Tulsa, OK · SOC 53-3011
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians in Tulsa
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$28,510
per year in Tulsa
20% below
National Median
$35,450
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$13.71/hr
median hourly
Employment
N/A
jobs in Tulsa
BLS metro-level wage data places Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians pay in Tulsa, OK at a median of $28,510 per year ($13.71/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $35,450, Tulsa pays 20% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster.
The Tulsa pay distribution spans from $28,490 at the 10th percentile to $33,370 at the 90th — a 1.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $28,490 and the 75th at $33,350, so half of Tulsa-based ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicianss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Tulsa, OK covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide OK data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Tulsa
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,490
25th Percentile
$28,490
Median
$28,510
75th Percentile
$33,350
90th Percentile
$33,370
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