Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Chico, California

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chico, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chico is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics in Chico, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,900
25th Percentile Wage
$22,200
50th Percentile Wage
$31,330
75th Percentile Wage
$38,810
90th Percentile Wage
$49,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chico, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,900.

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Chico with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,330 in Chico is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chico is 48.7 percent (48.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$61,070
Salinas
$59,530
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$55,190
Redding
$54,890
El Centro
$45,940
Yuba City
$43,660
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$41,300
Vallejo-Fairfield
$41,270
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$39,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$39,190
Madera-Chowchilla
$35,090
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$34,580
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,020
Bakersfield-Delano
$33,560
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,180
Fresno
$32,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$32,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,850
Chico
$31,330
Modesto
$31,270
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$30,870
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$30,220
Stockton
$30,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$29,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$29,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$29,770
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$29,550
Hanford-Corcoran
$29,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$29,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,110
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$29,040
Visalia-Porterville
$28,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$28,170
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Chico, California.