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Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 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 Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$26,410
25th Percentile Wage	$29,190
50th Percentile Wage	$33,400
75th Percentile Wage	$37,530
90th Percentile Wage	$40,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,410.

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	$33,400	10.36%	10.36%
2019	$29,940	-	-

Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedics Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,400 in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Sioux City and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rapid City.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Sioux City	$37,810
Sioux Falls	$36,090
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$33,400
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$29,980
Rapid City	$26,000