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Highest-paying Cities for Paramedics

The top 100 highest paying cities for paramedics (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 paramedics in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $109,400, Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington is the highest paying city for paramedics. It is followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington (average annual salary $106,900). 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 paramedics in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Paramedics

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$109,400	$63,040	80
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$106,900	$86,880	790
3	Olympia, Washington	$106,460	$49,600	80
4	Bellingham, Washington	$97,960	$95,560	70
5	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$97,250	$41,060	60
6	Longview, Washington	$93,180	$77,610	40
7	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$86,140	$47,850	100
8	Racine, Wisconsin	$85,900	$55,100	100
9	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$85,510	$39,650	110
10	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$81,620	$57,310	150

11	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$80,650	$47,880	40
12	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$79,800	$50,770	60
13	Salinas, California	$76,790	$50,090	80
14	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$76,440	$50,090	80
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$72,830	$58,800	170
16	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$71,810	$57,010	530
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$66,420	$50,330	480
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$66,410	$45,700	890
19	Pueblo, Colorado	$66,290	$37,510	70
20	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$65,820	$54,750	4,230
21	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$65,160	$45,760	170
22	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$64,730	$50,150	150
23	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$63,740	$43,000	1,010
24	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$63,680	$40,110	370
25	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$63,660	$62,610	220
26	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$63,520	$60,650	60
27	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$63,490	$52,320	880
28	New Haven, Connecticut	$63,440	$46,530	240
29	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$63,410	$45,980	170
30	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$62,920	$46,010	80
31	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$62,780	$53,730	310
32	Port St Lucie, Florida	$62,270	$39,800	240
33	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$61,920	$50,490	70
34	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$61,820	$46,590	1,570
35	Salt Lake City, Utah	$61,560	$36,850	520
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,450	$51,240	1,630
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$61,400	$48,890	1,310
38	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$61,330	$36,210	60
39	Salem, Oregon	$61,140	$40,550	150
40	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$61,090	$51,360	180
41	Stockton, California	$60,950	$60,950	170
42	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$60,330	$49,870	90
43	Medford, Oregon	$60,220	$37,160	60
44	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$60,150	$46,040	350
45	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$60,140	$48,860	600
46	Yakima, Washington	$60,070	$42,290	50
47	Manchester, New Hampshire	$60,050	$40,360	60
48	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$59,870	$40,440	1,020
49	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$59,810	$47,170	140
50	Modesto, California	$59,790	$39,900	110
51	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$59,470	$48,810	70
52	Memphis, Tennessee	$59,420	$38,530	910
53	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$59,230	$40,650	220
54	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$59,100	$41,600	50
55	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$58,780	$50,720	140
56	Midland, Texas	$58,690	$35,370	40
57	Visalia-Porterville, California	$58,490	$38,280	110
58	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$58,480	$38,810	90
59	Springfield, Massachusetts	$58,360	$49,460	250
60	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$58,130	$41,520	90
61	Bloomington, Illinois	$58,120	$27,980	50
62	Worcester, Massachusetts	$58,070	$49,190	230
63	Lincoln, Nebraska	$58,070	$49,330	50
64	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$57,940	$38,170	90
65	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$57,780	$40,210	210
66	Spokane, Washington	$57,710	$46,850	170
67	Kingston, New York	$57,590	$48,680	70
68	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$57,200	$49,430	60
69	Rochester, Minnesota	$57,020	$48,490	170
70	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$56,750	$41,190	840
71	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$56,460	$45,310	110
72	Kokomo, Indiana	$56,340	$49,030	50
73	Appleton, Wisconsin	$55,940	$40,840	40
74	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$55,790	$43,930	60
75	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$55,350	$39,560	520
76	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$55,310	$45,240	290
77	Boulder, Colorado	$55,170	$43,760	50
78	Anchorage, Alaska	$52,740	$26,290	170
79	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$52,260	$39,280	80
80	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$52,260	$48,270	200
81	Rochester, New York	$52,000	$46,910	490
82	Salisbury, Maryland	$51,970	$45,620	250
83	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$51,850	$44,330	230
84	Gainesville, Florida	$51,680	$29,080	100
85	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$51,470	$45,170	140
86	Alexandria, Louisiana	$51,460	$38,720	100
87	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$51,290	$38,740	230
88	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$51,240	$40,460	360
89	Janesville, Wisconsin	$51,020	$39,130	50
90	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$50,900	$31,320	150
91	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$50,840	$39,460	1,930
92	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$50,710	$33,810	1,090
93	Winchester, West Virginia	$50,660	$50,510	30
94	Bangor, Maine	$50,640	$29,710	100
95	Fargo, North Dakota	$50,600	$41,950	40
96	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$50,590	$36,650	30
97	Iowa City, Iowa	$50,540	$44,490	100
98	Dayton, Ohio	$50,510	$31,360	240
99	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$50,450	$38,440	900
100	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$50,430	$39,560	40