How much does a Emergency Medical Technicians make?

The median annual wage for Emergency Medical Technicians is $44,470 ($21 per hour). Pay ranges from about $34,130 at the 10th percentile to $62,500 at the 90th percentile.

What is the average salary for a Emergency Medical Technicians?

The average (mean) annual salary is $46,830, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.

Which state pays Emergency Medical Technicianss the most?

Hawaii has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $66,410.

Is Emergency Medical Technicians a growing occupation?

BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 181K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.

Emergency Medical Technicians Salary

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 181K employed in the U.S.

Median annual

$44,470

Median hourly

$21

Average annual

$46,830

Typical range

$34,130–$62,500

Pay distribution

10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.

10th$34,130

25th$37,960

Median$44,470

75th$50,100

90th$62,500

What this role pays

The median annual salary for Emergency Medical Technicians is $44,470 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $21 an hour at a full-time schedule.

Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities..

Most earn between $34,130 and $62,500 a year. There are roughly 181K people employed as emergency medical technicians in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.

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Hourly: $21.38
Daily: $171
Weekly: $855
Bi-weekly: $1,710
Monthly: $3,706
Annual: $44,470

$44,470 a year is around the 50th percentile for Emergency Medical Technicianss. The median is $44,470.

Emergency Medical Technicians — U.S., May 2025
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.40	$34,130
25th percentile	$18.20	$37,960
Median	$21.40	$44,470
75th percentile	$24.10	$50,100
90th percentile	$30.10	$62,500
Average (mean)	$22.50	$46,830
Employment	180,510 people

Highest-paying states

Median annual wage by state.

1Hawaii$66,410
2Alaska$57,440
3New Jersey$53,610
4Washington$52,690
5Rhode Island$51,290
6Connecticut$50,640
7Massachusetts$50,230
8Oregon$49,270
9New York$48,400
10Maryland$48,100
11Minnesota$48,090
12Wyoming$47,070

Top-paying metro areas

Median annual wage by metro area.

1Lexington Park, MD$68,160
2Urban Honolulu, HI$67,050
3Redding, CA$60,120
4Trenton-Princeton, NJ$56,430
5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$55,700
6Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$54,990
7San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$54,650
8Bismarck, ND$53,940
9Wilmington, NC$53,850
10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$53,820
11New Haven, CT$53,440
12Vineland, NJ$52,890

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a Emergency Medical Technicians make?: The median annual wage for Emergency Medical Technicians is $44,470 ($21 per hour). Pay ranges from about $34,130 at the 10th percentile to $62,500 at the 90th percentile.
What is the average salary for a Emergency Medical Technicians?: The average (mean) annual salary is $46,830, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
Which state pays Emergency Medical Technicianss the most?: Hawaii has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $66,410.
Is Emergency Medical Technicians a growing occupation?: BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 181K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.