Paramedics pay range in San Jose
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,450 or more. The middle half of paramedics in San Jose earn between $82,590 and $104,000.
- $67K10th
- $83K25th
- $84KMedian
- $104K75th
- $133K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $92,750 | $7,729 | $44.59 |
| Median | $84,480 | $7,040 | $40.62 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $82,590 | $6,882 | $39.71 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $104,000 | $8,667 | $50.00 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Paramedics salary after taxes in San Jose
On the average salary of $92,750, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $69,546 a year, or $5,795 a month and $2,675 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is San Jose a good place for paramedics? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Jose area are 10% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.4), so the average $92,750 buys what about $83,995 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 17.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Paramedics salary in other California cities
San Jose ranks 2nd of 16 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($92,860).
- San Francisco$92,860
- San Jose$92,750
- Salinas$88,690
- San Luis Obispo$85,630
- Redding$82,630
- Oxnard$82,190
- Sacramento$79,940
- Los Angeles$77,280
- Santa Rosa$76,340
- Santa Cruz$75,870
Highest-paying cities for paramedics
Bellingham, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($119,190).
- Bellingham, WA$119,190
- Seattle, WA$117,660
- Bremerton, WA$110,800
- Olympia, WA$109,680
- Mount Vernon, WA$106,520
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Paramedics salary in San Jose: questions
How much do paramedics make an hour in San Jose?
$44.59 an hour on average, and $40.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level paramedics salary in San Jose?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $82,590, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the paramedics take-home pay in San Jose?
About $69,546 a year ($5,795 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $92,750. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do paramedics earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?
The average here is 42% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,089).
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; area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
- 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 state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.15, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.15).
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