SOC 29-2043 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Paramedics

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$60,600

U.S. median hourly wage$29.13

U.S. employment100,610

Nationally, paramedics earned a median of $60,600 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 100,610 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Paramedics: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$104,310	$50.15	2,110	0.6
New Jersey	$86,630	$41.65	540	0.1
Hawaii	$81,280	$39.08	140	0.2
District of Columbia	$78,550	$37.77	90	0.1
Connecticut	$77,480	$37.25	1,000	0.6
Minnesota	$76,300	$36.68	1,690	0.6
Oregon	$74,840	$35.98	1,210	0.6
California	$74,590	$35.86	5,190	0.3
New York	$73,200	$35.19	6,110	0.6
Alaska	$71,860	$34.55	310	1.0
Maryland	$66,660	$32.05	1,910	0.7
Massachusetts	$66,340	$31.89	1,860	0.5
Utah	$65,420	$31.45	960	0.6
Delaware	$64,240	$30.88	340	0.7
New Hampshire	$64,210	$30.87	420	0.6
Wyoming	$64,040	$30.79	230	0.8
Colorado	$63,910	$30.73	2,110	0.7
Rhode Island	$63,550	$30.55	160	0.3
Maine	$63,050	$30.31	470	0.7
North Dakota	$62,320	$29.96	220	0.5
Pennsylvania	$61,000	$29.33	4,750	0.8
Illinois	$60,660	$29.16	3,890	0.6
Iowa	$60,590	$29.13	1,170	0.8
Virginia	$60,480	$29.08	1,960	0.5
Idaho	$60,380	$29.03	440	0.5
Vermont	$60,360	$29.02	190	0.6
Indiana	$60,320	$29.00	2,680	0.8
Florida	$60,140	$28.91	6,970	0.7
Wisconsin	$59,710	$28.71	1,990	0.7
Nevada	$59,280	$28.50	950	0.6
Missouri	$59,180	$28.45	3,300	1.1
Arizona	$58,600	$28.17	2,200	0.7
Tennessee	$57,690	$27.74	3,710	1.1
Georgia	$57,660	$27.72	3,250	0.7
Texas	$57,500	$27.65	8,410	0.6
North Carolina	$57,320	$27.56	5,660	1.1
Nebraska	$56,230	$27.04	490	0.5
Louisiana	$56,050	$26.95	2,040	1.1
New Mexico	$55,530	$26.70	810	0.9
Mississippi	$54,630	$26.27	1,150	1.0
South Carolina	$53,550	$25.74	2,250	1.0
Michigan	$52,080	$25.04	2,750	0.6
Ohio	$51,300	$24.67	3,600	0.6
Kansas	$51,020	$24.53	1,030	0.7
Montana	$50,890	$24.47	300	0.6
Arkansas	$50,310	$24.19	1,170	0.9
Kentucky	$49,890	$23.99	1,800	0.9
South Dakota	$48,830	$23.48	280	0.6
Alabama	$48,540	$23.34	1,700	0.8
West Virginia	$48,460	$23.30	1,090	1.6
Oklahoma	$46,790	$22.50	1,590	0.9
Puerto Rico	$29,960	$14.40	1,390	1.5

