What are the main factors that influence a Flight Paramedic's salary?

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

How does experience change A Flight Paramedic's salary?

A Flight Paramedic's salary grows with experience: starting around $94,818 for beginners, reaching about $97,507 at mid-level, and approach $100,683 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Flight Paramedic?

Flight Paramedic salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flight Paramedic roles are District of Columbia $105,743, California $105,342, Massachusetts $103,938. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flight Paramedic roles make?

Salaries for Flight Paramedic level roles vary by specialization: paramedic emt: $54,768; Firefighter Paramedic: $50,315; Emergency Paramedic: $49,195; Ambulance Paramedic: $48,955; Medical Paramedic: $48,190.

How do different companies affect a Flight Paramedic's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Flight Paramedic roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Flight Paramedic Salary in the United States

How much does a Flight Paramedic make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flight Paramedic in the United States is $95,505 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Flight Paramedic's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,229
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,436 to $102,165
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $82,000

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Flight Paramedic Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,165	$8,514	$1,965	$49
Average	$95,505	$7,959	$1,837	$46
25th Percentile	$88,436	$7,370	$1,701	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Flight Paramedic Salaries

A Flight 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 Flight Paramedic Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Flight 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $94,818
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,308
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,507
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,471
Expert (over 8 years): $100,683

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Flight Paramedic	$94,818
Intermediate Level Flight Paramedic	$95,308
Senior Level Flight Paramedic	$97,507
Specialist Level Flight Paramedic	$100,471
Expert Level Flight Paramedic	$100,683

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How Do Flight 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 Flight Paramedics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,743.
California: $105,342.
Massachusetts: $103,938.

District of Columbia $105,743 California $105,342 Massachusetts $103,938 Washington $103,556 New Jersey $103,518 Alaska $103,384 Connecticut $102,066 New York $101,531

Hawaii $99,822 Rhode Island $99,019 Maryland $98,475 Minnesota $97,730 Colorado $97,444 Illinois $97,348 Oregon $96,985 Delaware $96,718

New Hampshire $96,550 Virginia $96,173 Pennsylvania $95,075 Nevada $94,521 North Dakota $94,340 Michigan $94,053 Wisconsin $93,948 Vermont $93,738

Texas $93,155 Maine $93,117 Arizona $93,060 Ohio $92,993 Georgia $92,114 Indiana $91,675 Wyoming $91,589 Utah $91,455

Iowa $91,398 Kansas $90,940 Louisiana $90,806 North Carolina $90,758 Missouri $90,739 Florida $90,367 Montana $90,166 Nebraska $89,975

Kentucky $89,870 South Carolina $89,488 Tennessee $89,249 Idaho $89,154 New Mexico $88,457 Oklahoma $88,304 Alabama $87,740 South Dakota $86,795

Arkansas $86,279 West Virginia $86,002 Mississippi $85,171

Top Paying Cities for Flight Paramedics

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: $120,460
San Francisco: $119,276
Oakland: $116,630

