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Average Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Reading, PA

Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians in Reading, PA earn a median annual salary of $32,950, which is -7.1% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Reading, PA (metro area).

$32,950
Reading, PA median annual wage
$16/hour median
-7.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,450
50
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.81
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$29,610
25th
$31,270
Median
$32,950
75th
$35,440
90th
$42,370

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Reading, PA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
97.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$33,948
Goods: 100.7%
Services: 108.2%
Rents: 85.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Madison, WI $49,270 Compare 50
Richmond, VA $45,490 Compare 70
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $44,620 Compare 90
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $42,330 Compare 60
Worcester, MA $38,180 Compare N/A
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $37,900 Compare 200

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Reading, PA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Chief Executives $229,740 0.63
Architectural And Engineering Managers $159,720 1.07
Dentists, General $151,850 0.83
Computer And Information Systems Managers $148,550 0.56
Pharmacists $143,210 0.67
Optometrists $139,400 0.78
Nurse Practitioners $135,390 0.85
Financial Managers $133,900 0.80

Reading, PA has salary data for 407 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians in Reading, PA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians are projected to change by -1.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.