What are the main factors that influence an Ambulance Care Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Ambulance Care Assistant?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Ambulance Care Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Ambulance Care Assistant's salary?

An Ambulance Care Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $41,751 for beginners, reaching about $43,057 at mid-level, and approach $43,348 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Ambulance Care Assistant?

Ambulance Care Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ambulance Care Assistant roles are District of Columbia $50,359, California $50,168, Massachusetts $49,499. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ambulance Care Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Ambulance Care Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Ambulance Chief: $287,195; Ambulance Technician: $115,759; ambulance nurse: $88,270; Ambulance Operator: $49,879; Ambulance Dispatcher: $49,763.

Ambulance Care Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does an Ambulance Care Assistant make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ambulance Care Assistant in Montana is $42,940 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, an Ambulance Care Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,941
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,964 to $47,128
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,344

10% $35,344

50% (Median) $42,940

90% $50,941

Ambulance Care Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,128	$3,927	$906	$23
Average	$42,940	$3,578	$826	$21
25th Percentile	$38,964	$3,247	$749	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Ambulance Care Assistant Salaries

An Ambulance Care Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Ambulance Care Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ambulance Care Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $41,751
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,184
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,057
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,231
Expert (over 8 years): $43,348

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Ambulance Care Assistant	less than 1 year	$41,751
Early Career Level Ambulance Care Assistant	1-2 years	$42,184
Mid-Level Level Ambulance Care Assistant	2-4 years	$43,057
Senior-Level Level Ambulance Care Assistant	5-8 years	$43,231
Expert Level Ambulance Care Assistant	over 8 years	$43,348

How Do Ambulance Care Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Ambulance Care Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,359.
California: $50,168.
Massachusetts: $49,499.

District of Columbia $50,359 California $50,168 Massachusetts $49,499 Washington $49,317 New Jersey $49,299 Alaska $49,235 Connecticut $48,608 New York $48,353

Hawaii $47,539 Rhode Island $47,157 Maryland $46,897 Minnesota $46,543 Colorado $46,406 Illinois $46,361 Oregon $46,188 Delaware $46,061

New Hampshire $45,980 Virginia $45,801 Pennsylvania $45,278 Nevada $45,014 North Dakota $44,928 Michigan $44,792 Wisconsin $44,742 Vermont $44,641

Texas $44,364 Maine $44,346 Arizona $44,319 Ohio $44,287 Georgia $43,868 Indiana $43,659 Wyoming $43,618 Utah $43,554

Iowa $43,527 Kansas $43,309 Louisiana $43,245 North Carolina $43,222 Missouri $43,213 Florida $43,036 Montana $42,940 Nebraska $42,849

Kentucky $42,799 South Carolina $42,617 Tennessee $42,504 Idaho $42,458 New Mexico $42,126 Oklahoma $42,053 Alabama $41,785 South Dakota $41,335

Arkansas $41,089 West Virginia $40,957 Mississippi $40,562

Top Paying Cities for Ambulance Care Assistant

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $42,679
Acton: $43,712
Ashland: $42,646

