Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Columbia, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians in Columbia, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency medical technicians in Columbia 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 Columbia, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,140
25th Percentile Wage
$31,140
50th Percentile Wage
$31,140
75th Percentile Wage
$35,050
90th Percentile Wage
$46,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians in Columbia, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,140.

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Columbia with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,140 in Columbia is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians in Columbia is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Joplin.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$35,460
St Louis
$35,420
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$35,400
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$35,250
Jefferson City
$34,770
St Joseph
$32,360
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$31,560
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$31,200
Columbia
$31,140
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$31,090
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$30,340
Joplin
$29,260

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbia, Missouri.