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Paramedic Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of 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 Paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,110
25th Percentile Wage
$50,380
50th Percentile Wage
$63,680
75th Percentile Wage
$83,520
90th Percentile Wage
$97,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for 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 $97,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,110.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$63,680
23.37% 23.37%
2021
$48,800
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Table 2. Compare Paramedic Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,680 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for paramedics in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of paramedics in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 17.9 percent (17.9%) 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

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