Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Roanoke, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians in Roanoke, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of emergency medical technicians in Roanoke 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 in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,340
25th Percentile Wage
$29,400
50th Percentile Wage
$36,410
75th Percentile Wage
$38,310
90th Percentile Wage
$46,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,340.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$36,410
20.41% 20.41%
2021
$28,980
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Table 2. Compare Emergency Medical Technician Salary in Roanoke with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,410 in Roanoke is in the middle of salary range for emergency medical technicians in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of emergency medical technicians in Roanoke is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lynchburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlottesville
$44,290
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$41,430
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$39,950
Staunton-Waynesboro
$38,060
Richmond
$38,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$36,950
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$36,520
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$36,500
Roanoke
$36,410
Harrisonburg
$32,460
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$31,710
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$30,900
Lynchburg
$30,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Roanoke, Virginia.