Pay by metro area

All 268 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Paramedics: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$123,310	$59.28	750	0.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$120,260	$57.82	100	0.8
Bellingham, WA	$119,970	$57.68	70	0.7
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$119,700	$57.55	80	0.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$109,620	$52.70	70	1.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$101,250	$48.68	80	0.6
Redding, CA	$88,740	$42.66	40	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$84,480	$40.61	110	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$83,090	$39.95	780	0.3
Ogden, UT	$82,650	$39.74	50	0.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$82,310	$39.57	40	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$82,060	$39.45	140	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$81,430	$39.15	390	0.4
Salinas, CA	$80,710	$38.81	50	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$80,590	$38.74	60	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$79,550	$38.24	3,850	0.4
New Haven, CT	$79,440	$38.19	230	0.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$79,400	$38.17	170	0.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$78,950	$37.96	260	1.0
Port St. Lucie, FL	$78,570	$37.77	310	1.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$78,000	$37.50	140	0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$77,670	$37.34	2,560	0.6
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$77,600	$37.31	130	1.0
Salem, OR	$77,460	$37.24	180	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$77,430	$37.23	820	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,810	$36.93	260	0.4
Santa Fe, NM	$75,660	$36.37	80	1.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$75,190	$36.15	840	0.3
Lexington Park, MD	$74,900	$36.01	50	0.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$74,900	$36.01	1,200	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$74,080	$35.62	70	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$73,930	$35.54	40	0.3
Barnstable Town, MA	$73,570	$35.37	70	0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$72,520	$34.87	580	0.3
Modesto, CA	$72,170	$34.70	130	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$71,440	$34.35	660	0.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$71,390	$34.32	40	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$70,630	$33.96	430	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$69,050	$33.20	120	0.4
Sheboygan, WI	$68,810	$33.08	60	1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$68,640	$33.00	1,760	0.6
Fayetteville, NC	$68,220	$32.80	130	1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$68,160	$32.77	1,650	0.6
Salisbury, MD	$68,150	$32.77	40	0.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$67,290	$32.35	890	0.7
Greeley, CO	$66,830	$32.13	60	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$66,830	$32.13	810	1.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$66,460	$31.95	1,240	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$66,370	$31.91	380	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$66,330	$31.89	1,000	0.7
Iowa City, IA	$66,090	$31.77	150	1.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$65,960	$31.71	110	0.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$65,710	$31.59	70	0.9
Anchorage, AK	$65,630	$31.56	160	0.9
Kenosha, WI	$65,350	$31.42	40	0.5
Pueblo, CO	$65,310	$31.40	80	1.3
Bangor, ME	$65,300	$31.40	60	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$65,220	$31.36	470	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$65,090	$31.30	1,090	0.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$64,970	$31.24	30	0.7
Green Bay, WI	$64,810	$31.16	60	0.3
Pittsfield, MA	$64,750	$31.13	50	0.9
Reno, NV	$64,750	$31.13	Not published	Not published
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$64,730	$31.12	300	0.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$64,680	$31.10	Not published	Not published
Worcester, MA	$64,400	$30.96	260	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$64,310	$30.92	230	0.7
Mansfield, OH	$64,220	$30.88	60	1.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$64,210	$30.87	80	1.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$64,120	$30.83	400	0.5
Merced, CA	$64,100	$30.82	30	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$63,940	$30.74	60	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$63,900	$30.72	60	0.3
Charlottesville, VA	$63,870	$30.71	100	0.9
Visalia, CA	$63,840	$30.69	50	0.3
Richmond, VA	$63,750	$30.65	Not published	Not published
Syracuse, NY	$63,700	$30.63	280	0.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$63,660	$30.61	160	2.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$63,520	$30.54	60	1.2
Asheville, NC	$63,480	$30.52	280	1.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$63,450	$30.50	1,310	1.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$63,370	$30.47	390	0.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$63,360	$30.46	210	0.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$63,210	$30.39	200	0.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$63,200	$30.38	80	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,050	$30.31	1,890	1.4
