Downey paramedic and EMT salary, 2025

Downey is a city in Los Angeles County. 49 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Downey in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $69,597, overtime included.

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Downey?

Official pay range1

$37,440 to $46,592

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest paramedic and EMT title

Average total pay, full-year paramedics and EMTs1

$69,597

average base pay $38,305

Based on the 12 of 49 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.

Most of Downey's paramedics and EMTs (32 of 49) hold the title Ambulance Operator, with an official range of $37,440 to $46,592. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $69,597, $23,005 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$70,514
the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$30,239
average per full-year paramedic and EMT
Starting salary
$37,440
bottom of the Ambulance Operator range
Average pay rank
26th
of 30 California employers

What does each paramedic and EMT title at Downey 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

  1. Ambulance Operator$37,440 to $46,592 · 32 people
    $69,597
  2. Ambulance Operator P/T$37,440 to $46,592 · 17 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 Downey pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Downey earned $11,311 less than the Los Angeles County average and $22,411 less than the California average.

Where does Downey rank among California employers?

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

All 30 California employers

Downey ranks 26th of 30, below the middle employer.

Downey
$60k$80k$100k$120k

Middle employer: $87,424

The 5 employers in Los Angeles County

Downey ranks 5th of 5, below the middle employer.

Downey
$80k$100k

Middle employer: $75,762

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 Downey

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

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Downey's paramedics and EMTs
Employer pension contribution
$4,228
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$7,413
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Downey

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Downey?

Paramedics and EMTs at Downey who worked the full year earned an average of $69,597 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $70,514: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $37,440 to $46,592.

How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Downey earn?

Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $30,239 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $32,035: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Downey?

$37,440 a year: the bottom of the official range for Downey's Ambulance Operator title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $69,597 in total pay.

What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Downey get?

The most common pension formula among Downey's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $4,228 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Downey figures

Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Downey 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 Downey.

How we read the data