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Emergency room technician salary

Average emergency room technician salary

$35,967

$17.29 hourly rate

Entry-level emergency room technician salary
$28,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average emergency room technician salary by state

Highest paying states for emergency room technicians

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Indiana$38,555$18.54
2Louisiana$39,101$18.80
3West Virginia$38,712$18.61
4Texas$38,884$18.69
5Alaska$42,181$20.28
6Connecticut$42,364$20.37
7Vermont$42,286$20.33
8Maine$38,729$18.62
9Tennessee$36,342$17.47
10New Hampshire$39,068$18.78
11Nevada$37,595$18.07
12New Jersey$39,110$18.80
13Massachusetts$42,587$20.47
14Ohio$37,396$17.98
15New Mexico$35,390$17.01
16Wyoming$35,995$17.31
17Oregon$38,812$18.66
18Mississippi$36,599$17.60
19Colorado$36,297$17.45
20Georgia$35,064$16.86
21Arizona$35,268$16.96
22Nebraska$36,754$17.67
23Rhode Island$38,648$18.58
24New York$37,231$17.90
25Iowa$33,350$16.03
26Michigan$33,845$16.27
27North Dakota$33,962$16.33
28California$38,023$18.28
29District of Columbia$39,340$18.91
30Montana$34,092$16.39
31South Carolina$32,314$15.54
32Delaware$35,983$17.30
33Kansas$33,288$16.00
34Arkansas$31,905$15.34
35Virginia$35,362$17.00
36Washington$35,399$17.02
37Wisconsin$32,807$15.77
38Idaho$34,181$16.43
39Florida$31,478$15.13
40Pennsylvania$32,346$15.55
41Missouri$31,653$15.22
42Hawaii$35,402$17.02
43North Carolina$31,446$15.12
44Alabama$31,895$15.33
45Illinois$32,132$15.45
46Oklahoma$32,241$15.50
47Maryland$33,844$16.27
48South Dakota$31,191$15.00
49Minnesota$31,873$15.32
50Kentucky$29,993$14.42
51Utah$30,472$14.65

Emergency room technician salary details

An emergency room technician's salary ranges from $28,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $45,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average emergency room technician salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an emergency room technician's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$45,000$3,750$22
75th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19
Average$35,967$2,997$17
25th Percentile$31,000$2,583$15
10th Percentile$28,000$2,333$13

Highest paying emergency room technician jobs

The highest paying types of emergency room technicians are emergency room nurse, ambulance driver, and firefighter/paramedic.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Firefighter/Paramedic$51,764$4,314$24.8933,534
Flight Paramedic$50,261$4,188$24.1613,976
Medic$35,815$2,985$17.2217,384
Paramedic$44,640$3,720$21.4627,896
Emergency Department Volunteer$33,232$2,769$15.9847,377
Medical Service Technician$37,943$3,162$18.24189,362

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$39,000$38,600$38,200$37,800$37,400$37,000
MaleFemale

Emergency room technician salary trends

The average emergency room technician salary has risen by $4,432 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average emergency room technician earned $31,535 annually, but today, they earn $35,967 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for emergency room technicians over the last decade.

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Average emergency room technician salary over time

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Emergency room technician salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$36,000$17.29+2.7%
2024$35,000$16.82-0.7%
2023$35,200$16.94+2.7%
2022$34,300$16.48+2.1%
2021$33,500$16.13+2.1%

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