SOC 53-3011 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) in Dallas, Texas is $30,260 a year ($14.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $32,780: half of the 110 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,210).

$30,260average per year

$14.55 / hourMedian $32,780Take-home ≈ $26,494

  • $20K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

110people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,730 or more. The middle half of ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) in Dallas earn between $25,800 and $34,700.

  • $20K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,260$2,522$14.55
Median$32,780$2,732$15.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$25,800$2,150$12.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,700$2,892$16.68

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) in Dallas earn about the same as the Texas average ($29,740) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($36,210). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $35,450.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$30,260$32,780$19,970$34,730110
Texas$29,740$31,010$21,520$34,730550
United States$36,210$35,450$27,350$45,96012,630

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $30,260, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $26,494 a year, or $2,208 a month and $1,019 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $30,260 buys what about $29,353 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 12.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 2nd of 2 Texas metro areas for this job; Houston pays the most ($30,980).

All Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians)

Hartford, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,700).

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salary by city

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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Dallas: questions

How much do ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) make an hour in Dallas?

$14.55 an hour on average, and $15.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $19,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $25,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) take-home pay in Dallas?

About $26,494 a year ($2,208 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,260. Texas has no state income tax.

Do ambulance drivers and attendants (except emergency medical technicians) earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,210).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3011; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.34, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.34).

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