EMT and Paramedic Salary California - CA
Information gathered from a 1995 California State Fire Service Salary Survey showed that in eleven fire departments, the average paramedic salary was between $21-26 per hour and EMT pay ranged from $19-24 an hour. Today in California, the median salary for Emergency Medical Technicians is around $40,000. The average salary for paramedics is $49,000. As a point of reference, the average salary for all professionals in the state of California, according to the US Department of Labor, was $44,180 for 2007.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the combined average salaries for EMTs and paramedics in California in 2008 were $31,110. The following California EMT salary information and data on paramedic salary in California is broken down by major city.
State of California salaries:
EMT: $40,000
Paramedic: $49,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $58,000
Anaheim
EMT: $36,000
Paramedic: $44,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $53,000
Beverly Hills
EMT: $39,000
Paramedic salaries: $48,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $58,000
Burbank
EMT: $39,000
Paramedic: $48,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $57,000
Carmel
EMT: $38,000
Paramedic: $47,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $56,000
Fresno
EMT: $35,000
Paramedic: $44,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $52,000
Hollywood
EMT: $39,000
Paramedic: $48,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $57,000
Laguna Beach
EMT: $36,000
Paramedic: $45,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $54,000
Los Angeles
EMT: $39,000
Paramedic: $48,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $58,000
Monterey
EMT: $38,000
Paramedic: $46,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $56,000
Newport Beach
EMT: $37,000
Paramedic: $45,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $54,000
Oakland
EMT: $45,000
Paramedic salaries: $56,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $67,000
Palm Springs
EMT: $35,000
Paramedic: $43,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $51,000
Palo Alto
EMT: $48,000
Paramedic: $59,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $71,000
Pasadena
EMT: $38,000
Paramedic: $47,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $57,000
Redondo Beach
EMT: $39,000
Paramedic: $48,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $58,000
Sacramento
EMT: $37,000
Paramedic: $46,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $55,000
San Diego
EMT: $35,000
Paramedic: $44,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $52,000
San Francisco
EMT: $40,000
Paramedic: $49,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $68,000
San Jose
EMT: $47,000
Paramedic: $58,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $70,000
Santa Barbara
EMT: $34,000
Paramedic: $41,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $50,000
Santa Cruz
EMT: $46,000
Paramedic: $56,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $68,000
Santa Monica
EMT: $40,000
Paramedic: $49,000
Fire Fighter/Paramedic: $58,000
www.bls.gov and www.indeed.com