How much does an Emergency Paramedic make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Emergency Paramedic in the United States is $49,228 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.
However, an Emergency Paramedic's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,551
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,622 to $54,108
Key Factors That Influence Emergency Paramedic Salaries
An Emergency Paramedic'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 Emergency Paramedic Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Emergency Paramedic'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:
How Do Emergency Paramedic 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 Emergency Paramedics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $62,092
San Francisco: $61,412
Oakland: $60,118
San Jose, CA$62,092
San Francisco, CA$61,412
Oakland, CA$60,118
New York, NY$56,681
Paramus, NJ$55,992
Queens Village, NY$55,989
Passaic, NJ$55,943
Bergenfield, NJ$55,938
Stamford, CT$55,830
Huntington, NY$55,810
Newark, NJ$55,446
Bridgeport, CT$55,342
Vallejo, CA$55,244
New Brunswick, NJ$55,224
Petaluma, CA$55,195
Middlesex, NJ$55,101
Somerset, NJ$55,067
Santa Cruz, CA$55,003
Boston, MA$54,703
Monterey, CA$54,530
Seattle, WA$54,417
Santa Rosa, CA$54,407
Los Angeles, CA$54,392
Juneau, AK$54,264
Washington, DC$54,210
Orange, CA$54,035
Santa Ana, CA$53,905
Long Beach, CA$53,856
Anaheim, CA$53,846
Anchorage, AK$53,821
Santa Maria, CA$53,674
Everett, WA$53,664
Danbury, CT$53,491
Bremerton, WA$53,423
Tacoma, WA$53,245
New Suffolk, NY$53,244
Sacramento, CA$53,231
Santa Barbara, CA$53,177
Trenton, NJ$53,122
San Diego, CA$53,122
Brockton, MA$53,068
Fairbanks, AK$52,948
Lompoc, CA$52,822
Lowell, MA$52,782
Ventura, CA$52,773
Nashua, NH$52,763
Stockton, CA$52,758
Modesto, CA$52,399
Poughkeepsie, NY$52,290
Olympia, WA$52,197
Kennewick, WA$52,197
New Haven, CT$52,177
Lawrence, MA$52,000
Hartford, CT$51,951
Riverside, CA$51,941
New Bedford, MA$51,892
Richland, WA$51,892
Bakersfield, CA$51,823
San Bernardino, CA$51,803
New Britain, CT$51,798
Atlantic City, NJ$51,798
New London, CT$51,778
Norwich, CT$51,764
Portsmouth, NH$51,754
Boulder, CO$51,649
Portland, OR$51,582
Worcester, MA$51,577
Minneapolis, MN$51,424
Philadelphia, PA$51,355
Honolulu, HI$51,193
Saint Paul, MN$51,169
Vineland, NJ$51,158
Providence, RI$51,015
Chicago, IL$50,873
Bellingham, WA$50,814
Springfield, MA$50,774
Baltimore, MD$50,759
Chico, CA$50,636
Pittsfield, MA$50,503
Manchester, NH$50,410
Spokane, WA$50,193
Denver, CO$50,188
Albany, NY$49,957
Troy, NY$49,937
Nassau, NY$49,885
Schenectady, NY$49,834
Wilmington, DE$49,795
Burlington, VT$49,726
Salem, OR$49,706
Portland, ME$49,553
Yakima, WA$49,504
Rochester, MN$49,351
Reno, NV$49,327
Fresno, CA$49,327
Milwaukee, WI$49,283
Detroit, MI$49,233
Ann Arbor, MI$49,225
Allentown, PA$49,219
Colorado Springs, CO$49,135
Syracuse, NY$49,110
Carson City, NV$49,110
Houston, TX$49,041
Eugene, OR$49,017
Gary, IN$48,958
Springfield, OR$48,918
Bismarck, ND$48,908
Galveston, TX$48,874
Medford, OR$48,800
Fort Collins, CO$48,780
Concord, NH$48,756
Austin, TX$48,741
Mesa, AZ$48,638
Reading, PA$48,633
Phoenix, AZ$48,628
Dallas, TX$48,613
