EMT salary
What an emt actually earns, from 51 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-22.
What the number means
An emt earns a blended US median near 54,000 dollars, with the typical middle running from 36,809 dollars to 68,076 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 17 percent since 2021. Demand is rated moderate, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is paramedic, at 94 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open emt roles
Live openings, freshest first. Apply at the source.
- Medical Care Transportation Tech- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) ( intermittent) at Veterans Health AdministrationLyons, New Jersey$56k–$77k6d agoApply
- Medical Care Transportation Technician - EMT at Veterans Health AdministrationOklahoma City, Oklahoma$50k–$66kAug 25Apply
Jr. Analyst, BES, PTP, EMT at BacardiEscazu, San JoseAug 25Unlock- Emergency Medical Technician at Veterans Health AdministrationBattle Creek, Michigan$43k–$56kJul 30Apply
- Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic/Motor Vehicle Operator) at U.S. Army Medical CommandMultiple Locations$53k–$69kJul 29Apply
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness an emt profile already covers.
- Perfusionist pay$168,740 median · +$114,740 · 32% readiness
- 99 open pharmacist roles$149,831 median · +$95,831 · 41% readiness
- 1021 open it support specialist roles$116,972 median · +$62,972 · 19% readiness
- 20 open dental hygienist roles$82,216 median · +$28,216 · 38% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for an emt.
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Related salaries
- Pharmacist salary$149,831 median
- Medical Assistant salary$51,475 median
- Dental Hygienist salary$82,216 median
Quick answers
How much does an emt make?
The blended US median is about 54,000 dollars, with a typical range from 36,809 dollars to 68,076 dollars.
Is emt a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an emt move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is paramedic, at 94 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-2042. Live corpus 51 observations, 2026-09-22. Definitions in the glossary.