, PA $32,871

Elkhart, IN $32,871

Gastonia, NC $32,864

Billings, MT $32,856

Beaumont, TX $32,847

Lorain, OH $32,840

Benton Harbor, MI $32,833

Toledo, OH $32,826

Binghamton, NY $32,809

Rock Hill, SC $32,806

Rockford, IL $32,789

Springfield, IL $32,775

Elyria, OH $32,772

Fargo, ND $32,772

Flagstaff, AZ $32,748

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,728

Duluth, MN $32,707

Miami, FL $32,707

Cheyenne, WY $32,683

Grand Forks, ND $32,683

Bangor, ME $32,608

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,571

Durham, NC $32,557

Louisville, KY $32,554

Grand Rapids, MI $32,547

Hialeah, FL $32,544

Casper, WY $32,496

Scranton, PA $32,455

New Orleans, LA $32,445

Virginia Beach, VA $32,442

Akron, OH $32,425

Peoria, IL $32,380

Sarasota, FL $32,374

Nashville, TN $32,350

Omaha, NE $32,350

Green Bay, WI $32,350

Baton Rouge, LA $32,333

Charleston, SC $32,326

Jamestown, NY $32,309

Davenport, IA $32,309

Tucson, AZ $32,292

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,271

Tampa, FL $32,265

Evansville, IN $32,244

Port Arthur, TX $32,244

Bradenton, FL $32,231

Santa Fe, NM $32,169

Orlando, FL $32,108

Clearwater, FL $32,098

Canton, OH $32,026

La Crosse, WI $32,026

Albuquerque, NM $32,006

Newport News, VA $32,003

High Point, NC $31,992

Ogden, UT $31,979

Corpus Christi, TX $31,951

Norfolk, VA $31,931

Laramie, WY $31,931

Rock Island, IL $31,911

Saginaw, MI $31,904

Jacksonville, FL $31,900

Salisbury, NC $31,894

Boise, ID $31,887

Moline, IL $31,870

Fort Myers, FL $31,860

Memphis, TN $31,853

Tulsa, OK $31,836

Waterloo, IA $31,815

Spartanburg, SC $31,781

Lincoln, NE $31,764

Fort Wayne, IN $31,757

Provo, UT $31,754

Cedar Falls, IA $31,713

San Antonio, TX $31,700

Greensboro, NC $31,686

South Bend, IN $31,683

Savannah, GA $31,645

Muskegon, MI $31,631

Birmingham, AL $31,628

Winston Salem, NC $31,611

Lake Charles, LA $31,529

Anderson, IN $31,523

Lexington, KY $31,512

Augusta, GA $31,502

Greenville, SC $31,502

Lima, OH $31,475

Wichita, KS $31,471

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,471

Columbia, SC $31,441

Springfield, OH $31,434

Asheville, NC $31,380

Bloomington, IN $31,356

Knoxville, TN $31,233

Shreveport, LA $31,230

Wilmington, NC $31,186

Roanoke, VA $31,186

Topeka, KS $31,124

Frankfort, KY $31,120

Oklahoma City, OK $31,097

Chillicothe, OH $31,083

Longview, TX $31,080

Melbourne, FL $31,077

Sioux Falls, SD $31,022

Mobile, AL $31,019

Terre Haute, IN $31,005

Altoona, PA $30,985

Amarillo, TX $30,961

Killeen, TX $30,951

Fayetteville, AR $30,923

Chattanooga, TN $30,913

Sioux City, IA $30,883

Idaho Falls, ID $30,876

Lynchburg, VA $30,848

Gainesville, FL $30,804

Portsmouth, OH $30,787

Little Rock, AR $30,780

Lafayette, LA $30,767

Youngstown, OH $30,767

Daytona Beach, FL $30,746

Clarksville, TN $30,743

Pensacola, FL $30,740

Temple, TX $30,737

Hopkinsville, KY $30,637

Erie, PA $30,631

Florence, SC $30,617

Charleston, WV $30,563

Great Falls, MT $30,546

Macon, GA $30,498

Tallahassee, FL $30,494

Fayetteville, NC $30,488

Waco, TX $30,481

Helena, MT $30,457

Pine Bluff, AR $30,444

Vincennes, IN $30,403

Lubbock, TX $30,389

Alamogordo, NM $30,369

Twin Falls, ID $30,338

Rapid City, SD $30,328

Jackson, MS $30,266

Huntington, WV $30,264

Greenville, MS $30,263

Parkersburg, WV $30,228

Montgomery, AL $30,222

Wichita Falls, TX $30,188

Springfield, MO $30,188

Biloxi, MS $30,171

Monroe, LA $30,137

Johnstown, PA $30,113

Sumter, SC $30,100

Columbus, GA $30,096

Pascagoula, MS $30,031

Abilene, TX $30,031

Kingsport, TN $29,943

Albany, GA $29,943

Gulfport, MS $29,933

Alexandria, LA $29,820

Fort Smith, AR $29,735

El Paso, TX $29,643

Las Cruces, NM $29,490

Harlingen, TX $29,404

Pocatello, ID $29,398

Florence, AL $29,354

Brownsville, TX $29,347

Mcallen, TX $29,276

Dothan, AL $29,228

Columbus, MS $29,026

Altus, OK $28,867

Lawton, OK $28,803

Pierre, SD $28,680

What Skills Can Increase an Ambulance Attendant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 7.92% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Food Handling (Mentioned in 4.38% Job Postings): Food Handling means one or more operations of food production, manufacture, offering or displaying for sale, storage, preserving, wrapping, transportation, delivery, importation, exportation, or the licensing or approval for any of such activities.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 1.65% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	7.92%
Food Handling	4.38%
Foodservice	1.65%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Ambulance Attendant's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$38,467	13%
Commitment	$36,425	7%
Written Communication	$36,084	6%
Patient Care	$35,744	5%
Problem Solving	$35,403	4%
HACCP	$35,063	3%

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Ambulance Attendant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Ambulance Attendant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Ambulance Attendant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Ambulance Attendant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Ambulance Attendant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$39,148	$19.0	15%

How Education impacts an Ambulance Attendant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ambulance Attendants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Ambulance Attendant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $31,759 and $33,534).

Ambulance Attendant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ambulance Attendant

No Diploma 20.0%

High School 20.0%

Associates 20.0%

Bachelors 60.0%

Masters 20.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	20.0%
High School	20.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	60.0%
Masters	20.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Ambulance Attendant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ambulance Attendant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$31,468

Average $34,042/year

$36,532

$2,622

Average $2,837/month

$3,044

$605

Average $655/week

$703

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,532	$3,044	$703	$18
Average	$34,042	$2,837	$655	$16
25th Percentile	$31,468	$2,622	$605	$15

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Salary Trends for Ambulance Attendant

Salaries for an Ambulance Attendant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,081 in 2023 to around $41,136 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ambulance Attendant salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Ambulance Attendant?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Ambulance Attendant roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

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