Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · SOC 53-3011

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 42 metro areas

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Madison, WI	$49,270	50	0.1
2	Richmond, VA	$45,490	70	0.1
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$44,620	90	0.0
4	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$42,330	60	0.1
5	Worcester, MA	$38,180	Not published	Not published
6	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$37,900	200	0.1
7	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$37,620	540	0.1
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,510	560	0.1
9	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$37,420	30	0.0
10	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$37,200	110	0.2
11	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$37,040	50	0.0
12	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$36,730	520	0.1
13	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,730	100	0.2
14	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$36,190	70	0.1
15	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$36,030	40	0.0
16	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$35,980	30	0.1
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$35,960	190	0.1
18	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$35,940	40	0.2
19	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$35,700	50	0.1
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$35,580	590	0.2
21	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$35,440	40	0.0
22	Cleveland, OH	$35,290	160	0.2
23	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$35,160	40	0.1
24	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$34,880	60	0.2
25	Fresno, CA	$34,320	60	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.