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Emergency Medical Technicians Wages in Washington

Latest available statewide and labor-market-area estimates from BLS OEWS

Washington statewide · 2025

Median annual wage: $52,690

10th percentile
$37,290
25th percentile
$47,560
75th percentile
$56,580
90th percentile
$60,960

Reading these wages

Washington statewide: The middle half of annual wages runs from $47,560 to $56,580 in 2025, a span of $9,020.

Across 8 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $39,720 in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area to $55,700 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

Comparisons use the same occupation and year. Missing estimates and lower bounds are left out of the area range. The survey does not group these wages by experience level. Taxes and living costs are not included in these comparisons.

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Published Area Estimates

Each value is shown once per BLS area with its publication year. County links explain which latest available area estimate is used locally.

Yakima, WA

$38,380

Median annual wage · 2024

The area median is $10,470 (21.4%) below Washington's $48,850 median for this occupation in 2024.

130 jobs reported for the full area

Emergency Medical Technicians Wage Questions

What is the statewide median wage for Emergency Medical Technicians?

The latest available statewide median annual wage for Emergency Medical Technicians is $52,690 for 2025.

Are these county-specific wage estimates?

No. BLS publishes OEWS estimates for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. County links identify the published area used for that county and should not be added together as county-level employment totals.

Source and geography

Values come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. This page uses the latest available releases through 2025, and labels each estimate with its publication year. Review the official OEWS tables. Area employment counts describe the full published area and are repeated on county detail pages only as context. The BLS definitions explain wage coverage and percentiles.