SOC 29-2042 · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro

Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Sarasota, FL

The average salary for emergency medical technicians in Sarasota, Florida is $44,240 a year ($21.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,690: half of the 150 people in this job in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,145).

$44,240average per year

$21.27 / hourMedian $46,690Take-home ≈ $37,727

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 18Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Emergency Medical Technicians pay range in Sarasota

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,980 or more. The middle half of emergency medical technicians in Sarasota earn between $38,200 and $46,690.

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,240$3,687$21.27
Median$46,690$3,891$22.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,200$3,183$18.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,690$3,891$22.45

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

Emergency Medical Technicians salary after taxes in Sarasota

On the average salary of $44,240, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $37,727 a year, or $3,144 a month and $1,451 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Sarasota a good place for emergency medical technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $44,240 buys what about $43,196 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in other Florida cities

Sarasota ranks 8th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($54,210).

All Emergency Medical Technicians salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for emergency medical technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($72,700).

Emergency Medical Technicians salary by city

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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Sarasota: questions

How much do emergency medical technicians make an hour in Sarasota?

$21.27 an hour on average, and $22.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level emergency medical technicians salary in Sarasota?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the emergency medical technicians take-home pay in Sarasota?

About $37,727 a year ($3,144 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,240. Florida has no state income tax.

Do emergency medical technicians earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,145).

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 29-2042; area North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). 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 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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