Berkeley paramedic and EMT salary, 2025

Berkeley is a city in Alameda County. 35 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Berkeley in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,028, overtime included.

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Berkeley?

Official pay range1

$68,186 to $102,279

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

Average total pay, full-year paramedics and EMTs1

$129,028

average base pay $81,281

Based on the 6 of 35 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$133,348
the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$40,439
average per full-year paramedic and EMT
Starting salary
$68,186
bottom of the 9018 Paramedic range
Average pay rank
1st
of 30 California employers

What does each paramedic and EMT title at Berkeley 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. 9018 Paramedic$68,186 to $102,279 · 6 people
    $129,028
  2. 9031 Paramedic (R)$68,186 to $90,915 · 29 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 Berkeley pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in Alameda County?

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

Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Berkeley earned $15,159 more than the Alameda County average and $37,020 more than the California average.

Where does Berkeley rank among California employers?

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

All 30 California employers

Berkeley ranks 1st of 30, above the middle employer.

Berkeley
$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 Berkeley

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year paramedic and EMT, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Berkeley's paramedics and EMTs
Employer pension contribution
$54,602
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$30,267
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Berkeley

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Berkeley?

Paramedics and EMTs at Berkeley who worked the full year earned an average of $129,028 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $133,348: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $68,186 to $102,279.

How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Berkeley earn?

Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $40,439 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $47,050: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$68,186 a year: the bottom of the official range for Berkeley's 9018 Paramedic title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $129,028 in total pay.

What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Berkeley get?

The most common pension formula among Berkeley's paramedics and EMTs is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $54,602 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Alameda County

Sources for the Berkeley figures

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

How we read the data