The highest-paying states for paramedics (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 paramedics in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,030, Washington is the highest paying state for paramedics. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $74,970). 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 paramedics in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $100,030 |
$47,860 | 2,030 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $74,970 |
$63,680 | 810 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $63,150 |
$50,900 | 1,110 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $63,100 |
$42,530 | 150 |
| 5 | Delaware | $62,900 |
$48,430 | 350 |
| 6 | California | $61,400 |
$47,420 | 5,220 |
| 7 | Maryland | $61,260 |
$42,960 | 1,820 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $60,930 |
$48,490 | 1,550 |
| 9 | Alaska | $60,650 |
$26,290 | 230 |
| 10 | New York | $60,550 |
$47,040 | 6,160 |
| 11 | Oregon | $60,350 |
$41,660 | 750 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $60,040 |
$50,040 | 2,420 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $58,610 |
$41,520 | 410 |
| 14 | Nevada | $55,350 |
$39,560 | 760 |
| 15 | Colorado | $51,810 |
$40,150 | 1,730 |
| 16 | Utah | $50,430 |
$37,420 | 840 |
| 17 | Virginia | $50,330 |
$38,190 | 1,690 |
| 18 | Idaho | $49,830 |
$40,840 | 420 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $49,420 |
$36,940 | 4,330 |
| 20 | Louisiana | $49,350 |
$30,520 | 1,480 |
| 21 | Indiana | $49,010 |
$38,430 | 2,550 |
| 22 | Montana | $48,980 |
$36,340 | 160 |
| 23 | Maine | $48,810 |
$37,930 | 670 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $48,400 |
$33,650 | 170 |
| 25 | Texas | $48,380 |
$36,060 | 8,390 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $48,250 |
$38,350 | 370 |
| 27 | Arizona | $47,750 |
$35,790 | 2,040 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $47,700 |
$29,170 | 180 |
| 29 | Vermont | $47,470 |
$39,920 | 210 |
| 30 | Iowa | $47,390 |
$37,150 | 1,230 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $47,370 |
$31,660 | 3,890 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $47,300 |
$35,420 | 1,720 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $47,120 |
$29,760 | 1,180 |
| 34 | Illinois | $46,960 |
$35,360 | 4,840 |
| 35 | Florida | $46,790 |
$36,340 | 4,720 |
| 36 | Missouri | $46,670 |
$35,750 | 3,600 |
| 37 | Michigan | $46,630 |
$36,500 | 2,980 |
| 38 | Ohio | $46,600 |
$31,110 | 3,240 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $46,370 |
$34,890 | 1,410 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $46,320 |
$39,290 | 690 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $45,610 |
$34,290 | 1,740 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $44,830 |
$31,800 | 1,000 |
| 43 | Georgia | $44,700 |
$34,570 | 3,750 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $44,180 |
$36,760 | 4,570 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $43,800 |
$30,870 | 990 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $42,740 |
$38,540 | 300 |
| 47 | Kansas | $41,590 |
$31,000 | 1,020 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $41,430 |
$34,000 | 1,900 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $38,960 |
$38,740 | 100 |
| 50 | Alabama | $38,230 |
$24,010 | 1,520 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $21,690 |
$17,980 | 1,180 |