Ambulance Driver and Attendant Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of ambulance drivers and attendants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ambulance drivers and attendants in Philadelphia 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 Ambulance Drivers and Attendants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,650
25th Percentile Wage
$22,300
50th Percentile Wage
$25,000
75th Percentile Wage
$29,030
90th Percentile Wage
$32,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ambulance drivers and attendants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,650.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ambulance drivers and attendants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$25,000
0.76% 4.52%
2016
$24,810
3.83% -
2015
$23,860
-9.85% -
2014
$26,210
4.16% -
2013
$25,120
4.98% -
2012
$23,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Ambulance Driver and Attendant Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,000 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for ambulance drivers and attendants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of ambulance drivers and attendants in Philadelphia is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$31,130
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$30,900
Reading
$29,380
Pittsburgh
$28,720
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$28,280
State College
$26,780
Newark-Union
$25,700
Philadelphia
$25,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$23,930
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$23,560
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,370