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Emergency Medical Technicians Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Emergency Medical Technicians salaries across 51 states

$43,318
National Average (Median)
$66,410
Highest: Hawaii
$34,170
Lowest: Oklahoma

Emergency Medical Technicians Salary by State

Compare Emergency Medical Technicians salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$34,170
$66,410

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $37,810 AK $57,440 AZ $39,500 AR $36,230 CA $46,380 CO $45,750 CT $50,640 DE $46,790 DC $46,650 FL $39,870 GA $45,550 HI $66,410 ID $38,840 IL $42,260 IN $42,740 IA $40,660 KS $35,780 KY $36,800 LA $35,870 ME $46,340 MD $48,100 MA $50,230 MI $39,870 MN $48,090 MS $36,630 MO $42,160 MT $36,140 NE $41,710 NV $37,560 NH $46,790 NJ $53,610 NM $37,550 NY $48,400 NC $44,250 ND $39,670 OH $40,220 OK $34,170 OR $49,270 PA $43,310 RI $51,290 SC $40,370 SD $36,800 TN $40,330 TX $37,260 UT $38,930 VT $45,600 VA $45,420 WA $52,690 WV $34,360 WI $43,060 WY $47,070

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Hawaii
$66,410
#2
Alaska
$57,440
#3
New Jersey
$53,610
#4
Washington
$52,690
#5
Rhode Island
$51,290

Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Hawaii $66,410 $68,110 560
2 Alaska $57,440 $58,800 310
3 New Jersey $53,610 $55,280 6,120
4 Washington $52,690 $52,000 2,940
5 Rhode Island $51,290 $51,280 430
6 Connecticut $50,640 $51,300 2,190
7 Massachusetts $50,230 $52,500 4,550
8 Oregon $49,270 $50,040 1,970
9 New York $48,400 $52,870 14,840
10 Maryland $48,100 $55,790 3,400
11 Minnesota $48,090 $47,470 3,160
12 Wyoming $47,070 $45,090 400
13 Delaware $46,790 $49,420 950
14 New Hampshire $46,790 $47,180 1,010
15 District of Columbia $46,650 $51,220 370
16 California $46,380 $52,900 21,880
17 Maine $46,340 $47,310 1,110
18 Colorado $45,750 $46,830 3,060
19 Vermont $45,600 $45,650 790
20 Georgia $45,550 $44,240 6,260
21 Virginia $45,420 $46,370 4,490
22 North Carolina $44,250 $45,790 6,680
23 Pennsylvania $43,310 $43,820 10,160
24 Wisconsin $43,060 $45,170 3,930
25 Indiana $42,740 $44,230 4,160
26 Illinois $42,260 $56,080 7,840
27 Missouri $42,160 $43,330 2,800
28 Nebraska $41,710 $48,700 540
29 Iowa $40,660 $44,970 1,510
30 South Carolina $40,370 $41,940 4,010
31 Tennessee $40,330 $43,370 3,860
32 Ohio $40,220 $42,930 5,560
33 Florida $39,870 $44,130 6,060
34 Michigan $39,870 $42,180 4,230
35 North Dakota $39,670 $44,480 760
36 Arizona $39,500 $42,180 3,970
37 Utah $38,930 $40,470 1,280
38 Idaho $38,840 $39,740 780
39 Alabama $37,810 $39,100 2,020
40 Nevada $37,560 $43,050 1,530
41 New Mexico $37,550 $42,160 1,260
42 Texas $37,260 $40,190 12,770
43 Kentucky $36,800 $38,990 2,770
44 South Dakota $36,800 $39,110 600
45 Mississippi $36,630 $36,390 1,390
46 Arkansas $36,230 $38,230 1,120
47 Montana $36,140 $36,820 860
48 Louisiana $35,870 $36,770 2,450
49 Kansas $35,780 $37,870 1,510
50 West Virginia $34,360 $35,910 900
51 Oklahoma $34,170 $35,050 2,410

Emergency Medical Technicians Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Emergency Medical Technicians keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in Hawaii → Take-Home in Alaska → Take-Home in New Jersey →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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