Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency medical technicians in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,130
25th Percentile Wage
$32,220
50th Percentile Wage
$37,010
75th Percentile Wage
$47,210
90th Percentile Wage
$57,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,130.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$37,010
19.18% 19.18%
2021
$29,910
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,010, Rochester is the second highest paying city for emergency medical technicians in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $46,570). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians in Rochester is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$46,570
Rochester
$37,010
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$36,160
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$36,160
Syracuse
$35,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,820
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,650
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,120
Glens Falls
$34,810
Ithaca
$30,880
Binghamton
$30,850
Utica-Rome
$30,690
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,630
Kingston
$29,990

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.