Emergency Medical Technicians Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 508 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Emergency Medical Technicians

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Lexington Park, MD $68,160 80
Alaska $64,780 —
Urban Honolulu, HI $63,880 440
Hawaii $61,310 550
Hawaii / Kauai $60,560 —
Redding, CA $60,120 80

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $64,780 —
      Alaska $56,900 290
      Anchorage, AK $52,140 130
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Auburn, AL $48,210 110
      Northeast Alabama $43,040 270
      Decatur, AL $40,570 50
      Montgomery, AL $38,990 170
      Mobile, AL $38,290 110
      Southwest Alabama $36,500 100
      Alabama $36,260 2,420
      Birmingham, AL $36,260 440
      Tuscaloosa, AL $35,630 120
      Florence, AL $33,420 90
      Daphne, AL $32,350 —
      Northwest Alabama $32,240 130
      Southeast Alabama $32,040 160
      Anniston, AL $31,890 90
      Dothan, AL $31,670 150
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $40,310 240
      Fayetteville, AR $38,650 130
      Hot Springs, AR $34,830 80
      Arkansas $31,710 1,230
      Jonesboro, AR $30,920 70
      North Arkansas $29,830 260
      West Arkansas $29,430 100
      South Arkansas $29,290 160
      East Arkansas $27,470 110
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $41,730 180
      Flagstaff, AZ $40,760 90
      Phoenix, AZ $38,660 2,630
      Arizona $38,110 3,660
      Tucson, AZ $37,580 390
      Sierra Vista, AZ $34,710 60
      Arizona $33,540 150
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $31,090 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Redding, CA $60,120 80
      San Jose, CA $58,250 750
      Salinas, CA $50,080 140
      Sacramento, CA $49,930 1,130
      San Francisco, CA $49,710 3,080
      Napa, CA $49,340 120
      Santa Rosa, CA $48,330 350
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $47,670 170
      Stockton, CA $47,030 310
      San Luis Obispo, CA $46,690 130
      Bakersfield, CA $45,990 270
      Oxnard, CA $45,710 340
      California $45,680 19,020
      Santa Cruz, CA $45,530 110
      North Coast Region of California $45,090 210
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $44,070 150
      Modesto, CA $43,940 370
      Vallejo, CA $43,740 380
      Los Angeles, CA $43,430 5,660
      Riverside, CA $43,270 1,710
      Yuba City, CA $43,020 100
      San Diego, CA $40,990 1,540
      El Centro, CA $39,840 50
      Santa Maria, CA $39,310 —
      Fresno, CA $37,260 650
      Visalia, CA $34,060 170
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $48,350 450
      Northwest Colorado $46,600 170
      Colorado Springs, CO $46,030 480
      Southwest Colorado $44,380 210
      Colorado $43,950 3,420
      Boulder, CO $43,930 140
      Denver, CO $43,580 1,460
      Greeley, CO $43,300 80
      Grand Junction, CO $41,640 50
      Pueblo, CO $39,040 90
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $37,340 240
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $50,750 490
      Bridgeport, CT $47,620 250
      Connecticut $47,550 2,100
      Norwich, CT $46,940 180
      Waterbury, CT $46,530 290
      Hartford, CT $46,510 690
      Connecticut $45,680 190
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $47,050 1,720
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $45,310 970
      Dover, DE $44,200 160
      Sussex Delaware $43,530 360
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $51,300 110
      Crestview, FL $44,210 —
      North Port, FL $43,110 90
      Lakeland, FL $42,950 220
      Tampa, FL $42,840 1,320
      Gainesville, FL $42,710 140
      Cape Coral, FL $42,310 450
      Miami, FL $40,520 1,210
      Florida $40,420 6,770
      Port St. Lucie, FL $40,310 110
      Orlando, FL $39,160 —
      Tallahassee, FL $39,020 250
      Deltona, FL $38,080 180
      Jacksonville, FL $37,630 460
      Pensacola, FL $37,150 230
      North Florida $37,060 230
      Ocala, FL $36,380 110
      South Florida $36,200 60
      Palm Bay, FL $34,680 100
      Homosassa Springs, FL $33,610 50
      Panama City, FL $31,650 40
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Macon, GA $42,190 200
      Atlanta, GA $40,280 2,840
      Georgia $39,250 5,740
      Gainesville, GA $38,640 240
      Brunswick, GA $38,430 60
      Augusta, GA-SC $38,410 300
      Warner Robins, GA $38,140 90
      Savannah, GA $38,020 250
      North Georgia $36,510 350
      Athens, GA $35,790 150
      Columbus, GA-AL $35,460 210
      Albany, GA $35,290 120
      Middle Georgia $34,660 260
      East Georgia $32,310 190
      South Georgia $31,930 290
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $63,880 440
      Hawaii $61,310 550
      Hawaii / Kauai $60,560 —
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $50,340 70
