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Paramedic Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of paramedics in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paramedics in Modesto 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 Paramedics in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,900
25th Percentile Wage
$49,030
50th Percentile Wage
$59,790
75th Percentile Wage
$80,600
90th Percentile Wage
$99,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paramedics in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,900.

Table 2. Compare Paramedic Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,790 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for paramedics in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of paramedics in Modesto is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$79,800
Salinas
$76,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$72,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$71,810
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$63,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$61,400
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$61,090
Stockton
$60,950
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$60,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$60,140
Modesto
$59,790
Visalia-Porterville
$58,490
Bakersfield-Delano
$57,940
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$52,260

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.