what does the average paramedic make
General Salary Stats. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, all paramedics and EMTs made an average annual wage of $34,030, or $16.36 per hour. The middle 50 percent of this group earned between $24,420 and $40,440, or $11.74 and $19.44 per hour.The median salary was $30,710 per year, equaling $14.77 per hour.ther top-earning states were Hawaii, with an average salary of $49,530 per year; Washington, where paramedics made $46,690, on average; Illinois, with earnings of $43,950 per year; and Maryland, where EMTs and paramedics made $42,670, on average.