      Ames, IA $46,000 30
      Des Moines, IA $43,180 160
      Waterloo, IA $40,900 70
      Southeast Iowa $40,360 260
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,290 60
      Northeast Iowa $39,490 90
      Iowa $39,260 1,210
      Southwest Iowa $39,000 100
      Cedar Rapids, IA $38,790 130
      Northwest Iowa $38,410 160
      Dubuque, IA $38,400 40
      Davenport, IA-IL $38,280 170
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $41,660 120
      Idaho $39,430 700
      Boise City, ID $38,550 290
      Twin Falls, ID $38,130 40
      Southeast-Central Idaho $36,350 160
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $43,930 5,510
      Illinois $40,780 8,480
      Springfield, IL $38,990 190
      Rockford, IL $38,790 120
      Bloomington, IL $38,020 120
      East Central Illinois $36,990 320
      Champaign, IL $36,830 180
      Peoria, IL $36,660 420
      South Illinois $35,650 210
      Northwest Illinois $35,610 220
      West Central Illinois $35,310 500
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $44,170 1,140
      Kokomo, IN $43,270 50
      Northern Indiana $40,210 270
      Indiana $39,850 3,760
      South Bend, IN-MI $39,730 70
      Fort Wayne, IN $39,370 120
      Southern Indiana $39,110 290
      Elkhart, IN $38,120 100
      Bloomington, IN $37,970 40
      Lafayette, IN $37,660 150
      Central Indiana $37,510 390
      Evansville, IN $37,220 170
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $37,480 200
      Manhattan, KS $37,010 60
      Kansas $34,650 1,770
      Kansas $33,710 1,070
      Wichita, KS $32,240 290
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,790 800
      Lexington, KY $41,640 220
      Elizabethtown, KY $37,650 100
      Paducah, KY-IL $37,140 80
      Bowling Green, KY $36,490 100
      Kentucky $36,050 3,190
      Owensboro, KY $34,820 120
      South Central Kentucky $34,350 470
      West Kentucky $33,550 260
      Central Kentucky $30,080 450
      East Kentucky $29,990 330
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $37,680 70
      Houma, LA $35,210 90
      Louisiana $33,990 2,290
      New Orleans, LA $33,230 390
      Baton Rouge, LA $32,830 430
      Central Louisiana $32,070 140
      Alexandria, LA $31,700 100
      Lake Charles, LA $31,180 —
      Shreveport, LA $30,140 250
      Monroe, LA $29,810 90
      Northeast Louisiana $29,380 130
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $46,280 410
      Boston, MA-NH $45,970 3,110
      Massachusetts $45,970 4,270
      Massachusetts $43,670 70
      Springfield, MA $42,470 270
      Pittsfield, MA $39,480 90
      Amherst Town, MA $38,230 70
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $68,160 80
      Baltimore, MD $49,660 1,820
      Maryland $47,390 2,970
      Maryland $45,160 240
      Salisbury, MD $41,170 90
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $40,080 220
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $45,960 230
      Northeast Maine $45,760 120
      Maine $45,720 1,010
      Bangor, ME $45,610 190
      Lewiston, ME $45,250 70
      Southwest Maine $44,670 390
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $40,460 —
      Lansing, MI $40,450 150
      Ann Arbor, MI $40,410 400
      Detroit, MI $39,410 1,530
      Battle Creek, MI $39,370 —
      Traverse City, MI $39,150 —
      Michigan $38,890 4,160
      Niles, MI $38,050 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $37,510 570
      Flint, MI $36,870 180
      Northern Michigan $36,510 350
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $35,820 180
      Southern Michigan $35,790 140
      Mid Michigan $35,640 200
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $48,410 1,390
      Northeast Minnesota $45,830 140
      Minnesota $45,690 2,840
      Rochester, MN $45,470 190
      Northwest Minnesota $41,580 510
      Southwest Minnesota $41,440 260
      Duluth, MN-WI $40,370 200
      Southeast Minnesota $39,130 220
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, MO $45,670 80
      Springfield, MO $41,200 310
      St. Louis, MO-IL $40,910 1,850
      Joplin, MO-KS $39,670 80
      Missouri $38,580 3,320
      Kansas City, MO-KS $38,070 480
      Southwest Missouri $37,970 60
      North Missouri $37,960 300
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,200 80
      Jefferson City, MO $35,450 100
      Southeast Missouri $35,410 220
      Central Missouri $35,030 390
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $34,190 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $37,040 180
      Upper East Mississippi $36,480 220
      Hattiesburg, MS $36,110 130
      Mississippi $35,980 1,300
      Lower East Mississippi $30,970 180
      Jackson, MS $30,110 350
      West Delta Mississippi $30,090 100
