Brea paramedic and EMT salary, 2025

Brea is a city in Orange County. 29 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Brea in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $61,079, overtime included.

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Brea?

Official pay range1

$39,520 to $50,589

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

Average total pay, full-year paramedics and EMTs1

$61,079

average base pay $39,173

Based on the 5 of 29 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.

Most of Brea's paramedics and EMTs (29 of 29) hold the title Ambulance Operator, with an official range of $39,520 to $50,589. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $61,079, $10,490 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$61,417
the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$21,881
average per full-year paramedic and EMT
Starting salary
$39,520
bottom of the Ambulance Operator range
Average pay rank
29th
of 30 California employers

What does each paramedic and EMT title at Brea 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$39,520 to $50,589 · 29 people
    $61,079

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

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

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

Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Brea earned $2,141 less than the Orange County average and $30,929 less than the California average.

Where does Brea rank among California employers?

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

All 30 California employers

Brea ranks 29th of 30, below the middle employer.

Brea
$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 Brea

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 Brea's paramedics and EMTs
Employer pension contribution
$3,810
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$2,535
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Brea

What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Brea?

Paramedics and EMTs at Brea who worked the full year earned an average of $61,079 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $61,417: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $39,520 to $50,589.

How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Brea earn?

Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $21,881 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $22,203: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$39,520 a year: the bottom of the official range for Brea's Ambulance Operator title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $61,079 in total pay.

What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Brea get?

The most common pension formula among Brea's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $3,810 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Brea figures

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

How we read the data