The annual salary statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,340 | 2.60% | 56.47% |
| 2016 | $82,150 | 20.04% | - |
| 2015 | $65,690 | 10.49% | - |
| 2014 | $58,800 | 6.50% | - |
| 2013 | $54,980 | 33.23% | - |
| 2012 | $36,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,340, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary of $84,970). Compared with Bremerton-Silverdale, the median annual salary of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is .7 percent (.7%) lower.