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 |
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Paramedics salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 8 | $119,190 | $75,520 |
| California | 16 | $92,860 | $60,650 |
| Florida | 17 | $84,240 | $48,660 |
| Illinois | 3 | $83,400 | $54,290 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $83,350 | $73,720 |
| Idaho | 2 | $82,550 | $66,950 |
| New York | 9 | $82,300 | $56,770 |
| Colorado | 7 | $80,040 | $59,670 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $79,310 | $64,810 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $78,310 | $78,310 |
| Alaska | 1 | $77,280 | $77,280 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $77,260 | $63,050 |
| Maryland | 4 | $73,620 | $56,760 |
| Utah | 3 | $73,430 | $53,620 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $73,370 | $48,050 |
| Oregon | 2 | $72,890 | $62,340 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $72,520 | $69,350 |
| Texas | 20 | $69,590 | $47,140 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | $69,490 | $56,380 |
| Maine | 3 | $68,280 | $65,750 |
| Iowa | 7 | $67,160 | $55,120 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $66,950 | $66,950 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $66,630 | $51,340 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $66,630 | $66,630 |
| Georgia | 10 | $65,590 | $48,340 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $65,400 | $47,760 |
| Virginia | 6 | $64,500 | $48,710 |
| Arizona | 7 | $63,310 | $56,510 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $63,160 | $56,420 |
| Nevada | 2 | $63,020 | $60,490 |
| Missouri | 6 | $62,680 | $49,580 |
| Ohio | 11 | $62,670 | $47,040 |
| Indiana | 7 | $62,630 | $58,410 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $60,840 | $60,840 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $60,270 | $55,510 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $59,730 | $50,620 |
| Louisiana | 8 | $59,690 | $49,760 |
| Michigan | 6 | $59,020 | $48,870 |
| Kansas | 3 | $58,250 | $49,770 |
| Kentucky | 4 | $57,430 | $48,870 |
| Montana | 1 | $57,100 | $57,100 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $56,390 | $46,880 |
| Alabama | 8 | $54,070 | $42,920 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $51,410 | $47,650 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $51,160 | $47,660 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $49,590 | $45,100 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $34,320 | $31,120 |
Paramedics salary in every city we cover
Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.
| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham, WA | $119,190 | $119,970 | $57.30 | 70 |
| Seattle, WA | $117,660 | $123,310 | $56.57 | 750 |
| Bremerton, WA | $110,800 | $119,700 | $53.27 | 80 |
| Olympia, WA | $109,680 | $120,260 | $52.73 | 100 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $106,520 | $109,620 | $51.21 | 70 |
| San Francisco, CA | $92,860 | $83,090 | $44.64 | 780 |
| San Jose, CA | $92,750 | $84,480 | $44.59 | 110 |
| Kennewick, WA | $92,330 | $101,250 | $44.39 | 80 |
| Salinas, CA | $88,690 | $80,710 | $42.64 | 50 |
| Spokane, WA | $85,640 | $79,400 | $41.18 | 170 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $85,630 | $73,930 | $41.17 | 40 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $84,240 | $78,570 | $40.50 | 310 |
| Chicago, IL | $83,400 | $77,670 | $40.10 | 2,560 |
| New Haven, CT | $83,350 | $79,440 | $40.07 | 230 |
| Redding, CA | $82,630 | $88,740 | $39.73 | 40 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $82,550 | $82,310 | $39.69 | 40 |
| New York, NY | $82,300 | $79,550 | $39.57 | 3,850 |
| Oxnard, CA | $82,190 | $80,590 | $39.52 | 60 |