      Lower West Mississippi $29,080 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East-Central Montana $37,550 180
      Missoula, MT $36,520 120
      Montana $34,900 680
      Billings, MT $34,500 60
      Southwest Montana $33,760 90
      West Montana $31,850 120
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $48,180 770
      Burlington, NC $47,450 170
      Pinehurst, NC $46,520 40
      Fayetteville, NC $44,530 70
      Hickory, NC $44,340 420
      Wilmington, NC $44,290 320
      Charlotte, NC-SC $44,180 1,320
      Greensboro, NC $41,500 470
      North Carolina $40,530 7,540
      Greenville, NC $40,250 210
      Western North Carolina $39,160 630
      Rocky Mount, NC $39,030 120
      Durham, NC $38,790 370
      Eastern North Carolina $38,230 1,050
      Asheville, NC $37,580 160
      Winston, NC $36,750 550
      Goldsboro, NC $36,400 50
      Central North Carolina $36,060 750
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minot, ND $49,980 60
      Bismarck, ND $38,630 140
      West North Dakota $38,090 390
      Fargo, ND-MN $37,670 110
      North Dakota $37,670 1,270
      East North Dakota $37,340 530
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $45,830 150
      Northeast Nebraska $43,150 40
      Northwest Nebraska $43,150 60
      Nebraska $39,370 540
      Lincoln, NE $35,820 40
      Omaha, NE-IA $35,370 250
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $46,380 240
      Southwestern New Hampshire $46,170 160
      Manchester, NH $45,490 250
      New Hampshire $45,170 1,070
      Central New Hampshire $43,150 220
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $53,920 100
      Vineland, NJ $51,040 150
      New Jersey $49,500 5,630
      Atlantic City, NJ $45,450 370
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $49,880 70
      Eastern New Mexico $37,820 290
      Albuquerque, NM $37,760 540
      New Mexico $36,850 1,400
      Northern New Mexico $36,420 210
      Las Cruces, NM $35,340 140
      Farmington, NM $35,120 130
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $48,720 160
      Reno, NV $41,750 310
      Nevada $38,980 1,390
      Las Vegas, NV $36,130 910
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $48,000 13,260
      New York $46,000 14,350
      Capital/Northern New York $42,940 340
      Central East New York $42,640 430
      Kiryas Joel, NY $41,700 460
      Kingston, NY $41,600 110
      Southwest New York $41,250 340
      Syracuse, NY $40,790 470
      Albany, NY $40,730 720
      Ithaca, NY $40,250 60
      Buffalo, NY $40,080 490
      Glens Falls, NY $39,880 180
      Rochester, NY $39,440 780
      Utica, NY $39,170 210
      Binghamton, NY $38,830 120
      Watertown, NY $37,290 110
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $43,330 670
      Cleveland, OH $42,610 840
      Akron, OH $40,250 230
      Toledo, OH $39,770 230
      Springfield, OH $38,680 60
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $38,140 700
      Ohio $38,140 5,190
      West Northwestern Ohio $38,140 470
      Eastern Ohio $38,020 250
      Dayton, OH $37,350 360
      Southern Ohio $36,980 470
      Canton, OH $36,830 160
      Youngstown, OH $36,540 140
      Sandusky, OH $35,320 90
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,830 260
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Oklahoma $36,460 350
      Southeast Oklahoma $34,500 410
      Oklahoma City, OK $33,050 470
      Oklahoma $32,420 2,160
      Tulsa, OK $32,420 370
      Southwest Oklahoma $29,570 120
      Lawton, OK $29,390 160
      Northwest Oklahoma $28,710 200
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $49,760 200
      Portland, OR-WA $49,250 880
      Central Oregon $48,920 60
      Oregon $48,070 1,760
      Medford, OR $46,440 140
      Eastern Oregon $45,580 120
      Coast Oregon $45,260 260
      Eugene, OR $40,100 150
      Bend, OR $38,350 80
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $45,920 410
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,630 4,240
      Lebanon, PA $40,300 130
      Lancaster, PA $39,730 310
      Allentown, PA-NJ $39,530 670
      Pennsylvania $38,580 9,810
      Reading, PA $38,450 290
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $38,130 350
      Pittsburgh, PA $37,950 1,950
      York, PA $37,950 360
      Williamsport, PA $37,540 120
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $37,460 290
      Harrisburg, PA $37,200 590
      State College, PA $37,120 130
      Scranton, PA $36,760 460
      Central Pennsylvania $36,660 500
      Altoona, PA $36,340 120
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $36,040 360
      Chambersburg, PA $35,380 110
      Erie, PA $34,860 150
      Johnstown, PA $33,090 220
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $29,680 590
      Mayaguez, PR $20,970 50
      Aguadilla, PR $20,650 30
