EMTs & paramedics

Amount

$14.8B

per year

Per resident, per year

$43

÷ 341.1M people

Per household, per year

$112

÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

281,120 people × $52,750 average annual wage

Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)

SOC code	29-2040
Employed (May 2025)	281,120
Average annual wage	$52,750
Wage bill	$14.8B
Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69)	$21.5B