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Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,780
25th Percentile Wage	$37,230
50th Percentile Wage	$45,320
75th Percentile Wage	$54,280
90th Percentile Wage	$64,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,780.

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	$45,320	4.83%	4.83%
2019	$43,130	-	-

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,320, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the highest paying city for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $44,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$45,320
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$44,560
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$42,840
Binghamton	$41,900
Rochester	$40,610
Glens Falls	$37,930
Syracuse	$37,750
Elmira	$37,100
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$36,760
Ithaca	$36,700
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$34,890
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$34,810
Utica-Rome	$34,640
Watertown-Fort Drum	$33,250