The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,900.
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 | $34,890 | -0.20% | -0.20% |
| 2019 | $34,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,890 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Watertown-Fort Drum.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Binghamton | |
| Rochester | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Syracuse | |
| Elmira | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ithaca | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Watertown-Fort Drum |