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Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan 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 and Paramedics in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$20,870
25th Percentile Wage	$24,810
50th Percentile Wage	$30,580
75th Percentile Wage	$43,840
90th Percentile Wage	$54,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,870.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2020	$30,580	6.57%	6.57%
2019	$28,570	-	-

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,580 in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area is 35.1 percent (35.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Hammond and 17.3 percent (17.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Hammond	$47,110
Baton Rouge	$43,390
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$41,250
Lafayette	$39,860
Alexandria	$38,200
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area	$33,910
Shreveport-Bossier City	$31,640
Lake Charles	$31,250
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$30,580
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$30,550
Monroe	$28,980
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area	$25,290