Pay by state · 53 states
Emergency Medical Technician Salary by State (2026)
Emergency Medical Technicians earn the most in Hawaii at $66,410 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $27,610 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $44,470. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $66,410Hawaii
- National median
- $44,470BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,610Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Emergency Medical Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of emergency medical technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $66,410 | $59,170 | $84,620 | 560 | $60,400 |
| 2 | AKAlaska | $57,440 | $48,130 | $63,350 | 310 | $56,116 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $53,610 | $48,010 | $60,900 | 6,120 | $49,272 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $52,690 | $47,560 | $56,580 | 2,940 | $49,237 |
| 5 | RIRhode Island | $51,290 | $44,440 | $56,520 | 430 | $50,147 |
| 6 | CTConnecticut | $50,640 | $46,640 | $56,850 | 2,190 | $48,876 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $50,230 | $46,880 | $54,000 | 4,550 | $47,496 |
| 8 | OROregon | $49,270 | $43,220 | $55,530 | 1,970 | $47,668 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $48,400 | $43,270 | $63,870 | 14,840 | $44,848 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $48,100 | $45,490 | $61,460 | 3,400 | $45,827 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $48,090 | $41,480 | $52,940 | 3,160 | $48,762 |
| 12 | WYWyoming | $47,070 | $37,550 | $53,660 | 400 | $50,782 |
| 13 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $47,040 | $36,770 | $50,880 | 40 | N/A |
| 14 | DEDelaware | $46,790 | $44,810 | $51,020 | 950 | $46,880 |
| 15 | NHNew Hampshire | $46,790 | $39,240 | $50,540 | 1,010 | $44,919 |
| 16 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $46,650 | $39,310 | $59,890 | 370 | $42,447 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $46,380 | $42,610 | $59,180 | 21,880 | $41,889 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $46,340 | $42,000 | $49,080 | 1,110 | $47,749 |
| 19 | COColorado | $45,750 | $40,100 | $49,930 | 3,060 | $44,395 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $45,600 | $39,120 | $48,230 | 790 | $46,551 |
| 21 | GAGeorgia | $45,550 | $37,820 | $48,400 | 6,260 | $47,304 |
| 22 | VAVirginia | $45,420 | $38,620 | $50,390 | 4,490 | $44,924 |
| 23 | NCNorth Carolina | $44,250 | $38,260 | $49,310 | 6,680 | $46,912 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $43,310 | $37,630 | $47,480 | 10,160 | $44,388 |
| 25 | WIWisconsin | $43,060 | $37,940 | $49,960 | 3,930 | $45,762 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $42,740 | $37,930 | $47,330 | 4,160 | $45,795 |
| 27 | ILIllinois | $42,260 | $39,430 | $49,640 | 7,840 | $42,278 |
| 28 | MOMissouri | $42,160 | $37,060 | $47,230 | 2,800 | $46,423 |
| 29 | NENebraska | $41,710 | $36,830 | $52,070 | 540 | $46,291 |
| 30 | IAIowa | $40,660 | $37,030 | $47,870 | 1,510 | $46,330 |
| 31 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,370 | $38,050 | $46,660 | 4,010 | $43,062 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $40,330 | $36,910 | $48,430 | 3,860 | $43,899 |
| 33 | OHOhio | $40,220 | $37,580 | $47,490 | 5,560 | $43,353 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $39,870 | $36,690 | $47,000 | 6,060 | $38,554 |
| 35 | MIMichigan | $39,870 | $37,600 | $45,130 | 4,230 | $41,438 |
| 36 | NDNorth Dakota | $39,670 | $37,180 | $50,870 | 760 | $44,594 |
| 37 | AZArizona | $39,500 | $34,820 | $48,350 | 3,970 | $39,234 |
| 38 | UTUtah | $38,930 | $37,630 | $44,000 | 1,280 | $39,377 |
| 39 | IDIdaho | $38,840 | $31,200 | $47,030 | 780 | $40,673 |
| 40 | ALAlabama | $37,810 | $31,270 | $44,210 | 2,020 | $42,568 |
| 41 | NVNevada | $37,560 | $35,920 | $48,850 | 1,530 | $37,568 |
| 42 | NMNew Mexico | $37,550 | $35,880 | $47,600 | 1,260 | $40,721 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $37,260 | $35,130 | $44,240 | 12,770 | $38,390 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $36,800 | $31,200 | $44,380 | 2,770 | $40,817 |
| 45 | SDSouth Dakota | $36,800 | $34,780 | $43,570 | 600 | $41,542 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $36,630 | $29,120 | $39,100 | 1,390 | $42,126 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $36,230 | $31,840 | $41,670 | 1,120 | $41,674 |
| 48 | MTMontana | $36,140 | $30,330 | $41,530 | 860 | $38,185 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $35,870 | $29,240 | $38,110 | 2,450 | $40,666 |
| 50 | KSKansas | $35,780 | $31,290 | $39,060 | 1,510 | $39,726 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $34,360 | $30,930 | $39,310 | 900 | $38,392 |
| 52 | OKOklahoma | $34,170 | $28,210 | $37,430 | 2,410 | $38,899 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $27,610 | $24,380 | $32,790 | 650 | 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 Emergency Medical Technicians, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $66,410, while Hawaii leads once prices are taken into account at $60,400.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Emergency Medical Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Emergency Medical Technicians the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Emergency Medical Technicians at $66,410 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($57,440) and New Jersey ($53,610).
Which state pays Emergency Medical Technicians the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Emergency Medical Technicians at $27,610 a year, $38,800 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Emergency Medical Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Hawaii first at $60,400 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $66,410. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.