| Boulder, CO | $80,040 | $61,450 | $38.48 | 100 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $80,020 | $82,060 | $38.47 | 140 |
| Sacramento, CA | $79,940 | $81,430 | $38.43 | 390 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $79,310 | $77,430 | $38.13 | 820 |
| Washington, DC | $78,310 | $75,190 | $37.65 | 840 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $77,860 | $78,950 | $37.43 | 260 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $77,280 | $74,900 | $37.15 | 1,200 |
| Anchorage, AK | $77,280 | $65,630 | $37.15 | 160 |
| Barnstable, MA | $77,260 | $73,570 | $37.15 | 70 |
| Waterbury, CT | $76,420 | $78,000 | $36.74 | 140 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $76,340 | $74,080 | $36.70 | 70 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $75,870 | $71,390 | $36.48 | 40 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $75,520 | $63,520 | $36.31 | 60 |
| Norwich, CT | $74,930 | $77,600 | $36.03 | 130 |
| Hartford, CT | $73,720 | $76,810 | $35.44 | 260 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $73,620 | $74,900 | $35.40 | 50 |
| Ogden, UT | $73,430 | $82,650 | $35.30 | 50 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $73,370 | $68,640 | $35.28 | 1,760 |
| San Diego, CA | $73,360 | $70,630 | $35.27 | 430 |
| Baltimore, MD | $73,170 | $66,330 | $35.18 | 1,000 |
| Modesto, CA | $73,160 | $72,170 | $35.17 | 130 |
| Riverside, CA | $73,070 | $72,520 | $35.13 | 580 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $72,940 | $71,440 | $35.07 | 660 |
| Salem, OR | $72,890 | $77,460 | $35.04 | 180 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $72,520 | $59,330 | $34.87 | 270 |
| Miami, FL | $72,020 | $68,160 | $34.63 | 1,650 |
| Boston, MA | $71,780 | $66,460 | $34.51 | 1,240 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $71,150 | $69,050 | $34.21 | 120 |
| Denver, CO | $69,880 | $65,090 | $33.60 | 1,090 |
| Austin, TX | $69,590 | $67,290 | $33.46 | 890 |
| Kenosha, WI | $69,490 | $65,350 | $33.41 | 40 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $69,350 | $75,660 | $33.34 | 80 |
| Portland, ME | $68,280 | $65,960 | $32.83 | 110 |
| Greeley, CO | $68,060 | $66,830 | $32.72 | 60 |
| Bangor, ME | $67,770 | $65,300 | $32.58 | 60 |
| Iowa City, IA | $67,160 | $66,090 | $32.29 | 150 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $66,960 | $64,680 | $32.19 | n/a |
| Boise, ID | $66,950 | $60,380 | $32.19 | 220 |
| Manchester, NH | $66,950 | $61,060 | $32.19 | 90 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $66,870 | $60,140 | $32.15 | 350 |
| Worcester, MA | $66,650 | $64,400 | $32.05 | 260 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $66,630 | $68,220 | $32.04 | 130 |
| Providence, RI | $66,630 | $66,370 | $32.03 | 380 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $66,550 | $68,810 | $31.99 | 60 |
| Salisbury, MD | $65,830 | $68,150 | $31.65 | 40 |
| Racine, WI | $65,800 | $65,710 | $31.63 | 70 |
| Albany, NY | $65,760 | $63,370 | $31.62 | 390 |
| Lewiston, ME | $65,750 | $64,970 | $31.61 | 30 |
| Atlanta, GA | $65,590 | $61,940 | $31.53 | 1,490 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $65,580 | $64,750 | $31.53 | 50 |
| Rochester, NY | $65,560 | $62,940 | $31.52 | 380 |
| Nashville, TN | $65,400 | $63,450 | $31.44 | 1,310 |
| Allentown, PA | $65,300 | $64,730 | $31.39 | 300 |
| Memphis, TN | $65,260 | $66,830 | $31.38 | 810 |
| Pueblo, CO | $65,170 | $65,310 | $31.33 | 80 |
| Buffalo, NY | $65,140 | $60,820 | $31.32 | 260 |
| Syracuse, NY | $64,930 | $63,700 | $31.22 | 280 |
| Duluth, MN | $64,810 | $60,010 | $31.16 | 60 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $64,500 | $64,120 | $31.01 | 400 |
| Raleigh, NC | $64,390 | $65,220 | $30.96 | 470 |
| Durham, NC | $64,290 | $64,310 | $30.91 | 230 |
| Green Bay, WI | $63,900 | $64,810 | $30.72 | 60 |
| Richmond, VA | $63,700 | $63,750 | $30.63 | n/a |
