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Paramedics Salary by City

Paramedics earn the most in Bellingham, WA (average $119,190 a year), followed by Seattle, WA ($117,660) and Bremerton, WA ($110,800), among the 266 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $65,089 (May 2025).

$65,089U.S. metro average
$119Khighest: Bellingham, WA
$31Klowest: Ponce, PR
266metro areas
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Top 15 cities for paramedics by average salary

Bellingham, WA$119,190
Seattle, WA$117,660
Bremerton, WA$110,800
Olympia, WA$109,680
Mount Vernon, WA$106,520
San Francisco, CA$92,860
San Jose, CA$92,750
Kennewick, WA$92,330
Salinas, CA$88,690
Spokane, WA$85,640
San Luis Obispo, CA$85,630
Port St. Lucie, FL$84,240
Chicago, IL$83,400
New Haven, CT$83,350
Redding, CA$82,630
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Paramedics salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Washington8$119,190$75,520
California16$92,860$60,650
Florida17$84,240$48,660
Illinois3$83,400$54,290
Connecticut5$83,350$73,720
Idaho2$82,550$66,950
New York9$82,300$56,770
Colorado7$80,040$59,670
Minnesota2$79,310$64,810
Washington, D.C.1$78,310$78,310
Alaska1$77,280$77,280
Massachusetts5$77,260$63,050
Maryland4$73,620$56,760
Utah3$73,430$53,620
Pennsylvania11$73,370$48,050
Oregon2$72,890$62,340
New Mexico2$72,520$69,350
Texas20$69,590$47,140
Wisconsin9$69,490$56,380
Maine3$68,280$65,750
Iowa7$67,160$55,120
New Hampshire1$66,950$66,950
North Carolina11$66,630$51,340
Rhode Island1$66,630$66,630
Georgia10$65,590$48,340
Tennessee8$65,400$47,760
Virginia6$64,500$48,710
Arizona7$63,310$56,510
Nebraska2$63,160$56,420
Nevada2$63,020$60,490
Missouri6$62,680$49,580
Ohio11$62,670$47,040
Indiana7$62,630$58,410
North Dakota1$60,840$60,840
Mississippi3$60,270$55,510
South Carolina6$59,730$50,620
Louisiana8$59,690$49,760
Michigan6$59,020$48,870
Kansas3$58,250$49,770
Kentucky4$57,430$48,870
Montana1$57,100$57,100
Arkansas4$56,390$46,880
Alabama8$54,070$42,920
South Dakota2$51,410$47,650
Oklahoma2$51,160$47,660
West Virginia5$49,590$45,100
Puerto Rico4$34,320$31,120
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Paramedics salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Bellingham, WA$119,190$119,970$57.3070
Seattle, WA$117,660$123,310$56.57750
Bremerton, WA$110,800$119,700$53.2780
Olympia, WA$109,680$120,260$52.73100
Mount Vernon, WA$106,520$109,620$51.2170
San Francisco, CA$92,860$83,090$44.64780
San Jose, CA$92,750$84,480$44.59110
Kennewick, WA$92,330$101,250$44.3980
Salinas, CA$88,690$80,710$42.6450
Spokane, WA$85,640$79,400$41.18170
San Luis Obispo, CA$85,630$73,930$41.1740
Port St. Lucie, FL$84,240$78,570$40.50310
Chicago, IL$83,400$77,670$40.102,560
New Haven, CT$83,350$79,440$40.07230
Redding, CA$82,630$88,740$39.7340
Coeur d'Alene, ID$82,550$82,310$39.6940
New York, NY$82,300$79,550$39.573,850
Oxnard, CA$82,190$80,590$39.5260
Boulder, CO$80,040$61,450$38.48100
Bridgeport, CT$80,020$82,060$38.47140
Sacramento, CA$79,940$81,430$38.43390
Minneapolis, MN$79,310$77,430$38.13820
Washington, DC$78,310$75,190$37.65840
Kiryas Joel, NY$77,860$78,950$37.43260
