Paramedic salary
What a paramedic actually earns, from 480 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 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see paramedic pay in the 3 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A paramedic earns a blended US median near 41,931 dollars, with the typical middle running from 32,340 dollars to 65,296 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 25 percent since 2021. Demand is rated high, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is dental hygienist, at 47 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
By country
- United Kingdom$50,480 – $67,317 · median $54,068
- United States$32,340 – $65,296 · median $41,931
- Canada$23,709 – $44,874 · median $23,709
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Quick answers
How much does a paramedic make?
The blended US median is about 41,931 dollars, with a typical range from 32,340 dollars to 65,296 dollars.
Is paramedic a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a paramedic move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is dental hygienist, at 47 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 29-2043. Live corpus 480 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.