| Augusta, GA | $63,580 | $61,830 | $30.57 | 170 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $63,310 | $63,660 | $30.44 | 160 |
| Charlotte, NC | $63,240 | $61,660 | $30.41 | 1,180 |
| Lincoln, NE | $63,160 | $63,900 | $30.37 | 60 |
| Amherst, MA | $63,050 | $61,890 | $30.31 | 40 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $63,020 | $59,770 | $30.30 | 640 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $62,760 | $61,430 | $30.17 | 670 |
| St. Louis, MO | $62,680 | $63,050 | $30.13 | 1,890 |
| Merced, CA | $62,670 | $64,100 | $30.13 | 30 |
| Mansfield, OH | $62,670 | $64,220 | $30.13 | 60 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $62,630 | $61,770 | $30.11 | 810 |
| La Crosse, WI | $62,390 | $59,280 | $30.00 | 50 |
| Eugene, OR | $62,340 | $63,940 | $29.97 | 60 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $61,940 | $59,160 | $29.78 | 140 |
| Madison, WI | $61,940 | $59,440 | $29.78 | 220 |
| Asheville, NC | $61,910 | $63,480 | $29.77 | 280 |
| Ames, IA | $61,890 | $62,920 | $29.75 | 40 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $61,820 | $61,900 | $29.72 | 1,060 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $61,800 | $63,360 | $29.71 | 210 |
| Tampa, FL | $61,790 | $58,560 | $29.71 | 860 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $61,750 | $59,220 | $29.69 | 90 |
| Kansas City, MO | $61,660 | $59,520 | $29.65 | 750 |
| Utica, NY | $61,560 | $60,990 | $29.60 | 100 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | $61,440 | $61,830 | $29.54 | 130 |
| Yuma, AZ | $61,430 | $63,040 | $29.53 | 90 |
| Houston, TX | $61,060 | $60,130 | $29.36 | 1,980 |
| Elkhart, IN | $61,040 | $59,660 | $29.35 | 60 |
| Reading, PA | $60,980 | $60,050 | $29.32 | 170 |
| Orlando, FL | $60,950 | $59,870 | $29.31 | 960 |
| Tucson, AZ | $60,910 | $61,410 | $29.29 | 380 |
| Fargo, ND | $60,840 | $62,320 | $29.25 | 100 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $60,650 | $60,800 | $29.16 | 250 |
| Visalia, CA | $60,650 | $63,840 | $29.16 | 50 |
| South Bend, IN | $60,630 | $63,200 | $29.15 | 80 |
| Reno, NV | $60,490 | $64,750 | $29.08 | n/a |
| Lancaster, PA | $60,450 | $59,990 | $29.06 | 150 |
| Cleveland, OH | $60,330 | $60,490 | $29.00 | 880 |
| Jackson, MS | $60,270 | $60,850 | $28.98 | 260 |
| Waterloo, IA | $60,230 | $62,350 | $28.96 | 40 |
| Wilmington, NC | $60,210 | $61,060 | $28.95 | 210 |
| Dallas, TX | $60,050 | $60,300 | $28.87 | 1,570 |
| Lafayette, IN | $59,760 | $58,770 | $28.73 | 70 |
| Charleston, SC | $59,730 | $58,190 | $28.72 | 350 |
| Lafayette, LA | $59,690 | $61,880 | $28.70 | 370 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $59,670 | $62,000 | $28.69 | 50 |
| Winchester, VA | $59,540 | $60,600 | $28.63 | 50 |
| Waco, TX | $59,460 | $58,390 | $28.59 | 60 |
| Clarksville, TN | $59,290 | $60,330 | $28.51 | 130 |
| Des Moines, IA | $59,240 | $61,980 | $28.48 | 190 |
| Evansville, IN | $59,230 | $59,100 | $28.48 | 90 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $59,020 | $58,380 | $28.37 | 240 |
| Panama City, FL | $58,880 | $58,610 | $28.31 | 90 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $58,780 | $59,740 | $28.26 | 90 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $58,640 | $60,390 | $28.19 | 200 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $58,570 | $63,870 | $28.16 | 100 |
| Sarasota, FL | $58,550 | $58,860 | $28.15 | 630 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $58,410 | $60,520 | $28.08 | 90 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,370 | $55,130 | $28.06 | 90 |
| Gainesville, FL | $58,330 | $61,920 | $28.04 | 110 |
| Topeka, KS | $58,250 | $62,050 | $28.01 | 130 |
| Springfield, MO | $58,140 | $59,230 | $27.95 | 190 |
| New Orleans, LA | $58,060 | $59,210 | $27.91 | 350 |
