Tuesday, February 9, 2021

20 Best Metropolitan Markets for EMT-Paramedic Pay

EMT-Paramedic Pay in the Top 20 Metro Markets reveals that the largest U.S. metropolitan areas are big employment centers for EMT-Paramedics. However, a closer look into data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) tells us that better pay levels, sometimes much better, are often found in smaller metro areas. May 2019 (BLS) data indicates that only three of the biggest metro areas in the U.S. were among the 20 best metropolitan markets for EMT-Paramedic pay:

Metropolitan Area # Employed Annual Mean Wages
1 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 50 $79,360
2 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 150 $62,030
3 Racine, WI 110 $60,980
4 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 210 $58,350
5 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 380 $57,540
6 Urban Honolulu, HI 480 $56,450
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (#) 2,360 $55,990
8 El Centro, CA 50 $55,950
9 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A $54,940
10 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (#) 3,550 $54,180
11 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 800 $54,060
12 Kennewick-Richland, WA 80 $52,920
13 Texarkana, TX-AR 90 $51,640
14 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3,400 $51,420
15 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 180 $51,320
16 Stockton-Lodi, CA 520 $51,220
17 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade 1,310 $50,630
18 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A $49,680
19 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 840 $49,530
20 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (#) 2,340 $49,150
National 260,600 $38,830

(#) a top 20 U.S metro population area

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on November 13, 2020