Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,600
25th Percentile Wage
$29,930
50th Percentile Wage
$33,250
75th Percentile Wage
$36,240
90th Percentile Wage
$38,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,600.

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,250, Watertown-Fort Drum is the lowest paying city for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of New York, following city of Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $45,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Watertown-Fort Drum is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

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

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