Anaheim paramedic and EMT salary, 2025

Anaheim is a city in Orange County. 133 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Anaheim in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $64,473, overtime included.

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Anaheim?

Official pay range1

$37,440 to $39,728

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest paramedic and EMT title

Average total pay, full-year paramedics and EMTs1

$64,473

average base pay $37,758

Based on the 20 of 133 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$62,955
the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$26,462
average per full-year paramedic and EMT
Starting salary
$37,440
bottom of the Ambulance Operator range
Average pay rank
28th
of 30 California employers

What does each paramedic and EMT title at Anaheim 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

  1. Ambulance Operator$37,440 to $39,728 · 61 people
    $64,473
  2. Pt Ambulance Operator$37,440 to $39,728 · 72 people
    Fewer than 5

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

Does Anaheim pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Anaheim earned $1,253 more than the Orange County average and $27,535 less than the California average.

Where does Anaheim rank among California employers?

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

All 30 California employers

Anaheim ranks 28th of 30, below the middle employer.

Anaheim
$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 Anaheim

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 Anaheim's paramedics and EMTs
Employer pension contribution
$4,496
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$6,456
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Anaheim

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Anaheim?

Paramedics and EMTs at Anaheim who worked the full year earned an average of $64,473 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $62,955: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $37,440 to $39,728.

How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Anaheim earn?

Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $26,462 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $24,392: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$37,440 a year: the bottom of the official range for Anaheim's Ambulance Operator title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $64,473 in total pay.

What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Anaheim get?

The most common pension formula among Anaheim's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $4,496 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Orange County

Sources for the Anaheim figures

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

How we read the data