Los Angeles, CA$77,280$74,900$37.151,200
Anchorage, AK$77,280$65,630$37.15160
Barnstable, MA$77,260$73,570$37.1570
Waterbury, CT$76,420$78,000$36.74140
Santa Rosa, CA$76,340$74,080$36.7070
Santa Cruz, CA$75,870$71,390$36.4840
Wenatchee, WA$75,520$63,520$36.3160
Norwich, CT$74,930$77,600$36.03130
Hartford, CT$73,720$76,810$35.44260
Lexington Park, MD$73,620$74,900$35.4050
Ogden, UT$73,430$82,650$35.3050
Philadelphia, PA$73,370$68,640$35.281,760
San Diego, CA$73,360$70,630$35.27430
Baltimore, MD$73,170$66,330$35.181,000
Modesto, CA$73,160$72,170$35.17130
Riverside, CA$73,070$72,520$35.13580
Salt Lake City, UT$72,940$71,440$35.07660
Salem, OR$72,890$77,460$35.04180
Albuquerque, NM$72,520$59,330$34.87270
Miami, FL$72,020$68,160$34.631,650
Boston, MA$71,780$66,460$34.511,240
Bakersfield, CA$71,150$69,050$34.21120
Denver, CO$69,880$65,090$33.601,090
Austin, TX$69,590$67,290$33.46890
Kenosha, WI$69,490$65,350$33.4140
Santa Fe, NM$69,350$75,660$33.3480
Portland, ME$68,280$65,960$32.83110
Greeley, CO$68,060$66,830$32.7260
Bangor, ME$67,770$65,300$32.5860
Iowa City, IA$67,160$66,090$32.29150
Fort Collins, CO$66,960$64,680$32.19n/a
Boise, ID$66,950$60,380$32.19220
Manchester, NH$66,950$61,060$32.1990
Fort Myers, FL$66,870$60,140$32.15350
Worcester, MA$66,650$64,400$32.05260
Fayetteville, NC$66,630$68,220$32.04130
Providence, RI$66,630$66,370$32.03380
Sheboygan, WI$66,550$68,810$31.9960
Salisbury, MD$65,830$68,150$31.6540
Racine, WI$65,800$65,710$31.6370
Albany, NY$65,760$63,370$31.62390
Lewiston, ME$65,750$64,970$31.6130
Atlanta, GA$65,590$61,940$31.531,490
Pittsfield, MA$65,580$64,750$31.5350
Rochester, NY$65,560$62,940$31.52380
Nashville, TN$65,400$63,450$31.441,310
Allentown, PA$65,300$64,730$31.39300
Memphis, TN$65,260$66,830$31.38810
Pueblo, CO$65,170$65,310$31.3380
Buffalo, NY$65,140$60,820$31.32260
Syracuse, NY$64,930$63,700$31.22280
Duluth, MN$64,810$60,010$31.1660
Virginia Beach, VA$64,500$64,120$31.01400
Raleigh, NC$64,390$65,220$30.96470
Durham, NC$64,290$64,310$30.91230
Green Bay, WI$63,900$64,810$30.7260
Richmond, VA$63,700$63,750$30.63n/a
Augusta, GA$63,580$61,830$30.57170
Lake Havasu City, AZ$63,310$63,660$30.44160
Charlotte, NC$63,240$61,660$30.411,180
Lincoln, NE$63,160$63,900$30.3760
Amherst, MA$63,050$61,890$30.3140
Las Vegas, NV$63,020$59,770$30.30640
Milwaukee, WI$62,760$61,430$30.17670
St. Louis, MO$62,680$63,050$30.131,890
Merced, CA$62,670$64,100$30.1330
Mansfield, OH$62,670$64,220$30.1360
Indianapolis, IN$62,630$61,770$30.11810
La Crosse, WI$62,390$59,280$30.0050
Eugene, OR$62,340$63,940$29.9760
Fort Wayne, IN$61,940$59,160$29.78140
Madison, WI$61,940$59,440$29.78220
Asheville, NC$61,910$63,480$29.77280
Ames, IA$61,890$62,920$29.7540
Pittsburgh, PA$61,820$61,900$29.721,060
Colorado Springs, CO$61,800$63,360$29.71210
Tampa, FL$61,790$58,560$29.71860
Eau Claire, WI$61,750$59,220$29.6990
Kansas City, MO$61,660$59,520$29.65750
Utica, NY$61,560$60,990$29.60100
Prescott Valley, AZ$61,440$61,830$29.54130
Yuma, AZ$61,430$63,040$29.5390
Houston, TX$61,060$60,130$29.361,980
Elkhart, IN$61,040$59,660$29.3560
Reading, PA$60,980$60,050$29.32170
