Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic Hourly Rate

Updated: 4 Jun 2012
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$0$11$22$33
Hourly Rate$9.74 - $19.49  
   
Overtime$14.18 - $30.33  
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$21,489 - $51,749  
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Rural / Metro Ambulance$11.22 - $14.92
Acadian Ambulance Service Incorporated$10.03 - $16.51
American Medical Response$12.50 - $18.49
Johns Hopkins HospitalNot enough data
Prompt Ambulance ServiceNot enough data
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Hourly Rate

Ambulance Service$8.53 - $15.45
Emergency Medical Services$8.53 - $15.45
Healthcare$8.82 - $15.96
Hospital$9.10 - $16.66
Transportation$8.63 - $16.15

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Key Statistics for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
26%
female alumni
 
Male
74%
male alumni
Hourly Rate:$11.80 - $16.45 $11.08 - $16.64
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
10%
1-4 years
46%
5-9 years
19%
10-19 years
19%
20 years or more
6%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 80% dental benefits Dental: 61%
vision benefits Vision: 48% employee benefits None: 19%

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic

Salary Range

$21,489 - $51,749
payscale
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Basic
$18,803 - $38,148
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Intermediate
$20,156 - $39,941
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
$17,323 - $31,341
 
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic

Salary Range

$21,489 - $51,749
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Paramedic
$24,969 - $56,030
Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Room
$43,110 - $87,820
Registered Nurse (RN)
$40,272 - $78,775
 

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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic Job Description

People with the job title Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

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Salary of Paramedic Professionals

Anyone who has ever gone through or witnessed a medical emergency knows the value of having trained EMTs arrive quickly at the scene. Car accidents, injuries, cardiac arrest and numerous other medical emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. That makes working as an EMT an unpredictable job with new challenges to face on a daily basis. Many EMTs are drawn to the fast pace and excitement of responding to emergency calls, but every EMT can enjoy the gratification of helping someone in need. There are different levels of EMT status depending on how much training an EMT has completed. Every EMT, from basic to advanced, learns skills that could save a person's life. When it comes to average salary, EMT certification and training plays a large role. Paramedics have completed the highest level of EMT training and can perform more advanced skills when responding to an emergency. Because of this advanced training, the salary of paramedic professionals may be higher than other EMT salaries. Fire and police departments, hospitals and ambulance services all employ emergency medical technicians, and the salary of paramedic or EMT employees may be different in these varied work settings. View the Paramedic Salary by Industry chart to compare EMT salaries in different industries.

Researching EMT Salaries

Each state has its own requirements for EMT education and training, and to some extent EMT salaries will be determined on a state-by-state basis. EMTs will also be expected to complete continuing education and get recertified regularly. Wondering about the median salary of paramedic jobs in your area? According to the EMT Salaries by State chart, New York offers higher EMT salaries than many other states. Measuring the Salary of Paramedic by City reveals that EMTs in Chicago and Los Angeles also tend to earn higher salaries. If you're looking at relocating, you might want to find out just how far the salary of paramedic will go in different areas. Use the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator to research both Cost of Living and Paramedic Salary data in Chicago, Los Angeles, and other cities.

When it comes to technical training, there's only so much that can be taught in preparation for the job of emergency medical technician. Because each medical emergency will be different, EMTs practice life-long learning. It's no surprise, then, that EMT salaries increase with greater experience, as shown in the EMT Salaries by Years Experience chart.

Average Salary: EMT

Does your salary need to be saved? PayScale's Dr. Salary can't check your vital signs, but he can inject some life into your salary research. If you're looking for the average salary of a paramedic, you might be missing out on some important salary data. Find out why searching for "EMT salaries" will produce better results than "average EMT salary" by reading the Dr. Salary article, "Why is Median Better than Mean for a Typical Salary?" Of course, salary research can only tell you so much about life as an EMT. For a first-hand look at what it's really like to be a paramedic, read the true-life story of paramedic Steve Baskin, "Emergency Medical Technician Careers: Salary of a Paramedic," over in the Salary Stories blog.

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