San Jose, CA $120,460

San Francisco, CA $119,276

Oakland, CA $116,630

New York, NY $110,681

Queens Village, NY $109,964

Paramus, NJ $109,200

Passaic, NJ $109,105

Bergenfield, NJ $109,009

Stamford, CT $108,866

Huntington, NY $108,770

Newark, NJ $108,150

Bridgeport, CT $107,959

New Brunswick, NJ $107,643

Vallejo, CA $107,443

Middlesex, NJ $107,386

Somerset, NJ $107,300

Petaluma, CA $107,080

Santa Cruz, CA $106,708

Boston, MA $106,517

Monterey, CA $106,039

Fairbanks, AK $105,972

Los Angeles, CA $105,791

Washington, DC $105,743

Seattle, WA $105,571

Santa Rosa, CA $105,552

Juneau, AK $105,275

Orange, CA $104,960

Anchorage, AK $104,788

Anaheim, CA $104,721

Santa Ana, CA $104,578

Nassau, NY $104,520

Long Beach, CA $104,482

Danbury, CT $104,454

Santa Maria, CA $104,129

Everett, WA $104,110

Bremerton, WA $103,642

Trenton, NJ $103,460

Sacramento, CA $103,422

San Diego, CA $103,374

Brockton, MA $103,336

Tacoma, WA $103,298

Santa Barbara, CA $103,164

Lowell, MA $102,782

New Suffolk, NY $102,744

Nashua, NH $102,629

Lompoc, CA $102,477

Ventura, CA $102,381

Stockton, CA $102,352

New Haven, CT $102,161

Atlantic City, NJ $101,913

Hartford, CT $101,703

Modesto, CA $101,655

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,445

New Britain, CT $101,397

Olympia, WA $101,264

Kennewick, WA $101,264

New London, CT $101,245

Norwich, CT $101,216

Lawrence, MA $101,168

Bakersfield, CA $100,901

Riverside, CA $100,767

New Bedford, MA $100,767

Richland, WA $100,672

Portsmouth, NH $100,595

Vineland, NJ $100,576

San Bernardino, CA $100,500

Boulder, CO $100,232

Worcester, MA $100,156

Portland, OR $100,070

Saint Paul, MN $99,955

Minneapolis, MN $99,955

Philadelphia, PA $99,822

Honolulu, HI $99,315

Springfield, MA $98,981

Providence, RI $98,972

Chicago, IL $98,695

Bellingham, WA $98,580

Baltimore, MD $98,475

Chico, CA $98,236

Wilmington, DE $98,074

Pittsfield, MA $97,978

Manchester, NH $97,797

Spokane, WA $97,377

Denver, CO $97,367

Albany, NY $96,918

Troy, NY $96,880

Schenectady, NY $96,680

Burlington, VT $96,469

Portland, ME $96,135

Salem, OR $96,059

Yakima, WA $96,040

Ann Arbor, MI $96,011

Rochester, MN $95,744

Fresno, CA $95,696

Reno, NV $95,696

Milwaukee, WI $95,610

Detroit, MI $95,514

Allentown, PA $95,486

Carson City, NV $95,476

Houston, TX $95,333

Colorado Springs, CO $95,323

Syracuse, NY $95,276

Eugene, OR $95,094

Bismarck, ND $94,980

Gary, IN $94,980

Galveston, TX $94,980

Springfield, OR $94,903

Medford, OR $94,674

Fort Collins, CO $94,636

Austin, TX $94,559

Mesa, AZ $94,359

Phoenix, AZ $94,340

Dallas, TX $94,311

Reading, PA $94,254

Saint Cloud, MN $94,215

Concord, NH $94,130

Madison, WI $94,091

Utica, NY $93,833

Raleigh, NC $93,757

Las Vegas, NV $93,748

Rochester, NY $93,681

Des Moines, IA $93,671

Atlanta, GA $93,518

Battle Creek, MI $93,490

Salt Lake City, UT $93,461

Lancaster, PA $93,318

Champaign, IL $93,299

Harrisburg, PA $93,184

Durham, NC $93,098

Kansas City, MO $93,089

Kansas City, KS $93,069

Fort Worth, TX $93,060

Boca Raton, FL $93,022

Cleveland, OH $93,012

Columbus, OH $92,993

Pittsburgh, PA $92,983

Richmond, VA $92,945

Indianapolis, IN $92,926

Cincinnati, OH $92,802

Petersburg, VA $92,659

Billings, MT $92,449

Lansing, MI $92,449

Huntsville, AL $92,449

Lebanon, PA $92,439

Dayton, OH $92,430

Pueblo, CO $92,430

Appleton, WI $92,401

Buffalo, NY $92,363

Racine, WI $92,315

Charlotte, NC $92,305

Saint Louis, MO $92,277

Springfield, IL $92,239

Elkhart, IN $92,219

York, PA $92,219

Gastonia, NC $92,210

Benton Harbor, MI $92,210

Beaumont, TX $92,153

Lorain, OH $92,133

Toledo, OH $92,095

Binghamton, NY $92,048

Rock Hill, SC $92,038

Rockford, IL $91,990

Fargo, ND $91,942

Elyria, OH $91,942

Flagstaff, AZ $91,876

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,818

Miami, FL $91,761

Duluth, MN $91,608

Bangor, ME $91,484

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,379

Louisville, KY $91,331

Grand Rapids, MI $91,312

Hialeah, FL $91,303

Casper, WY $91,169

Scranton, PA $91,054

New Orleans, LA $91,026

Virginia Beach, VA $91,016

Akron, OH $90,968

Peoria, IL $90,844

Sarasota, FL $90,825

Green Bay, WI $90,758

Baton Rouge, LA $90,710

Charleston, SC $90,691

Nashville, TN $90,663

Jamestown, NY $90,644

Davenport, IA $90,644

Tucson, AZ $90,596

Cheyenne, WY $90,567

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,539

Tampa, FL $90,519

Omaha, NE $90,500

Port Arthur, TX $90,462

Evansville, IN $90,462

Bradenton, FL $90,424

Santa Fe, NM $90,252

Orlando, FL $90,157

Clearwater, FL $90,051

Canton, OH $89,851

La Crosse, WI $89,851

Grand Forks, ND $89,822

Albuquerque, NM $89,794

Tulsa, OK $89,794

Newport News, VA $89,784

High Point, NC $89,755

Ogden, UT $89,717

Corpus Christi, TX $89,641

Laramie, WY $89,584

Norfolk, VA $89,584

Rock Island, IL $89,526

Saginaw, MI $89,507

Jacksonville, FL $89,498

Salisbury, NC $89,478

Memphis, TN $89,459

Moline, IL $89,412

Fort Myers, FL $89,383

