Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Springfield, Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,010
25th Percentile Wage
$26,240
50th Percentile Wage
$29,240
75th Percentile Wage
$32,440
90th Percentile Wage
$40,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,010.

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
$29,240
4.41% 4.41%
2019
$27,950
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,240 in Springfield 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 Springfield is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 4.2 percent (4.2%) 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 Springfield, Illinois.