      Guayama, PR $20,330 30
      Puerto Rico $20,240 40
      Ponce, PR $20,160 60
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $49,500 520
      Providence, RI-MA $46,950 830
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $42,480 770
      Southern South Carolina $41,600 140
      Greenville, SC $39,790 620
      Hilton Head Island, SC $39,040 140
      Columbia, SC $38,670 830
      South Carolina $38,670 4,270
      Spartanburg, SC $38,610 600
      Florence, SC $38,140 330
      Northwestern South Carolina $37,690 190
      Myrtle Beach, SC $37,420 40
      Northeastern South Carolina $36,880 240
      Sumter, SC $31,600 60
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $41,120 120
      East South Dakota $40,990 150
      West South Dakota $40,990 280
      South Dakota $39,520 710
      Rapid City, SD $36,760 150
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morristown, TN $51,000 100
      Clarksville, TN-KY $46,740 120
      Nashville, TN $42,870 830
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $39,940 240
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,380 750
      South Central Tennessee $38,270 100
      West Tennessee $38,260 130
      Jackson, TN $37,840 110
      Tennessee $37,630 3,420
      Knoxville, TN $36,530 620
      Kingsport, TN-VA $35,320 230
      East Tennessee $34,620 210
      Johnson City, TN $33,770 90
      North Central Tennessee $32,600 100
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $45,510 840
      College Station, TX $44,420 50
      Midland, TX $44,140 50
      Houston, TX $40,690 2,930
      Dallas, TX $38,470 3,300
      Hill Country Region of Texas $37,360 290
      San Antonio, TX $37,200 1,130
      Texas $37,000 13,550
      Abilene, TX $36,830 100
      Border Region of Texas $36,830 170
      Northwestern Region of Texas $36,360 460
      North Region of Texas $36,230 420
      Sherman, TX $36,230 60
      Lubbock, TX $35,960 170
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $35,760 330
      Tyler, TX $35,550 180
      Laredo, TX $35,420 190
      Amarillo, TX $35,070 190
      Corpus Christi, TX $35,040 300
      Eagle Pass, TX $34,410 80
      Brownsville, TX $33,820 100
      El Paso, TX $33,460 430
      Beaumont, TX $33,330 240
      Eastern Region of Texas $33,070 150
      Killeen, TX $32,540 140
      Wichita Falls, TX $31,720 60
      Victoria, TX $30,900 60
      McAllen, TX $29,830 460
      Longview, TX $29,770 130
      Waco, TX $29,750 120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $44,100 —
      Logan, UT-ID $39,400 30
      High Desert Utah $37,600 410
      Salt Lake City, UT $36,940 590
      Utah $36,940 1,360
      Provo, UT $35,750 130
      Ogden, UT $35,410 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Virginia $46,500 160
      Blacksburg, VA $46,480 100
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $45,070 630
      Richmond, VA $45,060 540
      Virginia $45,060 3,780
      Northeast Virginia $45,030 190
      Staunton, VA $42,990 130
      Southside Virginia $42,170 280
      Charlottesville, VA $41,710 140
      Roanoke, VA $40,230 210
      Northern West Virginia $38,300 340
      Lynchburg, VA $37,880 110
      Southwest Virginia $35,900 380
      West Virginia $35,060 1,150
      Southern West Virginia $32,000 230
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $47,040 60
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $40,910 190
      Vermont $39,520 880
      Northern Vermont $39,040 400
      Southern Vermont $38,840 290
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $50,400 1,440
      Kennewick, WA $49,880 180
      Washington $48,850 3,280
      Western Washington $48,850 240
      Spokane, WA $40,660 330
      Eastern Washington $39,950 270
      Olympia, WA $39,520 130
      Wenatchee, WA $38,810 100
      Yakima, WA $38,380 130
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $47,610 60
      Eau Claire, WI $47,460 90
      Fond du Lac, WI $47,290 60
      Milwaukee, WI $47,210 820
      Appleton, WI $46,990 80
      Green Bay, WI $45,820 200
      Madison, WI $43,570 460
      Wisconsin $43,340 4,000
      Northeastern Wisconsin $43,190 420
      Kenosha, WI $42,270 90
      La Crosse, WI-MN $42,220 120
      Wausau, WI $39,250 90
      Racine, WI $38,830 80
      Janesville, WI $38,320 60
      Northwestern Wisconsin $37,380 200
      South Central Wisconsin $37,200 500
      Western Wisconsin $37,090 460
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $33,920 40
      Wheeling, WV-OH $33,580 120
      Beckley, WV $32,590 80
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $31,990 230
      Morgantown, WV $31,700 50
      Charleston, WV $30,620 100
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $41,330 100
      Wyoming $41,330 450
      Western Wyoming $39,470 280