Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-2042 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Emergency Medical Technicians in U.S. is $41,340 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $19.88 per hour. 177,980 people work as Emergency Medical Technicians in U.S.. Wages have grown 17% since 2021, when the median was $35,470.
Median Annual Salary
$41,340
Mean Annual
$44,790
Median Hourly
$19.88
Total Employed
177,980
Salary Distribution
$31k
10th
$37k
25th
$41k
Median
$48k
75th
$61k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Information | $107,160 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $107,160 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | $107,160 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $98,740 |
| Facilities Support Services | $73,070 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $67,990 |
| Home Health Care Services | $64,860 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $62,850 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $61,010 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $55,730 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $54,100 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $53,660 |
| Manufacturing | $53,560 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $53,450 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $50,250 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $50,040 |
| Finance and Insurance | $50,040 |
| Insurance Carriers | $50,040 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $50,040 |
| Gambling Industries | $48,540 |
| Food Manufacturing | $48,420 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $48,250 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $48,250 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $48,040 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $47,940 |
| Educational Services | $47,940 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $47,920 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $47,760 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $47,760 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $47,760 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $47,750 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $47,500 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $47,410 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $47,130 |
| Temporary Help Services | $46,900 |
| Employment Services | $46,630 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | $46,350 |
| Educational Services | $46,070 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $45,920 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $45,890 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $45,860 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | $45,740 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | $45,740 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $45,570 |
| Hospitals | $44,930 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $44,920 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $44,830 |
| Spectator Sports | $43,680 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $43,400 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $43,400 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $43,310 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $43,310 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $43,250 |
| Real Estate | $43,250 |
| Casino Hotels | $43,190 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $43,030 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $42,790 |
| Accommodation | $42,750 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $42,720 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $42,640 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $42,480 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $41,740 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $41,030 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $40,790 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $40,610 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades | $40,310 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $39,810 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $39,380 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $39,370 |
| Other Support Services | $39,230 |
| Ambulance Services | $39,190 |
| Offices of Physicians | $39,010 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $38,950 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $38,950 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $38,940 |
| Junior Colleges | $37,750 |
| Individual and Family Services | $37,700 |
| Social Assistance | $37,550 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $37,230 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $37,230 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $37,030 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $36,880 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $36,880 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | $33,590 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $41,340 |
| 2023 | $38,930 |
| 2022 | $36,680 |
| 2021 | $35,470 |
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