Pay by state · 42 states
Ambulance Driver and Attendant, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Salary by State (2026)
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians earn the most in Connecticut at $73,730 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,940 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,450. All 42 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $73,730Connecticut
- National median
- $35,450BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,940Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 42of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Ambulance Driver and Attendant, Except Emergency Medical Technicians salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTConnecticut | $73,730 | $37,200 | $75,470 | 280 | $71,161 |
| 2 | OROregon | $40,900 | $36,000 | $40,900 | 40 | $39,570 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $39,480 | $37,480 | $40,530 | N/A | $37,331 |
| 4 | MDMaryland | $38,410 | $37,900 | $43,180 | 300 | $36,595 |
| 5 | NDNorth Dakota | $37,690 | $28,500 | $52,120 | 120 | $42,368 |
| 6 | UTUtah | $37,660 | $37,600 | $41,270 | 50 | $38,093 |
| 7 | WIWisconsin | $37,450 | $29,830 | $41,360 | 230 | $39,800 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $37,230 | $36,220 | $41,600 | 610 | $34,497 |
| 9 | VAVirginia | $36,980 | $31,270 | $43,990 | 370 | $36,576 |
| 10 | ILIllinois | $36,730 | $34,310 | $37,060 | 610 | $36,745 |
| 11 | NVNevada | $36,440 | $36,430 | $37,420 | 60 | $36,448 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $36,170 | $36,170 | $40,420 | 170 | $33,243 |
| 13 | CACalifornia | $36,150 | $34,990 | $39,370 | 1,420 | $32,650 |
| 14 | IAIowa | $36,090 | $31,460 | $37,000 | 370 | $41,123 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $36,050 | $31,270 | $43,170 | 180 | $38,090 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $35,950 | $29,250 | $36,900 | 390 | $37,334 |
| 17 | TNTennessee | $35,740 | $33,280 | $45,960 | 460 | $38,903 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $35,730 | $34,230 | $37,010 | 30 | $34,301 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $35,690 | $35,690 | $41,690 | 40 | $36,434 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $35,560 | $31,410 | $37,350 | 410 | $38,330 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $35,020 | $31,940 | $41,230 | 210 | $33,864 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $35,020 | $29,450 | $38,420 | 280 | $38,867 |
| 23 | MEMaine | $34,690 | $31,510 | $39,230 | 170 | $35,744 |
| 24 | DEDelaware | $34,400 | $33,190 | $38,870 | 50 | $34,466 |
| 25 | INIndiana | $33,280 | $30,330 | $42,330 | 240 | $35,659 |
| 26 | KYKentucky | $32,850 | $29,990 | $35,940 | 130 | $36,436 |
| 27 | PAPennsylvania | $32,730 | $29,470 | $35,910 | 1,400 | $33,544 |
| 28 | ARArkansas | $32,720 | $31,280 | $43,730 | 70 | $37,636 |
| 29 | MNMinnesota | $32,670 | $31,200 | $43,950 | N/A | $33,127 |
| 30 | NCNorth Carolina | $32,450 | $28,530 | $36,300 | N/A | $34,402 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $31,770 | $28,350 | $37,960 | N/A | $33,019 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $31,010 | $25,800 | $32,530 | 550 | $31,950 |
| 33 | COColorado | $30,800 | $30,800 | $37,520 | 70 | $29,888 |
| 34 | SCSouth Carolina | $29,300 | $27,600 | $34,000 | 620 | $31,254 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $29,190 | $29,180 | $29,870 | 160 | $32,951 |
| 36 | NMNew Mexico | $28,700 | $27,620 | $32,290 | 70 | $31,124 |
| 37 | OKOklahoma | $28,140 | $27,650 | $31,200 | N/A | $32,034 |
| 38 | LALouisiana | $27,410 | $27,290 | $28,870 | 120 | $31,075 |
| 39 | WVWest Virginia | $26,240 | $22,930 | $28,290 | 170 | $29,319 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $25,170 | $20,900 | $29,340 | 300 | $28,947 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $24,420 | $23,820 | $29,710 | 230 | $27,493 |
| 42 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,940 | $22,370 | $23,180 | 520 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, that changes the ranking: Connecticut leads on raw pay at $73,730, while Connecticut leads once prices are taken into account at $71,161.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Ambulance Driver and Attendant, Except Emergency Medical Technicians pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians the most?
Connecticut reports the highest median wage for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians at $73,730 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($40,900) and Massachusetts ($39,480).
Which state pays Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians at $22,940 a year, $50,790 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Connecticut first at $71,161 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $73,730. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.