Highest paying countries for Paramedics
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Paramedic? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $78,507$6,542 / mo
- 2 Iceland $66,865$5,572 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $64,370$5,364 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $59,400$4,950 / mo
- 5 United States $49,500$4,125 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $49,500$4,125 / mo
- 7 Singapore $49,302$4,109 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $44,550$3,713 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $43,228$3,602 / mo
- 10 Jersey $42,075$3,506 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Paramedic professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $78,507, $66,865 and $64,370.
Paramedic salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,317 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $19,736$1,645 / mo
- Gabon $16,449$1,371 / mo
- South Africa $15,652$1,304 / mo
- Namibia $13,157$1,096 / mo
- Botswana $10,964$914 / mo
- Angola $8,771$731 / mo
- Zambia $8,222$685 / mo
- Seychelles $7,673$639 / mo
- Ghana $7,128$594 / mo
- Comoros $7,128$594 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $7,128$594 / mo
- Mauritius $6,826$569 / mo
- Malawi $6,801$567 / mo
- Congo $6,247$521 / mo
- Cabo Verde $6,084$507 / mo
- Rwanda $6,029$502 / mo
- Lesotho $5,485$457 / mo
- Uganda $5,371$448 / mo
- Burkina Faso $5,262$438 / mo
- Tanzania $5,044$420 / mo
- Ivory Coast $4,935$411 / mo
- Senegal $4,935$411 / mo
- Djibouti $4,935$411 / mo
- Morocco $4,569$381 / mo
- Central African Republic $4,495$375 / mo
- Cameroon $4,386$365 / mo
- Kenya $4,128$344 / mo
- Mozambique $4,059$338 / mo
- Nigeria $3,618$302 / mo
- Zimbabwe $3,618$302 / mo
- Libya $3,539$295 / mo
- Mali $3,510$292 / mo
- Burundi $3,510$292 / mo
- Tunisia $3,416$285 / mo
- Madagascar $3,287$274 / mo
- Guinea $3,287$274 / mo
- Togo $3,287$274 / mo
- Eritrea $3,287$274 / mo
- Eswatini $3,287$274 / mo
- Chad $3,178$265 / mo
- Somalia $3,069$256 / mo
- Sudan $3,015$251 / mo
- Liberia $2,851$238 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,742$229 / mo
- South Sudan $2,742$229 / mo
- Algeria $2,525$210 / mo
- Benin $2,193$183 / mo
- Mauritania $2,193$183 / mo
- DR Congo $1,975$165 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,643$137 / mo
- Gambia $1,643$137 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,643$137 / mo
- Egypt $1,604$134 / mo
- Niger $1,317$110 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,094 per year.
- Singapore $49,302$4,109 / mo
- Hong Kong $43,228$3,602 / mo
- Israel $29,146$2,429 / mo
- South Korea $28,260$2,355 / mo
- Japan $25,161$2,097 / mo
- Maldives $24,121$2,010 / mo
- China $10,593$883 / mo
- Malaysia $10,588$882 / mo
- Jordan $7,083$590 / mo
- India $6,925$577 / mo
- Turkmenistan $6,579$548 / mo
- Mongolia $6,579$548 / mo
- Armenia $6,554$546 / mo
- Thailand $6,524$544 / mo
- Kazakhstan $6,386$532 / mo
- Russia $6,163$514 / mo
- Iraq $5,673$473 / mo
- Vietnam $5,108$426 / mo
- Azerbaijan $4,806$401 / mo
- Uzbekistan $4,802$400 / mo
- Timor-Leste $4,386$365 / mo
- Bhutan $4,386$365 / mo
- Philippines $4,208$351 / mo
- Indonesia $3,579$298 / mo
- Palau $3,539$295 / mo
- Tajikistan $3,287$274 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $3,287$274 / mo
- Iran $2,911$243 / mo
- Laos $2,742$229 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,633$219 / mo
- Nepal $2,361$197 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,183$182 / mo
- Cambodia $2,138$178 / mo
- Pakistan $1,975$165 / mo
- Myanmar $1,643$137 / mo
- Palau $1,094$91 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $4,321 per year.
