SOC 29-2042 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for emergency medical technicians in Florence, Alabama is $35,390 a year ($17.01 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,260: half of the 80 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,830).

$35,390average per year

$17.01 / hourMedian $35,260Take-home ≈ $29,191

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
-24%vs U.S. average
#8 of 10Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Emergency Medical Technicians pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,210 or more. The middle half of emergency medical technicians in Florence earn between $33,140 and $35,390.

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,390$2,949$17.01
Median$35,260$2,938$16.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,140$2,762$15.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,390$2,949$17.01

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Emergency Medical Technicians pay in Florence vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Emergency medical technicians in Florence earn 9% less than the Alabama average ($39,100) and 24% less than the U.S. average ($46,830). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $44,470.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Florence$35,390$35,260$28,860$43,21080
Alabama$39,100$37,810$28,620$51,1602,020
United States$46,830$44,470$34,130$62,500180,510

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Emergency Medical Technicians salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $35,390, a single filer in Florence takes home about $29,191 a year, or $2,433 a month and $1,123 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for emergency medical technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $35,390 buys what about $41,725 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 8th of 10 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($44,770).

All Emergency Medical Technicians salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for emergency medical technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($72,700).

Emergency Medical Technicians salary by city

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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Florence: questions

How much do emergency medical technicians make an hour in Florence?

$17.01 an hour on average, and $16.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level emergency medical technicians salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the emergency medical technicians take-home pay in Florence?

About $29,191 a year ($2,433 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,390. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do emergency medical technicians earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2042; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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