Salaries / Paramedic
Paramedic pay by state
The median paramedic in the U.S. earns $29.13 an hour, about $60,590 a year (BLS, May 2025). Washington pays the most at $50.15; Oklahoma the least at $22.50.
Survey wages for paramedics across all employers, before tax. Offers vary by employer, shift and experience. Informational only.
Across the U.S.
- $29.13median hourly
- $23.88 to $35.32middle half
- $40.80top 10% earn more
Adjusted for prices (BEA regional price parities), Washington goes furthest: its median buys what $46.86 an hour would at U.S.-average prices.
Every state
| # | State | Median hourly | Middle half | At U.S. prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $50.15 | $38.62–$59.28 | $46.86 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $41.65 | $38.19–$45.99 | $38.28 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $39.08 | $36.51–$39.08 | $35.54 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $37.77 | $37.77–$46.46 | $34.37 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $37.25 | $35.50–$39.28 | $35.95 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $36.68 | $32.61–$39.44 | $37.19 |
| 7 | Oregon | $35.98 | $30.33–$39.58 | $34.81 |
| 8 | California | $35.86 | $30.52–$43.62 | $32.39 |
| 9 | New York | $35.19 | $30.11–$38.88 | $32.61 |
| 10 | Alaska | $34.55 | $30.03–$40.98 | $33.75 |
| 11 | Maryland | $32.05 | $26.87–$40.59 | $30.54 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $31.89 | $30.66–$37.18 | $30.15 |
| 13 | Utah | $31.45 | $25.41–$39.58 | $31.81 |
| 14 | Delaware | $30.88 | $29.75–$37.85 | $30.94 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $30.87 | $28.94–$36.21 | $29.64 |
| 16 | Wyoming | $30.79 | $25.47–$36.88 | $33.22 |
| 17 | Colorado | $30.73 | $28.74–$37.63 | $29.82 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $30.55 | $29.41–$35.58 | $29.87 |
| 19 | Maine | $30.31 | $29.07–$35.25 | $31.23 |
| 20 | North Dakota | $29.96 | $28.27–$31.41 | $33.68 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $29.33 | $25.88–$33.45 | $30.06 |
| 22 | Illinois | $29.16 | $23.87–$51.35 | $29.17 |
| 23 | Iowa | $29.13 | $25.10–$31.48 | $33.19 |
| 24 | Virginia | $29.08 | $24.02–$32.23 | $28.76 |
| 25 | Idaho | $29.03 | $25.50–$36.51 | $30.40 |
| 26 | Vermont | $29.02 | $26.39–$30.79 | $29.62 |
| 27 | Indiana | $29.00 | $24.36–$31.85 | $31.07 |
| 28 | Florida | $28.91 | $23.60–$35.05 | $27.96 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $28.71 | $23.78–$34.15 | $30.51 |
| 30 | Nevada | $28.50 | $24.11–$32.39 | $28.51 |
| 31 | Missouri | $28.45 | $23.67–$35.47 | $31.33 |
| 32 | Arizona | $28.17 | $24.06–$30.60 | $27.98 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $27.74 | $23.32–$36.81 | $30.19 |
| 34 | Georgia | $27.72 | $22.80–$30.84 | $28.79 |
| 35 | Texas | $27.65 | $22.95–$30.53 | $28.49 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $27.56 | $23.38–$30.69 | $29.22 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $27.04 | $24.12–$32.07 | $30.01 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $26.95 | $22.93–$29.37 | $30.55 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $26.70 | $23.08–$31.00 | $28.96 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $26.27 | $22.58–$29.35 | $30.21 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $25.74 | $23.08–$29.91 | $27.46 |
| 42 | Michigan | $25.04 | $22.89–$29.27 | $26.02 |
| 43 | Ohio | $24.67 | $22.05–$29.89 | $26.59 |
| 44 | Kansas | $24.53 | $21.81–$28.62 | $27.23 |
| 45 | Montana | $24.47 | $20.13–$28.42 | $25.85 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $24.19 | $21.31–$29.81 | $27.82 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $23.99 | $21.41–$29.58 | $26.61 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $23.48 | $20.53–$24.76 | $26.51 |
| 49 | Alabama | $23.34 | $19.15–$28.63 | $26.28 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $23.30 | $20.62–$27.16 | $26.03 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $22.50 | $21.12–$24.93 | $25.61 |
"At U.S. prices" divides the median by the state's price parity, so a dollar in an expensive state counts for less. Yearly figures elsewhere on these pages use BLS's 2,080 hours.
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Sources for this page
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 SOC 29-2043. Released May 15, 2026. Checked November 10, 2026.
- BLS Handbook of Methods, OEWS annual wage calculation Checked November 10, 2026.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 Values imported 2026-10-11. Checked November 10, 2026.