By City

• In 2009, EMTs in Gainsville, Florida made a median hourly wage of $11.94, a mean hourly wage of $12.44 and an annual mean wage of $25,870. In Jacksonville, EMTs were making a median hourly wage of $14.85, a mean hourly wage of $14.98 and a mean annual wage of $31.160. EMTs in Ocala had a median hourly wage of $12.54 and a mean hourly wage of $12.89. They had an annual mean wage of $26,820. EMTs in Tallahassee had a median hourly wage of $12.53, a mean hourly wage of $13.56 and a mean annual wage of $28,200.
  
  

By Metropolitan Areas

• In 2009, EMTs in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice area of Florida had a median hourly wage of $13.98, a mean hourly wage of $14.75 and a mean annual wage of $30,670. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach area of Florida, they were making a median hourly wage of $14.11, a mean hourly wage of $14.85 and a mean annual salary of $30,880. EMTs in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida area had a median hourly wage of $14.36, a mean hourly wage of $14.83 and a mean annual wage of $30,850. EMTs in the Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida area had a median hourly wage of $13.83, a mean hourly wage of $14.31 and a mean annual wage of $29,770.
  
  

By Non-metropolitan Areas

• In 2009, EMTs in northwestern Florida non-metropolitan areas had a median hourly wage of $13.62, a mean hourly wage of $14.11 and an annual mean wage of $29.340. EMTs in non-metropolitan areas of northeastern Florida had a median hourly wage of $13.57, a mean hourly wage of $15.89 and a mean annual wage of $33.040. EMTs in southern Florida had a median hourly wage of 13.63, a mean hourly wage of $14.64 and a mean annual wage of $30,450.
  
  

National Average Comparison

• In 2009, there were 217,920 EMTs and paramedics in the United States. They made a mean hourly wage of $15.88 and a mean annual wage of $33,020. EMTs in the lowest tenth percentile were making an average hourly wage of $9.31 and an average annual wage of $19,360. EMTs in the highest ninetieth percentile were averaging $24.74 per hour and $51,460 annually. The median salary average of EMTs nationwide was $14.42 per hour and $30,000 per year.