Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Rockford 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 and Paramedics in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,790
25th Percentile Wage
$28,730
50th Percentile Wage
$34,280
75th Percentile Wage
$42,770
90th Percentile Wage
$49,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,790.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$34,280
5.31% 5.31%
2019
$32,460
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,280 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Rockford is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$39,030
Kankakee-Bradley
$34,670
Rockford
$34,280
Champaign-Urbana
$33,700
Carbondale-Marion
$31,750
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,450
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$31,020
Peoria
$30,630
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,590
Springfield
$29,240
Bloomington
$28,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$28,020

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.