- Switzerland $78,507$6,542 / mo
- Iceland $66,865$5,572 / mo
- Luxembourg $64,370$5,364 / mo
- Vatican City $49,500$4,125 / mo
- Jersey $42,075$3,506 / mo
- Denmark $41,550$3,463 / mo
- Guernsey $39,600$3,300 / mo
- Netherlands $39,570$3,298 / mo
- Norway $37,249$3,104 / mo
- Ireland $35,496$2,958 / mo
- United Kingdom $34,927$2,911 / mo
- Germany $34,729$2,894 / mo
- Belgium $33,675$2,806 / mo
- Monaco $32,893$2,741 / mo
- Sweden $32,556$2,713 / mo
- Finland $31,616$2,635 / mo
- Liechtenstein $30,690$2,558 / mo
- Austria $28,992$2,416 / mo
- France $28,443$2,370 / mo
- San Marino $27,408$2,284 / mo
- Spain $21,077$1,756 / mo
- Cyprus $19,958$1,663 / mo
- Italy $19,637$1,636 / mo
- Slovenia $18,285$1,524 / mo
- Estonia $17,830$1,486 / mo
- Poland $17,038$1,420 / mo
- Croatia $15,424$1,285 / mo
- Lithuania $15,340$1,278 / mo
- Slovakia $13,840$1,153 / mo
- Latvia $13,380$1,115 / mo
- Malta $13,157$1,096 / mo
- Portugal $12,583$1,049 / mo
- Hungary $11,435$953 / mo
- Greece $11,425$952 / mo
- Bulgaria $11,237$936 / mo
- Andorra $10,964$914 / mo
- Montenegro $10,410$867 / mo
- Romania $10,296$858 / mo
- Serbia $8,667$722 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $7,979$665 / mo
- Albania $7,029$586 / mo
- North Macedonia $6,821$568 / mo
- Moldova $6,519$543 / mo
- Belarus $5,688$474 / mo
- Georgia $5,361$447 / mo
- Ukraine $4,321$360 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $4,044 per year.
- Bermuda $59,400$4,950 / mo
- United States $49,500$4,125 / mo
- Cayman Islands $44,550$3,713 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $37,125$3,094 / mo
- Canada $31,982$2,665 / mo
- Puerto Rico $19,736$1,645 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $16,449$1,371 / mo
- Bahamas $15,340$1,278 / mo
- Barbados $13,157$1,096 / mo
- Dominica $10,410$867 / mo
- Costa Rica $10,360$863 / mo
- Belize $9,865$822 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $9,865$822 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $9,321$777 / mo
- Panama $8,801$733 / mo
- Cuba $8,771$731 / mo
- Guyana $7,673$639 / mo
- Saint Lucia $7,673$639 / mo
- Mexico $7,618$635 / mo
- Jamaica $7,128$594 / mo
- Grenada $7,128$594 / mo
- Honduras $6,579$548 / mo
- Nicaragua $6,029$502 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $5,485$457 / mo
- Haiti $4,386$365 / mo
- El Salvador $4,386$365 / mo
- Guatemala $4,044$337 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,039 per year.
- Uruguay $11,964$997 / mo
- Paraguay $7,821$652 / mo
- Chile $7,702$642 / mo
- Suriname $6,430$536 / mo
- Ecuador $5,504$459 / mo
- Argentina $5,039$420 / mo
- Brazil $4,604$384 / mo
- Peru $4,524$377 / mo
- Bolivia $4,410$368 / mo
- Colombia $4,044$337 / mo
- Venezuela $2,039$170 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,643 per year.
- Australia $41,337$3,445 / mo
- New Zealand $34,061$2,838 / mo
- Brunei $32,893$2,741 / mo
- Fiji $7,673$639 / mo
- Tonga $7,673$639 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $6,579$548 / mo
- Solomon Islands $5,485$457 / mo
- Vanuatu $4,935$411 / mo
- Samoa $4,386$365 / mo
- Kiribati $3,836$320 / mo
- Marshall Islands $3,287$274 / mo
- Tuvalu $3,287$274 / mo
- Nauru $1,643$137 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Paramedics in the United States ($49,500) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.