Yuma, AZ	$63,040	$30.31	90	1.3
Rochester, NY	$62,940	$30.26	380	0.8
Ames, IA	$62,920	$30.25	40	0.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$62,350	$29.98	40	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$62,320	$29.96	100	0.6
Topeka, KS	$62,050	$29.83	130	1.1
Grand Junction, CO	$62,000	$29.81	50	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$61,980	$29.80	190	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$61,940	$29.78	1,490	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$61,920	$29.77	110	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$61,900	$29.76	1,060	1.0
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$61,890	$29.76	40	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$61,880	$29.75	370	2.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$61,830	$29.72	170	0.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$61,830	$29.73	130	1.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$61,770	$29.70	810	0.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,660	$29.64	1,180	0.9
Boulder, CO	$61,450	$29.54	100	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,430	$29.53	670	0.8
Tucson, AZ	$61,410	$29.52	380	1.0
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$61,320	$29.48	90	0.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$61,060	$29.36	90	0.5
Wilmington, NC	$61,060	$29.36	210	1.1
Utica-Rome, NY	$60,990	$29.32	100	0.8
Jackson, MS	$60,850	$29.26	260	1.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$60,820	$29.24	260	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$60,800	$29.23	250	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$60,600	$29.14	50	0.7
Terre Haute, IN	$60,520	$29.10	90	1.4
Cleveland, OH	$60,490	$29.08	880	0.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$60,390	$29.03	200	0.6
Boise City, ID	$60,380	$29.03	220	0.6
Clarksville, TN-KY	$60,330	$29.01	130	1.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$60,300	$28.99	1,570	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$60,140	$28.91	350	1.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$60,130	$28.91	1,980	0.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$60,090	$28.89	180	1.0
Reading, PA	$60,050	$28.87	170	1.0
Duluth, MN-WI	$60,010	$28.85	60	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$59,990	$28.84	150	0.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$59,910	$28.81	250	0.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,870	$28.78	960	0.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$59,770	$28.74	640	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	$59,740	$28.72	90	1.3
York-Hanover, PA	$59,710	$28.71	100	0.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,660	$28.68	60	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$59,520	$28.62	750	0.7
Madison, WI	$59,440	$28.58	220	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$59,330	$28.52	270	0.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$59,280	$28.50	50	0.5
Springfield, MO	$59,230	$28.47	190	0.8
Eau Claire, WI	$59,220	$28.47	90	1.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$59,210	$28.47	350	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$59,160	$28.44	140	0.6
Traverse City, MI	$59,140	$28.43	100	1.4
Evansville, IN	$59,100	$28.41	90	0.7
Montgomery, AL	$59,090	$28.41	120	0.7
Roanoke, VA	$59,020	$28.37	100	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,980	$28.36	320	0.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$58,950	$28.34	60	1.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$58,860	$28.30	630	1.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,770	$28.26	70	0.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$58,610	$28.18	90	1.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$58,600	$28.17	70	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$58,560	$28.15	860	0.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$58,520	$28.13	80	0.8
Waco, TX	$58,390	$28.07	60	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$58,380	$28.07	240	1.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$58,190	$27.98	350	0.9
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,110	$27.94	420	1.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$57,720	$27.75	210	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,410	$27.60	890	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	$57,250	$27.52	270	1.5
Toledo, OH	$56,230	$27.03	90	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$56,200	$27.02	140	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$56,130	$26.99	210	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$56,070	$26.96	130	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$55,760	$26.81	490	0.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$55,230	$26.55	70	1.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$55,130	$26.51	90	0.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$54,700	$26.30	490	0.4
Glens Falls, NY	$54,480	$26.19	110	2.2
Abilene, TX	$54,370	$26.14	80	1.0
Victoria, TX	$54,370	$26.14	50	1.4