Orlando, FL$60,950$59,870$29.31960
Tucson, AZ$60,910$61,410$29.29380
Fargo, ND$60,840$62,320$29.25100
Jacksonville, FL$60,650$60,800$29.16250
Visalia, CA$60,650$63,840$29.1650
South Bend, IN$60,630$63,200$29.1580
Reno, NV$60,490$64,750$29.08n/a
Lancaster, PA$60,450$59,990$29.06150
Cleveland, OH$60,330$60,490$29.00880
Jackson, MS$60,270$60,850$28.98260
Waterloo, IA$60,230$62,350$28.9640
Wilmington, NC$60,210$61,060$28.95210
Dallas, TX$60,050$60,300$28.871,570
Lafayette, IN$59,760$58,770$28.7370
Charleston, SC$59,730$58,190$28.72350
Lafayette, LA$59,690$61,880$28.70370
Grand Junction, CO$59,670$62,000$28.6950
Winchester, VA$59,540$60,600$28.6350
Waco, TX$59,460$58,390$28.5960
Clarksville, TN$59,290$60,330$28.51130
Des Moines, IA$59,240$61,980$28.48190
Evansville, IN$59,230$59,100$28.4890
Ann Arbor, MI$59,020$58,380$28.37240
Panama City, FL$58,880$58,610$28.3190
Flagstaff, AZ$58,780$59,740$28.2690
Harrisburg, PA$58,640$60,390$28.19200
Charlottesville, VA$58,570$63,870$28.16100
Sarasota, FL$58,550$58,860$28.15630
Terre Haute, IN$58,410$60,520$28.0890
Cedar Rapids, IA$58,370$55,130$28.0690
Gainesville, FL$58,330$61,920$28.04110
Topeka, KS$58,250$62,050$28.01130
Springfield, MO$58,140$59,230$27.95190
New Orleans, LA$58,060$59,210$27.91350
Roanoke, VA$58,050$59,020$27.91100
Gulfport, MS$57,980$61,320$27.8890
Davenport, IA$57,950$51,660$27.86130
Manhattan, KS$57,790$48,950$27.7950
Pensacola, FL$57,770$60,090$27.78180
Toledo, OH$57,510$56,230$27.6590
Lexington, KY$57,430$63,210$27.61200
Sierra Vista, AZ$57,430$58,950$27.6160
Lakeland, FL$57,360$56,070$27.58130
Abilene, TX$57,350$54,370$27.5780
Scranton, PA$57,100$57,720$27.45210
Billings, MT$57,100$52,600$27.4550
Detroit, MI$57,080$57,410$27.44890
York, PA$56,970$59,710$27.39100
Louisville, KY$56,950$55,760$27.38490
Gainesville, GA$56,920$51,790$27.36110
Glens Falls, NY$56,780$54,480$27.30110
Watertown, NY$56,770$55,230$27.2970
Hagerstown, MD$56,760$51,650$27.29130
Greensboro, NC$56,750$58,980$27.28320
Albany, GA$56,550$50,930$27.1990
Phoenix, AZ$56,510$53,400$27.171,100
Crestview, FL$56,460$58,600$27.1470
Amarillo, TX$56,450$52,390$27.14120
Omaha, NE$56,420$56,130$27.13210
Little Rock, AR$56,390$59,910$27.11250
Janesville, WI$56,380$64,210$27.1180
Midland, TX$56,180$51,850$27.0180
Fayetteville, AR$55,890$56,200$26.87140
Tallahassee, FL$55,850$57,250$26.85270
Winston-Salem, NC$55,680$58,110$26.77420
Savannah, GA$55,650$53,420$26.76110
Dayton, OH$55,640$52,760$26.75180
Hattiesburg, MS$55,510$53,820$26.69100
San Antonio, TX$55,320$54,700$26.60490
Warner Robins, GA$55,320$52,070$26.6060
Knoxville, TN$55,160$51,130$26.52380
Sioux City, IA$55,120$53,310$26.5050
Lansing, MI$54,970$51,250$26.4390
Chattanooga, TN$54,750$53,220$26.32270
Traverse City, MI$54,670$59,140$26.29100
Champaign, IL$54,530$50,100$26.2260
Greenville, SC$54,490$53,550$26.20420
Slidell, LA$54,410$58,520$26.1680
Akron, OH$54,360$52,370$26.14190
Beaumont, TX$54,310$50,470$26.11170
Canton, OH$54,300$53,320$26.11130
Peoria, IL$54,290$49,440$26.10210
Macon, GA$54,240$51,930$26.0870
Montgomery, AL$54,070$59,090$26.00120
Greenville, NC$54,060$53,210$25.99120
El Paso, TX$53,970$54,260$25.95200
