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EMT & paramedic training in Maine

Maine has 4 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Maine, expect to start around $38,210–$42,000 and reach a median of $46,340 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,080 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maine). Graduates of these Maine programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $52,627 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What emergency medical technicians earn in Maine

$38,210starting (10th percentile)
$42,000early career (25th)
$46,340median, all experience
$49,080experienced (75th)
$58,100top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,110 employed in Maine. National median: $44,470.

Campuses in Maine, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in Maine
51credentials awarded / yr
$52,627median earnings, yr 1 (Maine)
$44,770median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BangorFairfieldPresque IsleSouth Portland

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Southern Maine Community College South Portland Public 11 $55,264 $14,000 28% not reported
Eastern Maine Community College Bangor Public 1 $49,990 $10,900 32% not reported
Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield Public 29 not reported not reported 39% not reported
Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle Public 10 not reported not reported 42% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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