EMT (public EMS) · Massachusetts

EMT salary in Massachusetts

EMTs in Massachusetts earn a median $50,230 a year across all employers.

$50,230
median pay in MA, all employers
4,550
workers in MA (SOC 29-2042)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Massachusetts, all employers Sourced

Emergency Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2042) in Massachusetts, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureMA
Workers4,550
10th percentile$40,140
Median$50,230
90th percentile$69,830
National median, government employers$45,800

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Massachusetts

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national EMT (public EMS) page.

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