| Roanoke, VA | $58,050 | $59,020 | $27.91 | 100 |
| Gulfport, MS | $57,980 | $61,320 | $27.88 | 90 |
| Davenport, IA | $57,950 | $51,660 | $27.86 | 130 |
| Manhattan, KS | $57,790 | $48,950 | $27.79 | 50 |
| Pensacola, FL | $57,770 | $60,090 | $27.78 | 180 |
| Toledo, OH | $57,510 | $56,230 | $27.65 | 90 |
| Lexington, KY | $57,430 | $63,210 | $27.61 | 200 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $57,430 | $58,950 | $27.61 | 60 |
| Lakeland, FL | $57,360 | $56,070 | $27.58 | 130 |
| Abilene, TX | $57,350 | $54,370 | $27.57 | 80 |
| Scranton, PA | $57,100 | $57,720 | $27.45 | 210 |
| Billings, MT | $57,100 | $52,600 | $27.45 | 50 |
| Detroit, MI | $57,080 | $57,410 | $27.44 | 890 |
| York, PA | $56,970 | $59,710 | $27.39 | 100 |
| Louisville, KY | $56,950 | $55,760 | $27.38 | 490 |
| Gainesville, GA | $56,920 | $51,790 | $27.36 | 110 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $56,780 | $54,480 | $27.30 | 110 |
| Watertown, NY | $56,770 | $55,230 | $27.29 | 70 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $56,760 | $51,650 | $27.29 | 130 |
| Greensboro, NC | $56,750 | $58,980 | $27.28 | 320 |
| Albany, GA | $56,550 | $50,930 | $27.19 | 90 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $56,510 | $53,400 | $27.17 | 1,100 |
| Crestview, FL | $56,460 | $58,600 | $27.14 | 70 |
| Amarillo, TX | $56,450 | $52,390 | $27.14 | 120 |
| Omaha, NE | $56,420 | $56,130 | $27.13 | 210 |
| Little Rock, AR | $56,390 | $59,910 | $27.11 | 250 |
| Janesville, WI | $56,380 | $64,210 | $27.11 | 80 |
| Midland, TX | $56,180 | $51,850 | $27.01 | 80 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $55,890 | $56,200 | $26.87 | 140 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $55,850 | $57,250 | $26.85 | 270 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $55,680 | $58,110 | $26.77 | 420 |
| Savannah, GA | $55,650 | $53,420 | $26.76 | 110 |
| Dayton, OH | $55,640 | $52,760 | $26.75 | 180 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $55,510 | $53,820 | $26.69 | 100 |
| San Antonio, TX | $55,320 | $54,700 | $26.60 | 490 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $55,320 | $52,070 | $26.60 | 60 |
| Knoxville, TN | $55,160 | $51,130 | $26.52 | 380 |
| Sioux City, IA | $55,120 | $53,310 | $26.50 | 50 |
| Lansing, MI | $54,970 | $51,250 | $26.43 | 90 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $54,750 | $53,220 | $26.32 | 270 |
| Traverse City, MI | $54,670 | $59,140 | $26.29 | 100 |
| Champaign, IL | $54,530 | $50,100 | $26.22 | 60 |
| Greenville, SC | $54,490 | $53,550 | $26.20 | 420 |
| Slidell, LA | $54,410 | $58,520 | $26.16 | 80 |
| Akron, OH | $54,360 | $52,370 | $26.14 | 190 |
| Beaumont, TX | $54,310 | $50,470 | $26.11 | 170 |
| Canton, OH | $54,300 | $53,320 | $26.11 | 130 |
| Peoria, IL | $54,290 | $49,440 | $26.10 | 210 |
| Macon, GA | $54,240 | $51,930 | $26.08 | 70 |
| Montgomery, AL | $54,070 | $59,090 | $26.00 | 120 |
| Greenville, NC | $54,060 | $53,210 | $25.99 | 120 |
| El Paso, TX | $53,970 | $54,260 | $25.95 | 200 |
| Columbia, SC | $53,910 | $53,160 | $25.92 | 490 |
| Alexandria, LA | $53,690 | $51,940 | $25.81 | 70 |
| Lubbock, TX | $53,680 | $49,170 | $25.81 | 170 |
| Provo, UT | $53,620 | $47,840 | $25.78 | 140 |
| Columbus, GA | $53,610 | $49,610 | $25.77 | 120 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $53,540 | $49,320 | $25.74 | 650 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | $53,440 | $51,650 | $25.69 | 30 |
| Jackson, TN | $53,280 | $51,550 | $25.62 | 100 |
| Williamsport, PA | $53,090 | $49,610 | $25.52 | 70 |
| Florence, SC | $53,030 | $50,950 | $25.50 | 110 |
| Paducah, KY | $53,020 | $53,980 | $25.49 | 60 |
| Deltona, FL | $52,980 | $49,830 | $25.47 | 210 |
| Decatur, AL | $52,940 | $48,540 | $25.45 | 60 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $52,820 | $53,820 | $25.39 | 430 |
