Paramedics · SOC 29-2043
Paramedics Salary in the Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Paramedics in the Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $48,180 per year ($23.16 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $36,480 at the 10th percentile to $61,690 at the 90th. BLS estimates 110 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Paramedics in the Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area earn more than $48,180 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $42,210 and $59,940.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $36,480 | $42,210 | $48,180 | $59,940 | $61,690 |
| Hourly | $17.54 | $20.30 | $23.16 | $28.82 | $29.66 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$48,180 median for Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $42,210 to $59,940
- Louisianastate$56,050 median for Louisiana; middle half earns $47,700 to $61,080
- United Statesnational$60,600 median for United States; middle half earns $49,660 to $73,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −14% vs Louisiana overall and −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Louisiana
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for paramedics, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan areathis page$48,180 median for Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $42,210 to $59,940
- $61,880 median for Lafayette metro area; middle half earns $55,720 to $61,880
- $59,210 median for New Orleans metro area; middle half earns $50,680 to $61,080
- $58,520 median for Slidell metro area; middle half earns $48,280 to $60,070
- $53,820 median for Baton Rouge metro area; middle half earns $37,530 to $61,720
- $51,940 median for Alexandria metro area; middle half earns $49,120 to $58,020
- $49,880 median for Houma metro area; middle half earns $39,910 to $59,350
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for paramedicss · Highest-paying occupations in Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.