Absarokee, MT $42,679

Acton, MT $43,712

Ashland, MT $42,646

Ballantine, MT $43,645

Bearcreek, MT $42,673

Belfry, MT $42,716

Bighorn, MT $42,576

Big Timber, MT $42,643

Birney, MT $42,616

Boyd, MT $43,063

Bridger, MT $42,896

Broadview, MT $43,470

Busby, MT $42,664

Clyde Park, MT $42,651

Columbus, MT $43,002

Cooke City, MT $42,568

Crow Agency, MT $42,701

Custer, MT $42,712

Decker, MT $42,657

Edgar, MT $43,550

Emigrant, MT $42,647

Fishtail, MT $42,611

Fromberg, MT $43,378

Gardiner, MT $42,649

Garryowen, MT $42,684

Grass Range, MT $42,605

Greycliff, MT $42,646

Hardin, MT $43,055

Fort Smith, MT $42,922

Harlowton, MT $42,628

Huntley, MT $43,861

Hysham, MT $42,598

Ingomar, MT $42,517

Joliet, MT $43,383

Lame Deer, MT $42,689

Laurel, MT $43,848

Lavina, MT $42,748

Livingston, MT $42,698

Lodge Grass, MT $42,708

Mc Leod, MT $42,554

Martinsdale, MT $42,582

Melstone, MT $42,598

Melville, MT $42,566

Molt, MT $43,589

Mosby, MT $42,539

Musselshell, MT $42,583

Nye, MT $42,606

Otter, MT $42,647

Park City, MT $43,547

Pompeys Pillar, MT $43,374

Pray, MT $42,626

Pryor, MT $43,399

Rapelje, MT $42,897

Red Lodge, MT $42,682

Reed Point, MT $42,629

Roberts, MT $42,862

Roscoe, MT $42,597

Roundup, MT $42,678

Ryegate, MT $42,590

Saint Xavier, MT $42,883

Sanders, MT $42,650

Sand Springs, MT $42,544

Shawmut, MT $42,577

Shepherd, MT $43,669

Silver Gate, MT $42,683

Springdale, MT $42,619

Sumatra, MT $42,544

Teigen, MT $42,606

Two Dot, MT $42,572

Wilsall, MT $42,610

Winnett, MT $42,575

Worden, MT $43,321

Wyola, MT $42,727

Billings, MT $43,899

Baker, MT $42,794

Wolf Point, MT $42,648

Antelope, MT $42,700

Bainville, MT $42,847

Brockton, MT $42,627

Brockway, MT $42,567

Circle, MT $42,600

Crane, MT $42,876

Culbertson, MT $42,720

Dagmar, MT $42,740

Fairview, MT $42,864

Flaxville, MT $42,593

Fort Peck, MT $42,573

Frazer, MT $42,622

Froid, MT $42,663

Glasgow, MT $42,645

Saint Marie, MT $42,826

Glentana, MT $42,573

Hinsdale, MT $42,564

Homestead, MT $42,663

Lambert, MT $42,637

Larslan, MT $42,567

Medicine Lake, MT $42,657

Nashua, MT $42,622

Opheim, MT $42,561

Outlook, MT $42,625

Peerless, MT $42,569

Plentywood, MT $42,692

Poplar, MT $42,656

Raymond, MT $42,660

Redstone, MT $42,570

Reserve, MT $42,612

Richey, MT $42,587

Richland, MT $42,564

Saco, MT $42,588

Savage, MT $42,714

Scobey, MT $42,627

Sidney, MT $42,875

Vandalia, MT $42,584

Vida, MT $42,597

Westby, MT $42,732

Whitetail, MT $42,563

Miles City, MT $42,652

Alzada, MT $42,615

Angela, MT $42,538

Alberton, MT $42,601

Arlee, MT $42,617

Bonner, MT $42,603

Charlo, MT $42,629

Clinton, MT $42,632

Condon, MT $42,555

Conner, MT $42,639

Corvallis, MT $42,696

Darby, MT $42,557

De Borgia, MT $42,469

Dixon, MT $42,592

Drummond, MT $42,615

Florence, MT $42,686

Frenchtown, MT $42,668

Grantsdale, MT $42,673

Hall, MT $42,606

Hamilton, MT $42,674

Pinesdale, MT $42,772

Haugan, MT $42,459

Helmville, MT $42,523

Heron, MT $42,475

Hot Springs, MT $42,552

Huson, MT $42,612

Lolo, MT $42,660

Lonepine, MT $42,568

Milltown, MT $42,768

Noxon, MT $42,458

Ovando, MT $42,518

Pablo, MT $42,782

Paradise, MT $42,616

Philipsburg, MT $42,606

Plains, MT $42,582

Polson, MT $42,649

Ravalli, MT $42,622

Ronan, MT $42,654

Saint Ignatius, MT $42,644

Saint Regis, MT $42,553

Saltese, MT $42,442

Seeley Lake, MT $42,627

Stevensville, MT $42,694

Sula, MT $42,542

Superior, MT $42,584

Thompson Falls, MT $42,523

Trout Creek, MT $42,484

Victor, MT $42,668

Kalispell, MT $42,686

Big Arm, MT $42,629

Bigfork, MT $42,627

Columbia Falls, MT $42,682

Coram, MT $42,627

Dayton, MT $42,635

Elmo, MT $42,585

Essex, MT $42,557

Eureka, MT $42,639

Fortine, MT $42,597

Hungry Horse, MT $42,731

Kila, MT $42,593

Lake Mc Donald, MT $42,632

Lakeside, MT $42,663

Libby, MT $42,575

Marion, MT $42,569

Martin City, MT $42,662

Olney, MT $42,563

Polebridge, MT $42,488

Proctor, MT $42,573

Rexford, MT $42,605

Rollins, MT $42,599

Somers, MT $42,658

Stryker, MT $42,555

Trego, MT $42,587

Troy, MT $42,458

West Glacier, MT $42,501

Whitefish, MT $42,660

Bloomfield, MT $42,611

Boyes, MT $42,624

Broadus, MT $42,637

Brusett, MT $42,569

Capitol, MT $42,535

Cohagen, MT $42,553

Colstrip, MT $42,726

