Health Care Aide vs Primary Care Paramedic
In 2025, the median salary for Primary Care Paramedic was $22,558 (22.6%) higher than for Health Care Aide: $122,182 against $99,624. Health Care Aide had 406 people on the list, Primary Care Paramedic 296.
At a glance
| Health Care Aide | Primary Care Paramedic | |
|---|---|---|
| People on the 2025 list | 406 | 296 |
| Median salary | $99,624 | $122,182 |
| Middle half | $91,348–$111,609 | $107,436–$148,541 |
| Highest salary | $176,483 | $324,126 |
| Total salaries | $42,363,914 | $39,180,665 |
| People, change | +32.2% vs 2024 | +3.9% vs 2024 |
| Median, change | +1.1% vs 2024 | +4.4% vs 2024 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Health Care Aide | Primary Care Paramedic |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $82,511 | |
| 2021 | $83,413 | |
| 2022 | $87,184 | $95,316 |
| 2023 | $98,204 | $131,628 |
| 2024 | $98,579 | $117,064 |
| 2025 | $99,624 | $122,182 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Health Care Aide | Primary Care Paramedic |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 282 | 236 |
| 2023 | 238 | 286 |
| 2024 | 307 | 285 |
| 2025 | 406 | 296 |
Highest paid in 2025
Health Care Aide
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Kaur | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $176,483 |
| 2 | M Onasola | Shared Health | $172,969 |
| 3 | N Nelson | Prairie Mountain Health | $171,791 |
| 4 | H Sandhu | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | $170,205 |
| 5 | A Infante | Prairie Mountain Health | $166,870 |
Primary Care Paramedic
| # | Name | Employer | Total compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Tovaryanskyy | Shared Health | $324,126 |
| 2 | A Maksimov | Shared Health | $309,864 |
| 3 | R Anderson | Shared Health | $277,382 |
| 4 | D Lawson | Shared Health | $256,911 |
| 5 | D Sparks | Shared Health | $253,459 |
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Questions and answers
Which pays more, Health Care Aide or Primary Care Paramedic?
By median salary in 2025, Primary Care Paramedic: $122,182 against $99,624.
Which has more people on the list?
Health Care Aide: 406 against 296 in 2025.
How has the gap changed since 2022?
In 2022 the median for Health Care Aide was $87,184 and for Primary Care Paramedic $95,316, a gap of $8,132; in 2025 the gap was $22,558.
What do these figures cover?
Only people paid $85,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work