Paramedic salary
Open paramedic jobs post a median of $30 an hour, with the middle half paying $25.75–$35.50: about $62,400 a year full time. Measured from 246 jobs at 80 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.
The jobs themselves: Paramedic jobs
What paramedics are paid
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 164 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $30. 31% of the 803 open paramedic jobs state an hourly rate. 6 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.
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Paramedic pay by employer
What each employer posts for paramedics, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.
Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.
Paramedic pay by state
States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.
Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).
Night shift paramedic pay
Where one employer posts both night and other paramedic jobs in the same state (10 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.
| Employer, state | Night jobs, median | Other jobs, median |
|---|---|---|
| Inspira Health, NJ | $41.75 (18) | $41.75 (1) |
| MU Health Care, MO | $24.75 (1) | $24.75 (6) |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH | $26 (1) | $27 (5) |
| Mary Washington Healthcare, VA | $27.75 (3) | $27.75 (2) |
| AdventHealth, FL | $34.25 (1) | $26.75 (3) |
| Endeavor Health, IL | $27 (1) | $27 (2) |
| UPMC, NY | $23.50 (1) | $23.50 (2) |
| Emory Healthcare, GA | $25.25 (1) | $28 (1) |
A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.
Paramedic jobs that state a yearly salary
Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.
11 open jobs from 4 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $85,500, the middle half $69,100 to $93,000, from $50,000 to $116,870 posted.
Best-paid open paramedic jobs
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.
Paramedic Communications Coordinator (Full Time)
Northwell Health · Syosset, NY· 2d ago
$51.51–$54.12/hr
Global Medical Response · San Francisco, CA· 5d ago
$43.33–$58.59/hrTransfer Paramedic (MA Certified- IFT)
Action Ambulance Service · Wilmington, MA· 5mo ago
$50/hr
DocGo · Kenosha, WI and 3 more states· 1w ago
$30–$65/hr
Children's National Hospital · Washington, DC· 1mo ago
$31.81–$62.50/hrChildren's National Hospital · Washington, DC· 1mo ago
$31.81–$62.50/hr
Care Extender-MSH – Full Time - Day (Emergency Paramedic Experience)
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY· 1mo ago
$42.71–$49.14/hrParamedic - Ambulance Service - Full Time/Evenings
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY· 1w ago
$42.71–$49.14/hr
AtlantiCare · Egg Harbor Township, NJ· 3mo ago
$34–$56.1/hr
Paramedics Santa Clara- Up to $5,000 in sign on bonus!
NORCAL Ambulance · Santa Clara, CA· 1mo ago
$45/hr
Paramedic - Aspen Ambulance - PRN
Aspen Valley Health · Aspen, CO· 3w ago
$33.93–$54.27/hrRWJBarnabas Health · Irvington Township, Toms River Township and 1 more, NJ· 2mo ago
$36.98–$48.62/hr
Every open job: Paramedic jobs
What BLS measures
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramedics (29-2043) | $21.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Paramedics, opens in a new tab) | $23.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Paramedics, opens in a new tab) | $29.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Paramedics, opens in a new tab) | $35.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Paramedics, opens in a new tab) | $40.80 (source: BLS OEWS, Paramedics, opens in a new tab) | 100,610 (source: BLS OEWS, Paramedics, opens in a new tab) |
The posted median ($30) is $0.87 above the BLS median ($29.13 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Paramedics, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.
Paramedic salary: common questions
How much does a paramedic make an hour?
Open paramedic jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $30, with the middle half between $25.75–$35.50 (246 jobs from 80 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $29.13/hr ($60,600 a year) for paramedics in May 2025.
How much does a paramedic make a year?
At the posted median of $30 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $62,400, and the middle half to $53,600 to $73,800. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 11 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $85,500.
Which states pay paramedics the most?
By the median hourly rate open jobs post: New Jersey ($39.25), Minnesota ($37.75) and Massachusetts ($35.50). The lowest: Illinois ($24.50), Missouri ($25) and Florida ($26.75). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.
Which employers pay paramedics the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Inspira Health ($41.75), CommonSpirit Health ($31.25) and Advocate Health ($30.25). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.
Do night shift paramedics earn more?
Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other paramedic jobs in the same state (10 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 246 of 803 open paramedic jobs (31%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Paramedics (SOC 29-2043), published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Paramedics by state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Paramedics (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Paramedic salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/paramedic