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UK salary report · 2026

Paramedic Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 40,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary

£50,294

gross, per year

▼ 3.4% change on the previous year

Mean

£49,145

Jobs measured

40,000

What most paramedics actually earn

Half of paramedics earn between £39,111 and £58,546. Earning above £58,546 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of paramedics earn less than this.

10th
£28,929
20th
£36,925
25th
£39,111
30th
£41,177
40th
£46,616
50th
£50,294
60th
£53,968
70th
£56,820
75th
£58,546
80th
£61,193
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Paramedic salary by region

8 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
Scotland £59,371 £58,429
London £58,071 £56,368
East £53,786 £49,637
West Midlands £46,960 £44,664
Wales £46,767 £48,250
South East £46,309 £46,522
East Midlands £41,649 £46,619
Yorkshire and The Humber £41,199 £42,292

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Paramedics
SOC 2020 code
2255
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Paramedic salary FAQs

What is the average Paramedic salary in UK?

The median is £50,294 a year and the mean is £49,145, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Paramedic salary?

Half of paramedics earn between £39,111 and £58,546. Anything above £58,546 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 40,000 jobs in this occupation.

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