Los Angeles County paramedic and EMT salary, 2025
44 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Los Angeles County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,762, overtime included.
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Los Angeles County?
Official pay range1
$51,003 to $69,075
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest paramedic and EMT title
Based on the 30 of 44 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.
Most of Los Angeles County's paramedics and EMTs (26 of 44) hold the title Ambulance Medical Technician, with an official range of $51,254 to $69,075. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,688, $12,613 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $77,388
- the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $6,283
- average per full-year paramedic and EMT
- Starting salary
- $51,003
- bottom of the Ambulance Driver range
- Average pay rank
- 22nd
- of 30 California employers
What does each paramedic and EMT title at Los Angeles County 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
- Ambulance Driver$65,526
- Ambulance Medical Technician$81,688
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Los Angeles County pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: Los Angeles County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Los Angeles County$75,762
- All employers in Los Angeles County$80,908
- All employers in California$92,008
Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Los Angeles County earned $5,146 less than the Los Angeles County average and $16,246 less than the California average.
Where does Los Angeles County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year paramedics and EMTs, by average total pay.1
All 30 California employers
Los Angeles County ranks 22nd of 30, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $87,424
The 5 employers in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County ranks 3rd of 5, level with the middle employer.
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 Los Angeles County
As reported by the county. 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 Los Angeles County's paramedics and EMTs
- Employer pension contribution
- $6,185
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,004
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Los Angeles County
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Los Angeles County?
Paramedics and EMTs at Los Angeles County who worked the full year earned an average of $75,762 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $77,388: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $51,003 to $69,075.
How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Los Angeles County earn?
Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $6,283 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,027: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Los Angeles County?
$51,003 a year: the bottom of the official range for Los Angeles County's Ambulance Driver title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $75,762 in total pay.
What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Los Angeles County get?
The most common pension formula among Los Angeles County's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $6,185 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Los Angeles County figures
Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Los Angeles County 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Los Angeles County.