Oakland paramedic and EMT salary, 2025
Oakland is a city in Alameda County. 10 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Oakland in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,710, overtime included.
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Oakland?
Official pay range1
$75,461 to $92,650
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest paramedic and EMT title
Based on the 6 of 10 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.
Most of Oakland's paramedics and EMTs (10 of 10) hold the title Emergency Medical Technician (Macro), with an official range of $75,461 to $92,650. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,710, $6,060 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $101,770
- the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $11,264
- average per full-year paramedic and EMT
- Starting salary
- $75,461
- bottom of the Emergency Medical Technician (Macro) range
- Average pay rank
- 9th
- of 30 California employers
What does each paramedic and EMT title at Oakland 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
- Emergency Medical Technician (Macro)$98,710
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Firefighter-paramedic pay at Oakland
Counted on their own, kept out of the paramedic and EMT figures on this page. Firefighter-paramedics are firefighters whose title names paramedic duties. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each group's official ranges. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramedics and EMTs | 10 | $75,461 to $92,650 | $98,710 |
| Firefighter-paramedics | 90 | $129,802 to $156,867 | $225,881 |
Full-year firefighter-paramedics averaged $225,881, $127,171 more than paramedics and EMTs.
Does Oakland pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Alameda County?
Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: Oakland next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Oakland$98,710
- All employers in Alameda County$113,869
- All employers in California$92,008
Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Oakland earned $15,159 less than the Alameda County average and $6,702 more than the California average.
Where does Oakland rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year paramedics and EMTs, by average total pay.1
All 30 California employers
Oakland ranks 9th of 30, above the middle employer.
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 Oakland
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 Oakland's paramedics and EMTs
- Employer pension contribution
- $32,994
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $22,228
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Oakland
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Oakland?
Paramedics and EMTs at Oakland who worked the full year earned an average of $98,710 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $101,770: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $75,461 to $92,650.
How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Oakland earn?
Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $11,264 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,212: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Oakland?
$75,461 a year: the bottom of the official range for Oakland's Emergency Medical Technician (Macro) title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $98,710 in total pay.
How much does a firefighter-paramedic make at Oakland?
Full-year firefighter-paramedics at Oakland averaged $225,881 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $129,802 to $156,867.
What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Oakland get?
The most common pension formula among Oakland's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $32,994 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Alameda County
- Berkeley$129,028 average total pay
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- Police officer salaries at Oakland$220,747 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Oakland$165,752 average total pay
- Social worker salaries at Oakland$88,808 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Oakland$126,509 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Oakland$216,496 average total pay
- Librarian salaries at Oakland$111,842 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Alameda CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Oakland figures
Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Oakland 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 Oakland.