How Much Does a Paramedic Make?
Paramedics provide life-support services to injured and ill people who need ambulance transport to a hospital. Working with an emergency medical technician, a paramedic evaluates the person's condition, administers care and brings the patient to a medical facility.
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Starting Pay
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Median starting pay was about $12 an hour as of 2009, with an increase to about $15 with five years' experience.
General Range
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics groups paramedics with EMTs for salary statistics. In 2008, about 80 percent of paramedics and EMTs earned between $9 and $24 an hour. Narrowing it further, the middle 50 percent was making between $11 and $18.
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High-Paying States
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The two highest-paying states for paramedics are Alaska and Hawaii, at about $22 to $23 an hour on average.
High-Paying Cities
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Some metropolitan areas pay better than others on average. The Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, Washington, area pays paramedics between $25 and $33. And the San Francisco area pays about $26 an hour.
Potential
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Paramedics who are employed full time by municipalities as firefighters/paramedics make an average of about $24 an hour as of 2009.
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