[ collapse ]

You »

- Compare Your Salary
- Evaluate a Job Offer

Someone You Manage »

- Price a New Hire
- Give a Raise

Whole Company »

- Benchmark Jobs
- Create a Comp Plan

Hourly Rate for Skill: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

United States » Skill/Specialty » Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Overview » Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Hourly Rate

Updated: 16 May 2013

Skill: Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Median Hourly Rate by Job

Job	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$6	$12	$18
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Basic	$11.22
Paramedic	$16.34
Police, Fire, or Ambulance Dispatcher	$14.96
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic	$12.59
Emergency Room (ER) Technician	$13.61
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Intermediate	$13.16
Medical Assistant	$10.00
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 16 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 745

Add to your site |

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Salary and career advice to put you a step ahead.

Key Statistics for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate


American Medical Response	$9.98 - $29.36
Rural / Metro Ambulance Services	$9.21 - $15.28
AMR Corp	$12.77 - $17.09

See more employers

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Associate's Degree	$10.07 - $20.52
Bachelor's Degree	$10.06 - $21.47
Certificate (Cert), Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)	$9.37 - $15.90
Technical Certificate, Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)	$10.00 - $15.00
Technical Certificate, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)	$9.82 - $12.83

See more degrees

Gender

	Female 41%			Male 59%
Hourly Rate:	$11.02 - $16.64			$10.77 - $16.37

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

10%

1-4 years

44%

5-9 years

20%

10-19 years

19%

20 years or more

Special Features

Fortune 100 CEO Income Compared to Average Worker at Company
Many CEOs earn millions a year, but how does their pay compare to the average worker at their company? We list the highest earners.

More Special Features

Which jobs, cities and industries are seeing wages rise or fall? Track the latest compensation trends with The PayScale Index Q1 2013 results.

» You think you have a bad boss? We reveal the Top 5 Jobs That Hate Their Boss.

» College Salary Report 2013: Review more than 1,000 schools and 130 majors