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Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of emergency medical technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Emergency Medical Technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,250
25th Percentile Wage
$35,420
50th Percentile Wage
$37,500
75th Percentile Wage
$47,500
90th Percentile Wage
$139,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$37,500
2.43% 2.43%
2021
$36,590
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,500, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for emergency medical technicians in state of Illinois, followed by Springfield (median annual salary $35,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in Springfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$37,500
Springfield
$35,980
Champaign-Urbana
$35,570
Rockford
$35,160
Kankakee-Bradley
$34,220
Peoria
$33,810
Danville
$33,450
Bloomington
$33,060
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$32,870
Carbondale-Marion
$31,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,220
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,820

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.