| Birmingham, AL | $52,610 | $53,820 | $25.30 | 230 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $52,580 | $47,740 | $25.28 | 140 |
| College Station, TX | $52,550 | $54,030 | $25.27 | 60 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $52,480 | $50,310 | $25.23 | 80 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $52,470 | $52,470 | $25.22 | 130 |
| Erie, PA | $52,330 | $53,820 | $25.16 | 90 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $52,210 | $48,420 | $25.10 | 50 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $52,200 | $48,150 | $25.10 | 360 |
| Columbus, OH | $52,050 | $47,130 | $25.02 | 530 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $51,890 | $47,410 | $24.95 | 80 |
| Hinesville, GA | $51,450 | $46,220 | $24.74 | 50 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $51,410 | $50,550 | $24.71 | 80 |
| Hickory, NC | $51,340 | $49,460 | $24.69 | 180 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $51,160 | $48,770 | $24.60 | 460 |
| Joplin, MO | $51,000 | $49,480 | $24.52 | 100 |
| Brownsville, TX | $50,760 | $48,110 | $24.41 | 70 |
| Victoria, TX | $50,720 | $54,370 | $24.39 | 50 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $50,620 | $51,360 | $24.34 | 290 |
| Monroe, LA | $50,200 | $49,270 | $24.13 | 80 |
| Shreveport, LA | $49,990 | $48,780 | $24.03 | 150 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $49,780 | $47,390 | $23.93 | 110 |
| Wichita, KS | $49,770 | $51,020 | $23.93 | 170 |
| Houma, LA | $49,760 | $49,880 | $23.93 | 80 |
| Wheeling, WV | $49,590 | $49,700 | $23.84 | 60 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $49,580 | $48,080 | $23.84 | 80 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $49,480 | $47,600 | $23.79 | 160 |
| Morgantown, WV | $49,450 | $49,370 | $23.77 | 60 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $49,410 | $46,550 | $23.75 | 40 |
| Sandusky, OH | $49,220 | $45,230 | $23.66 | 50 |
| Florence, AL | $49,100 | $46,080 | $23.61 | 100 |
| McAllen, TX | $49,050 | $47,670 | $23.58 | 190 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $48,870 | $47,260 | $23.50 | 60 |
| Flint, MI | $48,870 | $47,020 | $23.50 | 130 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $48,710 | $50,150 | $23.42 | 120 |
| Ocala, FL | $48,660 | $45,150 | $23.39 | 80 |
| Youngstown, OH | $48,460 | $46,990 | $23.30 | 90 |
| Longview, TX | $48,340 | $47,350 | $23.24 | 100 |
| Athens, GA | $48,340 | $47,570 | $23.24 | 60 |
| Kingsport, TN | $48,180 | $47,060 | $23.16 | 160 |
| Johnstown, PA | $48,050 | $47,850 | $23.10 | 70 |
| Sherman, TX | $48,010 | $45,230 | $23.08 | 40 |
| Huntington, WV | $47,990 | $43,750 | $23.07 | 330 |
| Anniston, AL | $47,880 | $44,860 | $23.02 | 80 |
| Weirton, WV | $47,760 | $47,280 | $22.96 | 40 |
| Johnson City, TN | $47,760 | $49,250 | $22.96 | 100 |
| Tulsa, OK | $47,660 | $46,790 | $22.91 | 320 |
| Rapid City, SD | $47,650 | $47,810 | $22.91 | 40 |
| Laredo, TX | $47,140 | $46,180 | $22.67 | 50 |
| Springfield, OH | $47,040 | $47,660 | $22.61 | 40 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $46,880 | $43,660 | $22.54 | 60 |
| Mobile, AL | $46,470 | $39,840 | $22.34 | 210 |
| Charleston, WV | $45,100 | $43,110 | $21.68 | 130 |
| Dothan, AL | $42,920 | $39,180 | $20.64 | 100 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $34,320 | $29,690 | $16.50 | 90 |
| San Juan, PR | $33,660 | $31,040 | $16.18 | 1,000 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $31,700 | $26,880 | $15.24 | 120 |
| Ponce, PR | $31,120 | $24,090 | $14.96 | 110 |
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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.
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 29-2043.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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