Waterloo, IA $89,259

Spartanburg, SC $89,163

Lincoln, NE $89,116

Fort Wayne, IN $89,096

Birmingham, AL $88,991

Cedar Falls, IA $88,972

Provo, UT $88,963

Springfield, OH $88,953

San Antonio, TX $88,934

Greensboro, NC $88,896

South Bend, IN $88,886

Winston Salem, NC $88,877

Boise, ID $88,848

Savannah, GA $88,781

Muskegon, MI $88,609

Lima, OH $88,495

Lake Charles, LA $88,457

Anderson, IN $88,437

Lexington, KY $88,409

Augusta, GA $88,380

Greenville, SC $88,380

Wichita, KS $88,294

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,294

Columbia, SC $88,208

Bloomington, IN $87,969

Roanoke, VA $87,912

Asheville, NC $87,788

Knoxville, TN $87,626

Shreveport, LA $87,616

Wilmington, NC $87,492

Frankfort, KY $87,310

Oklahoma City, OK $87,244

Chillicothe, OH $87,205

Longview, TX $87,196

Topeka, KS $87,167

Mobile, AL $87,024

Terre Haute, IN $86,986

Erie, PA $86,976

Altoona, PA $86,928

Melbourne, FL $86,900

Amarillo, TX $86,862

Killeen, TX $86,833

Fayetteville, AR $86,757

Sioux Falls, SD $86,690

Chattanooga, TN $86,632

Idaho Falls, ID $86,623

Gainesville, FL $86,422

Portsmouth, OH $86,375

Little Rock, AR $86,355

Lynchburg, VA $86,355

Lafayette, LA $86,317

Youngstown, OH $86,317

Temple, TX $86,279

Daytona Beach, FL $86,260

Clarksville, TN $86,250

Pensacola, FL $86,241

Hopkinsville, KY $85,954

Charleston, WV $85,945

Florence, SC $85,897

Sioux City, IA $85,840

Macon, GA $85,563

Tallahassee, FL $85,553

Fayetteville, NC $85,534

Waco, TX $85,515

Wichita Falls, TX $85,515

Pine Bluff, AR $85,477

Vincennes, IN $85,295

Lubbock, TX $85,257

Great Falls, MT $85,200

Alamogordo, NM $85,190

Abilene, TX $85,114

Rapid City, SD $84,990

Monroe, LA $84,990

Albany, GA $84,932

Huntington, WV $84,923

Jackson, MS $84,913

Greenville, MS $84,904

Parkersburg, WV $84,808

Montgomery, AL $84,789

Johnstown, PA $84,770

Springfield, MO $84,694

Biloxi, MS $84,646

Sumter, SC $84,445

Columbus, GA $84,436

Twin Falls, ID $84,378

Pascagoula, MS $84,254

Kingsport, TN $84,006

Gulfport, MS $83,977

Alexandria, LA $83,662

Fort Smith, AR $83,423

El Paso, TX $83,166

Helena, MT $83,041

Las Cruces, NM $82,736

Harlingen, TX $82,468

Pocatello, ID $82,382

Florence, AL $82,354

Brownsville, TX $82,335

Dothan, AL $82,182

Mcallen, TX $82,134

Columbus, MS $81,427

Altus, OK $80,988

Lawton, OK $80,807

Pierre, SD $80,463

What Skills Can Increase a Flight Paramedic's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Accountability (Mentioned in 4.71% Job Postings): Setting and holding oneself and others to stated expectations by associating tasks with our business's mission, values, and goals.
Staff Development (Mentioned in 2.66% Job Postings): Refers to all the policies, practices, and procedures used to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies of staff to improve the effectiveness and efficiency both of the individual and the University.
CPR (Mentioned in 1.88% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Accountability	4.71%
Staff Development	2.66%
CPR	1.88%

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 a Flight Paramedic's salary.

Collective Bargaining: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collective Bargaining	$101,235	6%
Teamwork	$99,325	4%
Accountability	$99,325	4%
Psychiatric	$99,325	4%
Leadership	$98,370	3%
Planning	$96,460	1%

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How Education impacts a Flight Paramedic's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Flight 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 a Flight Paramedic with a Associate's Degree is between $91,476 and $97,567).

Flight Paramedic Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Flight Paramedic

No Diploma 7.7%

High School 7.7%

Associates 41.0%

Bachelors 41.0%

Masters 10.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.7%
High School	7.7%
Associates	41.0%
Bachelors	41.0%
Masters	10.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Flight Paramedic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Flight 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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$88,436

Average $95,505/year

$102,165

$7,370

Average $7,959/month

$8,514

$1,701

Average $1,837/week

$1,965

$43

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,165	$8,514	$1,965	$49
Average	$95,505	$7,959	$1,837	$46
25th Percentile	$88,436	$7,370	$1,701	$43

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Salary Trends for Flight Paramedic

Salaries for a Flight Paramedic can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $109,239 in 2023 to around $106,866 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Flight Paramedic salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Flight Paramedic Over Time

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2023

$109,239

2024

$108,621

2025

$106,866

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2023	$109,239
2024	$108,621
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