Highest-paying Cities for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants

The top 100 highest paying cities for ambulance drivers and attendants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of ambulance drivers and attendants in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $48,380, Albuquerque, New Mexico is the highest paying city for ambulance drivers and attendants. It is followed by Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee (average annual salary $47,740). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of ambulance drivers and attendants in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$48,380	$27,610	50
2	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$47,740	$27,800	150
3	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$45,000	$39,620	n/a
4	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$42,470	$25,030	50
5	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$42,470	$25,180	30
6	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$41,570	$23,570	110
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$41,320	$31,480	500
8	Tucson, Arizona	$40,470	$17,180	n/a
9	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$39,200	$27,980	n/a
10	Dothan, Alabama	$37,800	$33,750	n/a
11	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$36,920	$33,140	110
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$36,330	$34,500	40
13	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$36,100	$25,180	40
14	Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$35,950	$17,720	60
15	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$35,910	$20,860	n/a
16	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$35,840	$18,250	40
17	Salisbury, Maryland	$35,340	$30,790	70
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$35,120	$26,520	80
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$34,780	$31,560	160
20	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$34,680	$31,570	90
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$34,600	$30,310	240
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$34,390	$30,010	120
23	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$34,330	$26,140	140
24	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$33,800	$21,500	50
25	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$33,480	$32,940	130
26	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$33,100	$24,620	50
27	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$33,080	$25,700	190
28	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$32,590	$27,720	30
29	Wilmington, New Jersey	$32,340	$23,500	40
30	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$32,240	$25,280	50
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$32,180	$24,770	60
32	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$31,520	$22,210	80
33	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$31,420	$24,970	360
34	Dayton, Ohio	$31,300	$24,130	40
35	Rochester, Minnesota	$31,200	$31,200	40
36	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$31,130	$23,670	200
37	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$31,010	$20,790	n/a
38	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$30,900	$24,680	60
39	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$30,840	$24,960	450
40	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$30,790	$19,280	80
41	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$30,660	$26,660	100
42	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$30,580	$29,950	40
43	Gainesville, Georgia	$30,390	$23,150	60
44	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$30,320	$27,730	160
45	Columbus, Ohio	$30,210	$23,810	90
46	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$30,200	$30,200	30
47	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$30,070	$18,840	40
48	Kansas City, Missouri	$29,950	$22,110	250
49	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$29,930	$24,340	60
50	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$29,810	$27,700	30
51	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$29,650	$27,200	60
52	Reading, Pennsylvania	$29,380	$26,620	n/a
53	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$29,330	$28,660	90
54	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$29,280	$22,140	40
55	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$29,220	$23,350	30
56	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$29,210	$24,160	40
57	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$29,200	$22,910	50
58	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$29,090	$18,810	40
59	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$29,050	$23,930	50
60	Memphis, Tennessee	$28,980	$27,360	110
61	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$28,890	$23,920	60
62	Rochester, New York	$28,840	$26,000	50
63	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$28,790	$22,010	70
64	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$28,720	$21,800	120
65	Columbia, South Carolina	$28,710	$25,280	150
66	Peoria, Illinois	$28,600	$25,610	40
67	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$28,550	$23,930	110
68	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$28,430	$22,250	30
69	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$28,420	$27,530	70
70	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$28,410	$17,850	50
71	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$28,350	$19,080	40
72	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$28,280	$21,470	110
73	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$28,220	$23,650	310
74	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$28,180	$22,990	80
75	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$28,150	$23,860	70
76	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$28,090	$27,460	30
77	Knoxville, Tennessee	$28,030	$27,060	50
78	Springfield, Illinois	$27,970	$22,880	40
79	Salt Lake City, Utah	$27,920	$25,150	30
80	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$27,900	$25,150	n/a
81	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$27,830	$24,930	n/a
82	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$27,820	$22,420	100
83	Wausau, Wisconsin	$27,730	$18,740	40
84	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$27,710	$26,520	50
85	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$27,710	$21,510	n/a
86	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$27,660	$19,320	n/a
87	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$27,560	$21,050	50
88	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$27,320	$18,450	60
89	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$27,180	$20,140	60
90	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$27,160	$16,560	40
91	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$26,870	$20,650	1,160
92	State College, Pennsylvania	$26,780	$18,680	30
93	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$26,710	$22,210	30
94	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$26,550	$21,310	60
95	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$26,330	$20,810	n/a
96	Asheville, North Carolina	$26,280	$21,160	50
97	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$26,150	$19,720	280
98	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$26,100	$23,350	110
99	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$25,930	$20,820	60
100	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$25,910	$23,930	200

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