The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $43,740, Oregon is the highest paying state for ambulance drivers and attendants. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $41,410). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $43,740 |
$27,020 | 110 |
| 2 | Nevada | $41,410 |
$25,100 | 110 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $40,660 |
$29,120 | 60 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $40,420 |
$23,240 | 290 |
| 5 | Montana | $39,200 |
$20,920 | 110 |
| 6 | Maryland | $36,920 |
$30,620 | 210 |
| 7 | New York | $36,600 |
$28,100 | 600 |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $36,180 |
$33,630 | 30 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $34,780 |
$31,560 | 190 |
| 10 | California | $34,030 |
$31,570 | 520 |
| 11 | Colorado | $33,880 |
$27,040 | 40 |
| 12 | Texas | $33,350 |
$21,090 | 520 |
| 13 | Arizona | $33,080 |
$25,670 | 200 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $32,940 |
$30,580 | 170 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $32,400 |
$29,630 | 80 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $32,210 |
$30,310 | 150 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $32,180 |
$24,770 | 60 |
| 18 | Delaware | $31,910 |
$30,790 | 80 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $31,800 |
$23,920 | 160 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | $31,590 |
$19,660 | 180 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $31,480 |
$30,200 | 70 |
| 22 | Indiana | $31,410 |
$21,310 | 400 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $31,330 |
$21,400 | 180 |
| 24 | Washington | $30,860 |
$28,480 | 40 |
| 25 | Illinois | $30,790 |
$24,960 | 530 |
| 26 | Connecticut | $30,200 |
$28,730 | 70 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $29,750 |
$25,190 | 470 |
| 28 | Florida | $29,330 |
$25,750 | 240 |
| 29 | Idaho | $29,280 |
$22,140 | 110 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $29,270 |
$19,350 | 170 |
| 31 | Georgia | $28,750 |
$23,570 | 580 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $28,610 |
$27,390 | 40 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $28,540 |
$21,380 | 630 |
| 34 | Maine | $28,420 |
$27,410 | 170 |
| 35 | Utah | $28,410 |
$24,780 | 80 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $28,180 |
$24,070 | 480 |
| 37 | Vermont | $27,740 |
$23,390 | 130 |
| 38 | Michigan | $27,480 |
$23,080 | 110 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $26,780 |
$21,480 | 150 |
| 40 | Missouri | $26,630 |
$21,630 | 50 |
| 41 | Iowa | $26,370 |
$18,970 | 170 |
| 42 | Ohio | $26,100 |
$23,350 | 510 |
| 43 | Virginia | $26,100 |
$23,080 | 270 |
| 44 | Kansas | $25,960 |
$17,950 | 60 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $23,560 |
$19,460 | 70 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $23,490 |
$22,040 | 80 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $23,410 |
$20,970 | 260 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $23,280 |
$17,880 | 400 |
| 49 | Alabama | $23,070 |
$20,290 | 210 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $19,850 |
$17,860 | 260 |