Paramedic: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Paramedics (SOC 2255)
About £41,225 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -1.1% on last year
£4,406 a month About £3,435 a month after tax 39 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £49,892 in 2022 to £52,875 in 2026 (+6%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +24% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2022 | £34,442 | £42,778 | £49,892 | £54,606 | x |
| 2023 | £33,148 | £40,195 | £48,465 | £55,554 | x |
| 2024 | £39,461 | £45,705 | £54,333 | £62,877 | x |
| 2025 | £37,256 | £44,654 | £53,466 | £60,574 | x |
| 2026 | £38,440 | £43,501 | £52,875 | £60,794 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £52,875 a year and half earn more. That is 29% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £43,501 and £60,794; one in ten earns less than £38,440.
Ranked by median, it is number 52 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,435 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,301 in Scotland.
The median for men is £55,024 and for women £47,904, a gap of 13% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £38,440 | £3,203 |
| 20th | £42,057 | £3,505 |
| 25th (P25) | £43,501 | £3,625 |
| 30th | £45,093 | £3,758 |
| 40th | £49,026 | £4,086 |
| Median (50th) | £52,875 | £4,406 |
| 60th | £56,651 | £4,721 |
| 70th | £59,128 | £4,927 |
| 75th (P75) | £60,794 | £5,066 |
| 80th | £63,314 | £5,276 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £55,024 | £55,692 | 22 |
| Women | £47,904 | £49,487 | 17 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £41,225 | £3,435 |
| Scotland | £39,617 | £3,301 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £53,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 6 job titles to SOC 2255 Paramedics. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Ambulance paramedic
- Emergency care practitioner
- HART paramedic
- Paramedic
- Paramedic technician
- Paramedic-ecp
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.