Paramedic salary
What a paramedic actually earns, from 125 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 2026-09-06.
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 65,187 dollars, with the typical middle running from 42,958 dollars to 75,557 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 25 percent since 2021. Demand is rated moderate, and 2% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is medical assistant, at 26 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open paramedic roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
EMT Paramedic at Houston MethodistBaytown, TX1w agoApply
Custody Nurse or Paramedic - PART TIME at MitieChelmsford, Essex$28k1w agoApply- Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic at Veterans Health AdministrationOklahoma City, Oklahoma$50k–$66kJul 17Apply
- Medical Care Transportation Technician-Paramedic at Veterans Health AdministrationAlbuquerque, New Mexico$62k–$81kJul 14Apply
By country
- United Kingdom$54,574$62,774$90,198
- United States$42,958$65,187$75,557
- Canada$55,581$64,640$68,235
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a paramedic profile already covers.
- Perfusionist pay$142,269 median · +$77,082 · 25% readiness
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Related salaries
- Medical Assistant salary$51,216 median
- Perfusionist salary$142,269 median
Quick answers
How much does a paramedic make?
The blended US median is about 65,187 dollars, with a typical range from 42,958 dollars to 75,557 dollars.
Is paramedic a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% 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 medical assistant, at 26 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 125 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.