El Paso, TX	$54,260	$26.09	200	0.6
College Station-Bryan, TX	$54,030	$25.98	60	0.5
Paducah, KY-IL	$53,980	$25.95	60	1.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$53,820	$25.87	430	1.1
Birmingham, AL	$53,820	$25.88	230	0.4
Erie, PA	$53,820	$25.88	90	0.7
Hattiesburg, MS	$53,820	$25.88	100	1.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$53,550	$25.74	420	1.0
Savannah, GA	$53,420	$25.68	110	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$53,400	$25.67	1,100	0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH	$53,320	$25.64	130	0.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$53,310	$25.63	50	0.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$53,220	$25.59	270	1.0
Greenville, NC	$53,210	$25.58	120	1.5
Columbia, SC	$53,160	$25.56	490	1.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$52,760	$25.36	180	0.5
Billings, MT	$52,600	$25.29	50	0.5
Rocky Mount, NC	$52,470	$25.23	130	2.4
Amarillo, TX	$52,390	$25.19	120	1.0
Akron, OH	$52,370	$25.18	190	0.6
Warner Robins, GA	$52,070	$25.03	60	0.8
Alexandria, LA	$51,940	$24.97	70	1.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$51,930	$24.97	70	0.7
Midland, TX	$51,850	$24.93	80	0.7
Gainesville, GA	$51,790	$24.90	110	1.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$51,660	$24.84	130	0.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$51,650	$24.83	30	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$51,650	$24.83	130	1.2
Jackson, TN	$51,550	$24.78	100	1.2
Spartanburg, SC	$51,360	$24.69	290	1.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$51,250	$24.64	90	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$51,130	$24.58	380	0.9
Wichita, KS	$51,020	$24.53	170	0.6
Florence, SC	$50,950	$24.49	110	1.2
Albany, GA	$50,930	$24.49	90	1.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$50,550	$24.31	80	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$50,470	$24.27	170	1.0
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,310	$24.19	80	0.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$50,150	$24.11	120	1.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$50,100	$24.09	60	0.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$49,880	$23.98	80	1.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$49,830	$23.96	210	1.0
Wheeling, WV-OH	$49,700	$23.89	60	1.1
Columbus, GA-AL	$49,610	$23.85	120	1.0
Williamsport, PA	$49,610	$23.85	70	1.4
Joplin, MO-KS	$49,480	$23.79	100	1.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$49,460	$23.78	180	1.1
Peoria, IL	$49,440	$23.77	210	1.2
Morgantown, WV	$49,370	$23.74	60	0.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,320	$23.71	650	0.6
Monroe, LA	$49,270	$23.69	80	0.9
Johnson City, TN	$49,250	$23.68	100	1.3
Lubbock, TX	$49,170	$23.64	170	1.0
Manhattan, KS	$48,950	$23.53	50	0.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$48,780	$23.45	150	0.9
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,770	$23.45	460	0.7
Decatur, AL	$48,540	$23.34	60	0.9
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$48,420	$23.28	50	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,150	$23.15	360	0.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$48,110	$23.13	70	0.5
Jefferson City, MO	$48,080	$23.11	80	1.0
Johnstown, PA	$47,850	$23.01	70	1.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$47,840	$23.00	140	0.4
Rapid City, SD	$47,810	$22.99	40	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,740	$22.95	140	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$47,670	$22.92	190	0.7
Springfield, OH	$47,660	$22.92	40	0.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$47,600	$22.88	160	0.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$47,570	$22.87	60	0.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$47,410	$22.79	80	0.9
Homosassa Springs, FL	$47,390	$22.79	110	3.1
Longview, TX	$47,350	$22.76	100	0.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$47,280	$22.73	40	1.2
Bowling Green, KY	$47,260	$22.72	60	0.7
Columbus, OH	$47,130	$22.66	530	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$47,060	$22.63	160	1.4
Flint, MI	$47,020	$22.61	130	0.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$46,990	$22.59	90	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$46,790	$22.50	320	0.7
Wichita Falls, TX	$46,550	$22.38	40	0.7
Hinesville, GA	$46,220	$22.22	50	2.3
Laredo, TX	$46,180	$22.20	50	0.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$46,080	$22.15	100	1.8
Sandusky, OH	$45,230	$21.75	50	1.1
Sherman-Denison, TX	$45,230	$21.75	40	0.8
Ocala, FL	$45,150	$21.71	80	0.7
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$44,860	$21.57	80	1.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$43,750	$21.03	330	2.4
Jonesboro, AR	$43,660	$20.99	60	1.0
Charleston, WV	$43,110	$20.73	130	1.2
Mobile, AL	$39,840	$19.15	210	1.2
Dothan, AL	$39,180	$18.84	100	1.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$31,040	$14.92	1,000	1.4
Mayaguez, PR	$29,690	$14.27	90	1.7
Aguadilla, PR	$26,880	$12.93	120	2.5
Ponce, PR	$24,090	$11.58	110	1.7
Lynchburg, VA	Not published	Not published	70	0.7
Walla Walla, WA	Not published	Not published	30	1.3

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.