The highest-paying states for emergency medical technicians and 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 emergency medical technicians and paramedics in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,320, Hawaii is the highest paying state for emergency medical technicians and paramedics. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $50,110). 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 and paramedics in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $57,320 |
$42,010 | 500 |
| 2 | Alaska | $50,110 |
$27,960 | 600 |
| 3 | Maryland | $47,830 |
$32,880 | 4,700 |
| 4 | Washington | $44,970 |
$29,120 | 3,730 |
| 5 | New York | $44,210 |
$28,660 | 19,620 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $43,950 |
$30,080 | 3,830 |
| 7 | California | $42,980 |
$28,500 | 22,690 |
| 8 | Oregon | $41,220 |
$27,340 | 1,990 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $41,040 |
$32,800 | 590 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $40,890 |
$30,250 | 6,340 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $40,830 |
$28,440 | 5,610 |
| 12 | Delaware | $40,440 |
$32,730 | 1,060 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $40,160 |
$32,580 | 670 |
| 14 | Idaho | $38,920 |
$24,480 | 1,070 |
| 15 | Colorado | $38,750 |
$25,570 | 4,060 |
| 16 | Nevada | $38,260 |
$25,600 | 1,960 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $36,950 |
$27,880 | 7,550 |
| 18 | Tennessee | $36,840 |
$24,680 | 6,700 |
| 19 | North Carolina | $36,790 |
$25,990 | 10,200 |
| 20 | Iowa | $36,490 |
$24,130 | 2,270 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $36,490 |
$23,350 | 1,140 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $36,450 |
$23,400 | 4,320 |
| 23 | Vermont | $36,150 |
$27,740 | 870 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $36,110 |
$25,960 | 900 |
| 25 | Texas | $35,940 |
$21,730 | 17,590 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $35,870 |
$21,870 | 690 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | $35,380 |
$21,700 | 3,090 |
| 28 | Missouri | $35,360 |
$23,540 | 8,010 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $35,240 |
$24,130 | 1,420 |
| 30 | Illinois | $35,070 |
$22,880 | 12,410 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $34,910 |
$19,130 | 820 |
| 32 | Arizona | $34,840 |
$25,610 | 4,280 |
| 33 | Virginia | $34,840 |
$25,430 | 5,630 |
| 34 | Georgia | $34,700 |
$22,220 | 10,230 |
| 35 | Indiana | $34,280 |
$25,220 | 6,330 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $34,180 |
$25,290 | 4,990 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $34,110 |
$21,620 | 5,670 |
| 38 | Florida | $33,660 |
$22,480 | 10,860 |
| 39 | Utah | $33,570 |
$23,140 | 2,310 |
| 40 | Ohio | $33,550 |
$22,520 | 9,150 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | $33,080 |
$22,410 | 13,610 |
| 42 | Maine | $32,690 |
$25,430 | 1,450 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $32,280 |
$22,610 | 990 |
| 44 | Michigan | $32,280 |
$22,260 | 6,880 |
| 45 | Montana | $32,050 |
$22,960 | 670 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $31,870 |
$22,370 | 1,790 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $31,010 |
$19,960 | 2,570 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $30,860 |
$20,920 | 4,510 |
| 49 | Kansas | $29,470 |
$17,780 | 2,580 |
| 50 | Alabama | $28,790 |
$20,060 | 4,070 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $28,600 |
$20,650 | 2,150 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $20,340 |
$16,370 | 2,190 |