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Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,060
25th Percentile Wage
$25,730
50th Percentile Wage
$35,650
75th Percentile Wage
$69,880
90th Percentile Wage
$106,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,060.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,650
1.68% -56.44%
2016
$35,050
-8.33% -
2015
$37,970
-44.09% -
2014
$54,710
-6.51% -
2013
$58,270
4.29% -
2012
$55,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,650, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Danville (median annual salary of $36,520). Compared with Danville, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Danville
$36,520
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$35,650
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$35,430
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$30,770
Rockford
$29,800
Champaign-Urbana
$29,030
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,540
Peoria
$27,950
Carbondale-Marion
$26,960
Bloomington-Normal
$26,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$25,950
Decatur
$25,190
Springfield
$25,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$24,880
Bloomington
$24,520