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Paramedics salary

The BLS estimates 100,610 Paramedics jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $60,600 (May 2025, SOC 29-2043). Across 120 metros with published figures, medians range from $31,040 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $123,310 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

PARAMEDICS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$44,230P25$49,660MEDIAN$60,600P75$73,470P90$84,850
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$123,310 · 750 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$83,090 · 780 jobs
  3. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$81,520 · 270 jobs
  4. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$81,430 · 390 jobs
  5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$79,550 · 3,850 jobs
  6. New Haven, CT$79,440 · 230 jobs
  7. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$78,950 · 260 jobs
  8. Port St. Lucie, FL$78,570 · 310 jobs
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,670 · 2,560 jobs
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,430 · 820 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$79,550 · 3,850 jobs
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,670 · 2,560 jobs
  3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$60,130 · 1,980 jobs
  4. St. Louis, MO-IL$63,050 · 1,890 jobs
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$68,640 · 1,760 jobs
  6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$68,160 · 1,650 jobs
  7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$60,300 · 1,570 jobs
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$61,940 · 1,490 jobs
  9. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,450 · 1,310 jobs
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$66,460 · 1,240 jobs

EMPLOYERS WITH THE MOST VISA-SPONSORED FILINGS FOR THIS JOB

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · St. Louis, MO-IL

Questions

What is the median Paramedics salary in the U.S.?

$60,600 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $49,660–$73,470.

Where do Paramedics earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($123,310), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($83,090), Western Washington nonmetropolitan area ($81,520). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.