Coast Life Support District paramedic and EMT salary, 2025

Coast Life Support District is a special district in Mendocino County. 23 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Coast Life Support District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,214, overtime included.

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Coast Life Support District?

Official pay range, eMTs1

$63,564 to $77,243

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for eMTs, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year paramedics and EMTs1

$83,214

average base pay $80,349

Based on the 6 of 23 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$81,120
the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$2,866
average per full-year paramedic and EMT
Starting salary
$63,564
bottom of the EMT - Full Time range
Average pay rank
19th
of 30 California employers

What does each paramedic and EMT title at Coast Life Support District pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

EMTs

  1. EMT - Part Time$47,674 to $57,932 · 12 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. EMT - Full Time$63,564 to $77,243 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. EMT-Full Time$63,564 to $77,243 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Paramedics

  1. Paramedic - Part Time$65,869 to $80,097 · 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Paramedic - Full Time$81,136 to $98,841 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Coast Life Support District pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Mendocino County?

Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: Coast Life Support District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Coast Life Support District earned $2,136 less than the Mendocino County average and $8,794 less than the California average.

Where does Coast Life Support District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year paramedics and EMTs, by average total pay.1

All 30 California employers

Coast Life Support District ranks 19th of 30, below the middle employer.

Coast Life Support District
$60k$80k$100k$120k

Middle employer: $87,424

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Coast Life Support District

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year paramedic and EMT, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2% at 57
the most common formula among Coast Life Support District's paramedics and EMTs
Employer pension contribution
$8,883
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,000
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Coast Life Support District

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Coast Life Support District?

Paramedics and EMTs at Coast Life Support District who worked the full year earned an average of $83,214 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $81,120: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $63,564 to $77,243.

How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Coast Life Support District earn?

Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $2,866 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,419: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Coast Life Support District?

$63,564 a year: the bottom of the official range for Coast Life Support District's EMT - Full Time title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $83,214 in total pay.

What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Coast Life Support District get?

The most common pension formula among Coast Life Support District's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,883 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Coast Life Support District figures

Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Coast Life Support District at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Coast Life Support District.

How we read the data