Ekalaka, MT $42,627

Fallon, MT $42,672

Forsyth, MT $42,616

Glendive, MT $42,757

Hammond, MT $42,597

Hathaway, MT $42,645

Ismay, MT $42,611

Jordan, MT $42,578

Kinsey, MT $42,629

Lindsay, MT $42,575

Mildred, MT $42,672

Olive, MT $42,584

Plevna, MT $42,708

Powderville, MT $42,542

Rosebud, MT $42,563

Terry, MT $42,591

Volborg, MT $42,564

Wibaux, MT $42,740

Willard, MT $42,723

Great Falls, MT $40,812

Malmstrom A F B, MT $40,812

Augusta, MT $42,562

Babb, MT $42,577

Belt, MT $41,313

Black Eagle, MT $40,812

Brady, MT $42,158

Browning, MT $42,635

Buffalo, MT $42,602

Bynum, MT $42,597

Carter, MT $41,520

Cascade, MT $42,094

Choteau, MT $42,597

Coffee Creek, MT $42,601

Conrad, MT $42,636

Cut Bank, MT $42,607

Denton, MT $42,591

Dupuyer, MT $42,557

Dutton, MT $41,675

East Glacier Park, MT $42,539

Ethridge, MT $42,552

Fairfield, MT $42,261

Floweree, MT $40,897

Forest Grove, MT $42,584

Fort Benton, MT $42,291

Fort Shaw, MT $41,370

Galata, MT $42,564

Geraldine, MT $42,582

Geyser, MT $42,275

Heart Butte, MT $42,634

Highwood, MT $41,372

Hilger, MT $42,601

Hobson, MT $42,607

Judith Gap, MT $42,599

Kevin, MT $42,592

Ledger, MT $42,573

Lewistown, MT $42,676

Loma, MT $42,582

Lothair, MT $42,578

Moccasin, MT $42,610

Monarch, MT $42,138

Moore, MT $42,633

Neihart, MT $42,452

Oilmont, MT $42,570

Pendroy, MT $42,557

Power, MT $41,210

Raynesford, MT $42,089

Roy, MT $42,562

Sand Coulee, MT $40,812

Shelby, MT $42,637

Simms, MT $41,692

Stanford, MT $42,605

Stockett, MT $41,232

Sunburst, MT $42,607

Sun River, MT $41,156

Sweet Grass, MT $42,581

Biddle, MT $42,652

Ulm, MT $40,831

Valier, MT $42,601

Vaughn, MT $40,981

Winifred, MT $42,586

Havre, MT $42,666

Big Sandy, MT $42,594

Box Elder, MT $42,679

Chester, MT $42,600

Chinook, MT $42,608

Dodson, MT $42,592

Gildford, MT $42,585

Harlem, MT $42,643

Hays, MT $42,661

Hingham, MT $42,585

Hogeland, MT $42,578

Inverness, MT $42,575

Joplin, MT $42,585

Kremlin, MT $42,584

Lloyd, MT $42,522

Loring, MT $42,562

Malta, MT $42,615

Rudyard, MT $42,595

Turner, MT $42,588

Whitewater, MT $42,569

Whitlash, MT $42,540

Zortman, MT $42,619

Zurich, MT $42,561

Helena, MT $40,694

Basin, MT $41,583

Boulder, MT $42,038

Canyon Creek, MT $41,147

Clancy, MT $40,763

East Helena, MT $40,666

Fort Harrison, MT $40,666

Jefferson City, MT $41,055

Lincoln, MT $42,596

Marysville, MT $41,097

Radersburg, MT $42,105

Ringling, MT $42,548

Toston, MT $42,267

Townsend, MT $41,641

White Sulphur Springs, MT $42,423

Winston, MT $41,140

Wolf Creek, MT $42,008

Butte, MT $42,594

Alder, MT $42,579

Anaconda, MT $42,688

Avon, MT $41,553

Belgrade, MT $42,739

Bozeman, MT $42,766

Big Sky, MT $42,734

Cameron, MT $42,551

Cardwell, MT $42,643

Deer Lodge, MT $42,335

Dell, MT $42,435

Dillon, MT $42,612

Divide, MT $42,600

Elliston, MT $41,207

Ennis, MT $42,669

Gallatin Gateway, MT $42,645

Garrison, MT $42,126

Glen, MT $42,598

Gold Creek, MT $42,407

Harrison, MT $42,655

Jackson, MT $42,489

Lima, MT $42,465

Mc Allister, MT $42,661

Manhattan, MT $42,727

Melrose, MT $42,603

Norris, MT $42,603

Polaris, MT $42,552

Pony, MT $42,664

Ramsay, MT $42,687

Sheridan, MT $42,679

Silver Star, MT $42,678

Three Forks, MT $42,693

Twin Bridges, MT $42,642

Virginia City, MT $42,658

Warm Springs, MT $42,682

West Yellowstone, MT $42,634

Whitehall, MT $42,687

Willow Creek, MT $42,674

Wisdom, MT $42,500

Wise River, MT $42,574

Missoula, MT $42,833

Ambulance Care Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Ambulance Care Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Ambulance Care Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Ambulance Care Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Ambulance Care Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$51,528	$25.0	20%

Ambulance Care Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ambulance Care Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$38,964

Average $42,940/year

$47,128

$3,247

Average $3,578/month

$3,927

$749

Average $826/week

$906

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,128	$3,927	$906	$23
Average	$42,940	$3,578	$826	$21
25th Percentile	$38,964	$3,247	$749	$19

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