Selma paramedic and EMT salary, 2025

Selma is a city in Fresno County. 39 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Selma in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,478, overtime included.

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Selma?

Official pay range, paramedics1

$53,540 to $68,332

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

Average total pay, full-year paramedics and EMTs1

$120,478

average base pay $56,249

Based on the 14 of 39 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.

The largest group of Selma's paramedics and EMTs (14 of 39) hold the title Non-Safety Paramedic, with an official range of $53,540 to $68,332. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $125,269, $56,937 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$118,148
the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$49,816
average per full-year paramedic and EMT
Starting salary
$45,191
bottom of the Non-Safety EMT range
Average pay rank
2nd
of 30 California employers

What does each paramedic and EMT title at Selma 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

Paramedics

  1. Non-Safety Paramedic$53,540 to $68,332 · 14 people
    $125,269
  2. Part Time ParamedicRange not reported · 7 people
    Not reported

EMTs

  1. Non-Safety EMT$45,191 to $57,676 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Part Time EMTRange not reported · 11 people
    Not reported

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

Does Selma pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Fresno County?

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

Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Selma earned $7,282 more than the Fresno County average and $28,470 more than the California average.

Where does Selma rank among California employers?

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

All 30 California employers

Selma ranks 2nd of 30, above the middle employer.

Selma
$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 Selma

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 Selma's paramedics and EMTs
Employer pension contribution
$5,144
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,324
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Selma

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Selma?

Paramedics and EMTs at Selma who worked the full year earned an average of $120,478 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $118,148: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $53,540 to $68,332.

How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Selma earn?

Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $49,816 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $46,606: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$45,191 a year: the bottom of the official range for Selma's Non-Safety EMT title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $120,478 in total pay.

What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Selma get?

The most common pension formula among Selma's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $5,144 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Fresno County

Sources for the Selma figures

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

How we read the data