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Paramedic Salary by Metro

National median $64,000. Top quartile $76,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $67,500 $80,000 $95,000 $111,250
New York 1.20× $64,800 $76,800 $91,200 $106,800
Seattle 1.18× $63,720 $75,520 $89,680 $105,020
Washington DC 1.17× $63,180 $74,880 $88,920 $104,130
Los Angeles 1.15× $62,100 $73,600 $87,400 $102,350
San Diego 1.13× $61,020 $72,320 $85,880 $100,570
Boston 1.12× $60,480 $71,680 $85,120 $99,680
Sacramento 1.10× $59,400 $70,400 $83,600 $97,900
Anchorage 1.10× $59,400 $70,400 $83,600 $97,900
Portland 1.08× $58,320 $69,120 $82,080 $96,120
Hartford 1.08× $58,320 $69,120 $82,080 $96,120
Minneapolis 1.07× $57,780 $68,480 $81,320 $95,230
Baltimore 1.07× $57,780 $68,480 $81,320 $95,230
Philadelphia 1.06× $57,240 $67,840 $80,560 $94,340
Honolulu 1.06× $57,240 $67,840 $80,560 $94,340
Austin 1.05× $56,700 $67,200 $79,800 $93,450
Chicago 1.05× $56,700 $67,200 $79,800 $93,450
Dallas 1.04× $56,160 $66,560 $79,040 $92,560
Detroit 1.04× $56,160 $66,560 $79,040 $92,560
Raleigh 1.04× $56,160 $66,560 $79,040 $92,560
Denver 1.03× $55,620 $65,920 $78,280 $91,670
Houston 1.03× $55,620 $65,920 $78,280 $91,670
Salt Lake City 1.03× $55,620 $65,920 $78,280 $91,670
Providence 1.03× $55,620 $65,920 $78,280 $91,670
Charlotte 1.02× $55,080 $65,280 $77,520 $90,780
Milwaukee 1.02× $55,080 $65,280 $77,520 $90,780
Nashville 1.01× $54,540 $64,640 $76,760 $89,890
Richmond 1.01× $54,540 $64,640 $76,760 $89,890
National (US) 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
Columbus 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
Kansas City 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
St Louis 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $54,000 $64,000 $76,000 $89,000
Buffalo 0.99× $53,460 $63,360 $75,240 $88,110
Virginia Beach 0.99× $53,460 $63,360 $75,240 $88,110
Omaha 0.99× $53,460 $63,360 $75,240 $88,110
Miami 0.98× $52,920 $62,720 $74,480 $87,220
Phoenix 0.98× $52,920 $62,720 $74,480 $87,220
Tampa 0.98× $52,920 $62,720 $74,480 $87,220
New Orleans 0.97× $52,380 $62,080 $73,720 $86,330
Louisville 0.97× $52,380 $62,080 $73,720 $86,330
Memphis 0.96× $51,840 $61,440 $72,960 $85,440
Birmingham 0.96× $51,840 $61,440 $72,960 $85,440
Atlanta 0.95× $51,300 $60,800 $72,200 $84,550
San Antonio 0.95× $51,300 $60,800 $72,200 $84,550
Orlando 0.95× $51,300 $60,800 $72,200 $84,550
Las Vegas 0.95× $51,300 $60,800 $72,200 $84,550
Oklahoma City 0.95× $51,300 $60,800 $72,200 $84,550

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