The most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) occupational reports estimated that there were approximately 95,440 paramedics working in the U.S. as of May 2022. Paramedics mostly work for local government agencies and ambulance service providers, with smaller numbers employed in hospital environments or elsewhere. Paramedics earn more modest salaries and wages than workers in many other healthcare occupations. According to BLS data, as of May 2022, the national mean wage for paramedics was $53,560 annually, while the national median wage level was $49,090 annually. BLS data indicated that about one-third of all U.S. paramedic jobs as of May 2022 were in the top 25 metro areas. Pay for the profession varied widely from region to region, with paramedics in some areas making 50% or more annually than their counterparts elsewhere. The wide average pay disparity was evident in the largest U.S. metro areas, with paramedics earning annual mean wages below $50,000 in five of the top 25 metro areas, while in eleven other top 25 metro areas, the paramedic annual mean wage topped $65,000. A closer examination of May 2022 federal data revealed the following about paramedic average pay in the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas:
Paramedic Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $65,820 | $69,200 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $61,400 | $70,930 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $50,010 | $67,050 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $50,840 | $54,530 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $48,920 | $49,120 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $66,410 | $66,570 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $61,820 | $63,790 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $48,380 | $58,230 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $49,740 | $50,380 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $61,450 | $65,200 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $47,750 | $49,450 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $71,810 | $89,950 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $60,140 | $66,840 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $48,540 | $50,390 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $106,900 | $106,790 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $63,490 | $66,440 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $63,680 | $70,330 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $45,690 | $51,170 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $56,750 | $56,480 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $63,740 | $64,220 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,680 | $47,780 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $46,790 | $50,980 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $47,170 | $49,190 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $47,210 | $48,030 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $66,420 | $79,990 | ||
| National | $49,090 | $53,560 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on June 19, 2023
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