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Ambulance Driver and Attendant Salary in the Industry of Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)

The salary statistics and trend of ambulance drivers and attendants in the industry of hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals) are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare ambulance driver and attendant salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,380
25th Percentile Wage
$23,650
50th Percentile Wage
$28,500
75th Percentile Wage
$34,610
90th Percentile Wage
$40,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for ambulance drivers and attendants in the industry of hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals). The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) ambulance drivers and attendants is $40,290. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $28,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent ambulance drivers and attendants is $20,380.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ambulance drivers and attendants in the industry of Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals) from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,500
2.42% 12.21%
2016
$27,810
-0.14% -
2015
$27,850
0.72% -
2014
$27,650
5.17% -
2013
$26,220
4.58% -
2012
$25,020
- -

Table 3. Compare Ambulance Driver and Attendant Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of ambulance drivers and attendants in 28 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of ambulance drivers and attendants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$36,120
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$36,120
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$34,840
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$34,210
Offices of Physicians
$33,830
Home Health Care Services
$33,180
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$32,140
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$31,960
Hospitals - Local government owned
$30,110
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$30,110
Individual and Family Services
$29,150
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$29,150
Social Assistance
$29,150
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$28,500
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$28,370
Hospitals - Privately owned
$28,300
Hospitals - State government owned
$28,290
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$28,080
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$27,760
Outpatient Care Centers
$27,150
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$24,580
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$24,410
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$24,410
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$23,690
Ambulance Services
$23,630
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$23,600
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$22,610
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$21,390

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