Saint Cloud, MN$48,566
Madison, WI$48,500
Utica, NY$48,367
Rochester, NY$48,288
Des Moines, IA$48,283
Raleigh, NC$48,278
Atlanta, GA$48,204
Battle Creek, MI$48,190
Salt Lake City, UT$48,175
Lancaster, PA$48,101
Harrisburg, PA$48,032
Kansas City, MO$47,983
Champaign, IL$47,973
Kansas City, KS$47,973
Fort Worth, TX$47,968
Columbus, OH$47,960
Boca Raton, FL$47,948
Pittsburgh, PA$47,929
Richmond, VA$47,909
Indianapolis, IN$47,899
Cleveland, OH$47,894
Las Vegas, NV$47,835
Cincinnati, OH$47,835
Petersburg, VA$47,761
Huntsville, AL$47,688
Lansing, MI$47,655
Lebanon, PA$47,648
Pueblo, CO$47,643
Appleton, WI$47,628
Buffalo, NY$47,609
Dayton, OH$47,594
Racine, WI$47,584
Charlotte, NC$47,579
Saint Louis, MO$47,564
York, PA$47,535
Elkhart, IN$47,535
Gastonia, NC$47,526
Billings, MT$47,514
Beaumont, TX$47,500
Lorain, OH$47,491
Benton Harbor, MI$47,481
Toledo, OH$47,471
Binghamton, NY$47,446
Rock Hill, SC$47,441
Rockford, IL$47,417
Springfield, IL$47,397
Elyria, OH$47,392
Fargo, ND$47,392
Flagstaff, AZ$47,358
Fort Lauderdale, FL$47,328
Duluth, MN$47,299
Miami, FL$47,299
Cheyenne, WY$47,264
Grand Forks, ND$47,264
Bangor, ME$47,156
Cedar Rapids, IA$47,102
Durham, NC$47,081
Louisville, KY$47,077
Grand Rapids, MI$47,067
Hialeah, FL$47,062
Casper, WY$46,993
Scranton, PA$46,934
New Orleans, LA$46,920
Virginia Beach, VA$46,915
Akron, OH$46,890
Peoria, IL$46,826
Sarasota, FL$46,816
Nashville, TN$46,782
Omaha, NE$46,782
Green Bay, WI$46,782
Baton Rouge, LA$46,757
Charleston, SC$46,747
Jamestown, NY$46,723
Davenport, IA$46,723
Tucson, AZ$46,698
Saint Petersburg, FL$46,669
Tampa, FL$46,659
Evansville, IN$46,629
Port Arthur, TX$46,629
Bradenton, FL$46,609
Santa Fe, NM$46,521
Orlando, FL$46,432
Clearwater, FL$46,417
Canton, OH$46,314
La Crosse, WI$46,314
Albuquerque, NM$46,285
Newport News, VA$46,280
High Point, NC$46,265
Ogden, UT$46,245
Corpus Christi, TX$46,206
Norfolk, VA$46,176
Laramie, WY$46,176
Rock Island, IL$46,147
Saginaw, MI$46,137
Jacksonville, FL$46,132
Salisbury, NC$46,122
Boise, ID$46,112
Moline, IL$46,088
Fort Myers, FL$46,073
Memphis, TN$46,063
Tulsa, OK$46,038
Waterloo, IA$46,009
Spartanburg, SC$45,960
Lincoln, NE$45,935
Fort Wayne, IN$45,925
Provo, UT$45,920
Cedar Falls, IA$45,861
San Antonio, TX$45,841
Greensboro, NC$45,822
South Bend, IN$45,817
Savannah, GA$45,763
Muskegon, MI$45,743
Birmingham, AL$45,738
Winston Salem, NC$45,714
Lake Charles, LA$45,595
Anderson, IN$45,585
Lexington, KY$45,571
Augusta, GA$45,556
Greenville, SC$45,556
Lima, OH$45,517
Wichita, KS$45,512
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,512
Columbia, SC$45,467
Springfield, OH$45,458
Asheville, NC$45,379
Bloomington, IN$45,344
Knoxville, TN$45,167
Shreveport, LA$45,162
Wilmington, NC$45,098
Roanoke, VA$45,098
Topeka, KS$45,010
Frankfort, KY$45,004
Oklahoma City, OK$44,970
Chillicothe, OH$44,950
Longview, TX$44,946
Melbourne, FL$44,941
Sioux Falls, SD$44,862
Mobile, AL$44,857
Terre Haute, IN$44,837
Altoona, PA$44,808
Amarillo, TX$44,773
Killeen, TX$44,758
Fayetteville, AR$44,719
Chattanooga, TN$44,704
Sioux City, IA$44,660
Idaho Falls, ID$44,650
Lynchburg, VA$44,611
Gainesville, FL$44,547
Portsmouth, OH$44,522
Little Rock, AR$44,512
Lafayette, LA$44,493
Youngstown, OH$44,493
