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Highest-paying Cities for Emergency Medical Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for emergency medical technicians (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 emergency medical technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $84,390, Coeur dAlene, Idaho is the highest paying city for emergency medical technicians. It is followed by Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska (average annual salary $58,640). 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 emergency medical technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Emergency Medical Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$84,390	$35,740	50
2	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,640	$39,270	180
3	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$55,880	$34,770	450
4	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$50,270	$37,220	170
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$50,100	$35,750	1,750
6	Salem, Oregon	$48,730	$31,150	180
7	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$48,480	$30,380	40
8	Anchorage, Alaska	$48,190	$30,090	170
9	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$47,750	$32,170	50
10	New Haven, Connecticut	$47,010	$39,100	590

11	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$46,890	$35,480	220
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,730	$37,770	3,200
13	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$46,570	$37,370	12,850
14	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$46,500	$36,480	130
15	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$46,430	$37,350	100
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$46,220	$37,250	810
17	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$45,670	$30,980	60
18	Stockton, California	$45,270	$32,220	300
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$44,810	$36,030	700
20	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$44,620	$33,270	240
21	Charlottesville, Virginia	$44,290	$31,220	290
22	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$44,240	$38,140	420
23	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$43,950	$31,030	210
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$43,240	$32,360	1,050
25	Rochester, Minnesota	$43,060	$30,180	310
26	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$43,050	$36,920	2,790
27	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$42,850	$36,330	1,620
28	Medford, Oregon	$42,650	$33,660	100
29	Bend, Oregon	$42,240	$35,350	50
30	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$41,430	$29,800	210
31	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$41,290	$36,070	1,340
32	Springfield, Massachusetts	$40,420	$36,550	560
33	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$40,250	$23,160	190
34	Worcester, Massachusetts	$40,110	$32,700	360
35	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$40,100	$31,180	130
36	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$39,950	$30,420	80
37	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$39,850	$30,730	140
38	Waterbury, Connecticut	$39,840	$37,960	240
39	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$39,670	$29,460	130
40	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$39,640	$37,190	900
41	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$39,520	$27,080	260
42	Victoria, Texas	$39,500	$27,420	90
43	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$39,430	$37,470	640
44	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$39,360	$36,450	110
45	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$39,280	$24,840	840
46	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$39,280	$31,020	600
47	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$39,250	$35,770	330
48	Burlington, North Carolina	$39,230	$32,390	110
49	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$39,220	$35,970	100
50	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$39,190	$29,820	660
51	Kokomo, Indiana	$39,170	$27,810	60
52	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$38,950	$31,400	300
53	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$38,890	$30,570	420
54	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$38,870	$29,880	80
55	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$38,630	$30,960	690
56	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$38,480	$30,450	4,670
57	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$38,480	$28,470	220
58	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$38,480	$28,700	490
59	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$38,480	$30,140	370
60	Columbus, Ohio	$38,440	$28,830	630
61	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$38,420	$33,800	120
62	Boulder, Colorado	$38,410	$29,600	150
63	Greenville, North Carolina	$38,400	$22,490	170
64	Dayton, Ohio	$38,300	$28,720	400
65	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$38,140	$31,340	210
66	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$38,060	$30,370	90
67	Richmond, Virginia	$38,000	$30,770	560
68	Akron, Ohio	$37,860	$30,220	190
69	El Centro, California	$37,850	$32,130	70
70	Racine, Wisconsin	$37,820	$30,430	70
71	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$37,770	$30,630	440
72	Madison, Wisconsin	$37,760	$22,760	480
73	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$37,750	$35,630	170
74	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$37,750	$30,950	1,620
75	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,700	$29,110	330
76	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,700	$29,100	120
77	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,570	$25,590	350
78	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$37,560	$35,780	220
79	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$37,560	$24,460	540
80	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$37,530	$29,140	400
81	Memphis, Tennessee	$37,530	$29,690	730
82	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$37,510	$31,240	130
83	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,500	$31,250	5,580
84	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$37,490	$32,030	360
85	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$37,410	$23,010	140
86	Midland, Texas	$37,390	$29,980	60
87	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$37,370	$31,500	30
88	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$37,320	$32,010	220
89	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$37,310	$30,270	90
90	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$37,280	$22,540	160
91	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$37,270	$25,260	320
92	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$37,210	$31,770	60
93	Pueblo, Colorado	$37,190	$26,770	80
94	Olympia, Washington	$37,150	$35,710	80
95	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$37,140	$29,890	180
96	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$37,090	$28,580	1,310
97	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$37,050	$31,220	1,100
98	Rochester, New York	$37,010	$31,130	950
99	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$36,990	$31,830	260
100	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$36,950	$29,960	1,090