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Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,740
25th Percentile Wage
$29,070
50th Percentile Wage
$31,300
75th Percentile Wage
$47,200
90th Percentile Wage
$61,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,740.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$31,300
3.90% 3.90%
2019
$30,080
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,300, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the lowest paying city for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of California, following city of Salinas (median annual salary of $57,040). In comparison, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 45.1 percent (45.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Salinas.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salinas
$57,040
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$56,260
Stockton
$55,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$50,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$49,820
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$49,150
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$46,730
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,480
Vallejo-Fairfield
$43,280
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,850
Madera-Chowchilla
$40,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$39,180
Yuba City
$39,090
El Centro
$38,630
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,440
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,610
Fresno
$35,320
Modesto
$34,930
Bakersfield-Delano
$34,530
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$34,480
Visalia-Porterville
$31,870
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$31,300

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