Columbia, SC$53,910$53,160$25.92490
Alexandria, LA$53,690$51,940$25.8170
Lubbock, TX$53,680$49,170$25.81170
Provo, UT$53,620$47,840$25.78140
Columbus, GA$53,610$49,610$25.77120
Cincinnati, OH$53,540$49,320$25.74650
Cape Girardeau, MO$53,440$51,650$25.6930
Jackson, TN$53,280$51,550$25.62100
Williamsport, PA$53,090$49,610$25.5270
Florence, SC$53,030$50,950$25.50110
Paducah, KY$53,020$53,980$25.4960
Deltona, FL$52,980$49,830$25.47210
Decatur, AL$52,940$48,540$25.4560
Baton Rouge, LA$52,820$53,820$25.39430
Birmingham, AL$52,610$53,820$25.30230
Corpus Christi, TX$52,580$47,740$25.28140
College Station, TX$52,550$54,030$25.2760
Tuscaloosa, AL$52,480$50,310$25.2380
Rocky Mount, NC$52,470$52,470$25.22130
Erie, PA$52,330$53,820$25.1690
Hilton Head Island, SC$52,210$48,420$25.1050
Grand Rapids, MI$52,200$48,150$25.10360
Columbus, OH$52,050$47,130$25.02530
Fort Smith, AR$51,890$47,410$24.9580
Hinesville, GA$51,450$46,220$24.7450
Sioux Falls, SD$51,410$50,550$24.7180
Hickory, NC$51,340$49,460$24.69180
Oklahoma City, OK$51,160$48,770$24.60460
Joplin, MO$51,000$49,480$24.52100
Brownsville, TX$50,760$48,110$24.4170
Victoria, TX$50,720$54,370$24.3950
Spartanburg, SC$50,620$51,360$24.34290
Monroe, LA$50,200$49,270$24.1380
Shreveport, LA$49,990$48,780$24.03150
Homosassa Springs, FL$49,780$47,390$23.93110
Wichita, KS$49,770$51,020$23.93170
Houma, LA$49,760$49,880$23.9380
Wheeling, WV$49,590$49,700$23.8460
Jefferson City, MO$49,580$48,080$23.8480
Palm Bay, FL$49,480$47,600$23.79160
Morgantown, WV$49,450$49,370$23.7760
Wichita Falls, TX$49,410$46,550$23.7540
Sandusky, OH$49,220$45,230$23.6650
Florence, AL$49,100$46,080$23.61100
McAllen, TX$49,050$47,670$23.58190
Bowling Green, KY$48,870$47,260$23.5060
Flint, MI$48,870$47,020$23.50130
Blacksburg, VA$48,710$50,150$23.42120
Ocala, FL$48,660$45,150$23.3980
Youngstown, OH$48,460$46,990$23.3090
Longview, TX$48,340$47,350$23.24100
Athens, GA$48,340$47,570$23.2460
Kingsport, TN$48,180$47,060$23.16160
Johnstown, PA$48,050$47,850$23.1070
Sherman, TX$48,010$45,230$23.0840
Huntington, WV$47,990$43,750$23.07330
Anniston, AL$47,880$44,860$23.0280
Weirton, WV$47,760$47,280$22.9640
Johnson City, TN$47,760$49,250$22.96100
Tulsa, OK$47,660$46,790$22.91320
Rapid City, SD$47,650$47,810$22.9140
Laredo, TX$47,140$46,180$22.6750
Springfield, OH$47,040$47,660$22.6140
Jonesboro, AR$46,880$43,660$22.5460
Mobile, AL$46,470$39,840$22.34210
Charleston, WV$45,100$43,110$21.68130
Dothan, AL$42,920$39,180$20.64100
Mayaguez, PR$34,320$29,690$16.5090
San Juan, PR$33,660$31,040$16.181,000
Aguadilla, PR$31,700$26,880$15.24120
Ponce, PR$31,120$24,090$14.96110

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Paramedics salary: questions

Where do paramedics make the most money?

In Bellingham, WA, with an average of $119,190 a year, among the 266 metro areas we cover.

What is the average paramedics salary in the U.S.?

$65,089 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is paramedics pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $31,120 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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