Oceanside paramedic and EMT salary, 2025
Oceanside is a city in San Diego County. 85 people worked as paramedics and EMTs for Oceanside in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $73,521, overtime included.
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Oceanside?
Official pay range1
$38,480 to $38,480
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest paramedic and EMT title
Based on the 5 of 85 paramedics and EMTs who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $67,212
- the middle paramedic and EMT: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $34,965
- average per full-year paramedic and EMT
- Starting salary
- $38,480
- bottom of the Emergency Medical Technician range
- Average pay rank
- 25th
- of 30 California employers
What does each paramedic and EMT title at Oceanside 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
- Emergency Medical TechnicianFewer than 5
- Emergency Medical Technician I$73,521
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 Oceanside
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 | 85 | $38,480 to $38,480 | $73,521 |
| Firefighter-paramedics | 47 | $90,039 to $114,937 | $161,458 |
Full-year firefighter-paramedics averaged $161,458, $87,937 more than paramedics and EMTs.
Does Oceanside pay paramedics and EMTs more than other employers in San Diego County?
Average total pay of full-year paramedics and EMTs: Oceanside next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Oceanside$73,521
- All employers in San Diego County$93,366
- All employers in California$92,008
Full-year paramedics and EMTs at Oceanside earned $19,845 less than the San Diego County average and $18,487 less than the California average.
Where does Oceanside rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year paramedics and EMTs, by average total pay.1
All 30 California employers
Oceanside ranks 25th of 30, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $87,424
The 5 employers in San Diego County
Oceanside ranks 5th of 5, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $81,060
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 Oceanside
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 Oceanside's paramedics and EMTs
- Employer pension contribution
- $3,944
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Not reported
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about paramedic and EMT pay at Oceanside
What is the average paramedic and EMT salary at Oceanside?
Paramedics and EMTs at Oceanside who worked the full year earned an average of $73,521 in 2025, overtime included. The middle paramedic and EMT earned $67,212: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its paramedic and EMT titles runs from $38,480 to $38,480.
How much overtime do paramedics and EMTs at Oceanside earn?
Full-year paramedics and EMTs were paid an average of $34,965 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $31,663: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a paramedic and EMT at Oceanside?
$38,480 a year: the bottom of the official range for Oceanside's Emergency Medical Technician title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year paramedics and EMTs averaged $73,521 in total pay.
How much does a firefighter-paramedic make at Oceanside?
Full-year firefighter-paramedics at Oceanside averaged $161,458 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $90,039 to $114,937.
What pension do paramedics and EMTs at Oceanside get?
The most common pension formula among Oceanside's paramedics and EMTs is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $3,944 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Oceanside figures
Every person who held a paramedic and EMT position at Oceanside 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 Oceanside.