Daytona Beach, FL$44,463
Clarksville, TN$44,458
Pensacola, FL$44,453
Temple, TX$44,450
Hopkinsville, KY$44,306
Erie, PA$44,296
Florence, SC$44,276
Charleston, WV$44,197
Great Falls, MT$44,173
Macon, GA$44,104
Tallahassee, FL$44,099
Fayetteville, NC$44,089
Waco, TX$44,079
Helena, MT$44,045
Pine Bluff, AR$44,026
Vincennes, IN$43,966
Lubbock, TX$43,946
Alamogordo, NM$43,917
Twin Falls, ID$43,872
Rapid City, SD$43,858
Jackson, MS$43,769
Huntington, WV$43,766
Greenville, MS$43,764
Parkersburg, WV$43,714
Montgomery, AL$43,705
Wichita Falls, TX$43,656
Springfield, MO$43,656
Biloxi, MS$43,631
Monroe, LA$43,582
Johnstown, PA$43,547
Sumter, SC$43,528
Columbus, GA$43,523
Pascagoula, MS$43,429
Abilene, TX$43,429
Kingsport, TN$43,301
Albany, GA$43,301
Gulfport, MS$43,287
Alexandria, LA$43,124
Fort Smith, AR$43,001
El Paso, TX$42,868
Las Cruces, NM$42,647
Harlingen, TX$42,522
Pocatello, ID$42,514
Florence, AL$42,450
Brownsville, TX$42,440
Mcallen, TX$42,336
Dothan, AL$42,268
Columbus, MS$41,975
Altus, OK$41,746
Lawton, OK$41,652
Pierre, SD$41,475
What Skills Can Increase an Emergency Paramedic's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Continuous Improvement (Mentioned in 2.68% Job Postings): A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.
ISO (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
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 Emergency Paramedic's salary.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Standard Operating Procedures: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Emergency Paramedic Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Emergency Paramedic roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Emergency Paramedic positions in Telecom or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Emergency Paramedic as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Emergency Paramedic
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$63,997
$31.0
30%
Pharmaceuticals
$61,536
$30.0
25%
Aerospace & Defense
$59,074
$28.0
20%
Healthcare
$56,613
$27.0
15%
Construction
$54,151
$26.0
10%
How Education impacts an Emergency Paramedic's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Emergency Paramedics enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Emergency Paramedic with a Associate's Degree is between
$49,076
and $52,787).
Emergency Paramedic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Emergency Paramedic'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.
Salaries for an Emergency Paramedic can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $51,813 in 2023
to around $50,800 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Emergency Paramedic salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Emergency Paramedic
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Emergency Paramedic
Here are companies hiring for Emergency Paramedic and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Emergency Paramedic
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Emergency Paramedic?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Emergency Paramedic roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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