Cathedral City paramedic and EMT salary, 2025
Cathedral City is a city in Riverside County. 13 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Cathedral City in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,471, overtime included.
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Cathedral City?
Official pay range, eMTs1
$35,656 to $42,308
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for eMTs, the largest group
Based on the 6 of 13 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.
Most of Cathedral City's paramedics and EMTs (9 of 13) hold the title 6001 Ambulance Operator Emt, with an official range of $35,656 to $42,308. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,471, $33,163 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $77,366
- the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $31,830
- average per full-year paramedic and EMT
- Starting salary
- $35,656
- bottom of the 6001 Ambulance Operator Emt range
- Average pay rank
- 23rd
- of 30 California employers
What does each paramedic and EMT title at Cathedral City 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
EMTs
- 6003 Ambulance Operator Emt PtFewer than 5
- 6001 Ambulance Operator Emt$75,471
Paramedics
- 6051 Ambulance Operator ParamedicFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Firefighter-paramedic pay at Cathedral City
Counted on their own, kept out of the paramedic and EMT figures on this page. Firefighter-paramedics are firefighters whose title names paramedic duties. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each group's official ranges. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Staff | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramedics and EMTs | 13 | $35,656 to $42,308 | $75,471 |
| Firefighter-paramedics | 18 | $89,667 to $117,370 | $187,109 |
Full-year firefighter-paramedics averaged $187,109, $111,638 more than paramedics and EMTs.
Does Cathedral City pay paramedics and EMTs more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: Cathedral City next to every California employer together.1
- Cathedral City$75,471
- All employers in California$92,008
Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Cathedral City earned $16,537 less than the California average.
Where does Cathedral City rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year paramedics and EMTs, by average total pay.1
All 30 California employers
Cathedral City ranks 23rd of 30, below the middle employer.
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 Cathedral City
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 Cathedral City's paramedics and EMTs
- Employer pension contribution
- $3,126
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $14,997
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Cathedral City
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Cathedral City?
Paramedics and EMTs at Cathedral City who worked the full year earned an average of $75,471 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $77,366: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $35,656 to $42,308.
How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Cathedral City earn?
Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $31,830 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $31,394: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Cathedral City?
$35,656 a year: the bottom of the official range for Cathedral City's 6001 Ambulance Operator Emt title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $75,471 in total pay.
How much does a firefighter-paramedic make at Cathedral City?
Full-year firefighter-paramedics at Cathedral City averaged $187,109 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $89,667 to $117,370.
What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Cathedral City get?
The most common pension formula among Cathedral City's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $3,126 a year into the pension plan.
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- Firefighter salaries at Cathedral City$175,273 average total pay
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Sources for the Cathedral City figures
Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Cathedral City 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Cathedral City.