The highest-paying states for emergency medical technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of emergency medical technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,870, Hawaii is the highest paying state for emergency medical technicians. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $49,450). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of emergency medical technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $50,870 |
$34,770 | 550 |
| 2 | Alaska | $49,450 |
$32,580 | 390 |
| 3 | Virgin Islands | $48,920 |
$28,050 | 40 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $46,850 |
$36,550 | 4,630 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $45,860 |
$38,310 | 350 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $45,080 |
$35,270 | 6,490 |
| 7 | Maryland | $44,230 |
$35,040 | 2,740 |
| 8 | Oregon | $43,920 |
$33,400 | 1,380 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $40,850 |
$36,370 | 2,730 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $40,410 |
$30,590 | 3,110 |
| 11 | New York | $39,840 |
$32,890 | 12,560 |
| 12 | Washington | $38,910 |
$32,360 | 2,630 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $38,520 |
$37,500 | 540 |
| 14 | Delaware | $38,500 |
$33,270 | 1,000 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $37,580 |
$29,110 | 970 |
| 16 | Illinois | $37,440 |
$29,060 | 7,970 |
| 17 | Virginia | $37,440 |
$29,310 | 4,510 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $37,410 |
$23,160 | 420 |
| 19 | California | $37,340 |
$31,110 | 18,280 |
| 20 | Colorado | $37,090 |
$28,560 | 3,010 |
| 21 | Maine | $36,860 |
$30,080 | 960 |
| 22 | Vermont | $36,820 |
$31,140 | 840 |
| 23 | Tennessee | $36,540 |
$26,770 | 3,020 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $36,530 |
$26,820 | 6,430 |
| 25 | Guam | $36,500 |
$22,180 | 40 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $36,200 |
$30,400 | 430 |
| 27 | Ohio | $36,100 |
$26,270 | 5,310 |
| 28 | South Carolina | $35,810 |
$27,760 | 3,200 |
| 29 | Nevada | $35,780 |
$27,170 | 1,270 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $35,660 |
$28,740 | 1,230 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $35,640 |
$23,040 | 3,900 |
| 32 | Missouri | $35,490 |
$26,950 | 2,720 |
| 33 | Florida | $35,150 |
$27,660 | 5,840 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $34,880 |
$27,800 | 9,210 |
| 35 | Georgia | $34,770 |
$27,120 | 6,400 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $34,490 |
$29,650 | 1,080 |
| 37 | Iowa | $34,330 |
$28,820 | 940 |
| 38 | Indiana | $34,190 |
$28,550 | 3,950 |
| 39 | Texas | $34,170 |
$24,720 | 11,610 |
| 40 | Michigan | $34,090 |
$29,380 | 4,280 |
| 41 | Arizona | $33,880 |
$28,160 | 2,820 |
| 42 | Utah | $33,040 |
$28,830 | 1,090 |
| 43 | Idaho | $31,650 |
$23,720 | 1,020 |
| 44 | Montana | $31,430 |
$24,960 | 730 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $31,150 |
$21,680 | 640 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $31,150 |
$23,340 | 1,080 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $30,860 |
$24,980 | 2,760 |
| 48 | Alabama | $29,540 |
$22,670 | 2,310 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $29,480 |
$24,680 | 2,330 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $29,360 |
$23,360 | 1,050 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $29,350 |
$23,760 | 2,300 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $29,060 |
$21,700 | 1,370 |
| 53 | Kansas | $28,850 |
$19,910 | 1,350 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,820 |
$18,110 | 530 |