29 Series · SOC 29-2034

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$80,110
Median / year
+3.2%
2024→2025
$118,660
Top 10% earn
+4.3%
Growth '24–'34
230,490
Estimated US jobs

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians earn a median of $80,110 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $80,110, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $55,980 (10th percentile) to $118,660 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 230,490 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is California ($121,260).

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The pay verdict

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians earn a median of $80,110, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 73% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #46 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.3% by 2034.

$80,110
Median annual wage
Top 27%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#46 of 71
in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
2.1×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: California at $121,260. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians moved from $60,510 in May 2019 to $80,110 in May 2025 (+32.4%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Radiologic Technologists and Technicians sits +7.9 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2034) has a national median of $80,110 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $55,980 to $118,660, and the published mean is $83,840. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 230,490 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 487 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $77,660 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $80,110 in May 2025, a rise of $2,450 (+3.2%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 12,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $121,260, which is +51% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Vallejo, CA at $160,380. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 230,490 jobs Median $80,110/yr

Median Salary

$80,110

per year

Median Hourly

$38.52/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$83,840

average

Employment

230,490

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$80,110 Top 27% higher than 73% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 (this entry) 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$80,110 · 73rd percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Radiologic Technologists and Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +4.3% growth and $80,110 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000$200000$250000$300000 0%10%20%30%40%50% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Registered Nurses - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.9% · Median annual wage: $97550Licensed Practical a… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.6% · Median annual wage: $64400Pharmacy Technicians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $45750Physicians, All Other - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.5% · Median annual wage: $265930Clinical Laboratory … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.7% · Median annual wage: $62930Nurse Practitioners - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 40.1% · Median annual wage: $132300Pharmacists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $140910Physical Therapists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 10.9% · Median annual wage: $102760Radiologic Technolog… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $80110Dental Hygienists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7% · Median annual wage: $98100Medical Records Spec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.1% · Median annual wage: $51140Speech-Language Path… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 15% · Median annual wage: $97870Health Technologists… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.2% · Median annual wage: $50290Emergency Medical Te… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.1% · Median annual wage: $44470Occupational Therapi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 13.8% · Median annual wage: $100330Physician Assistants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 20.4% · Median annual wage: $135880Psychiatric Technici… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 20% · Median annual wage: $45130Respiratory Therapists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.1% · Median annual wage: $82280Veterinary Technolog… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.1% · Median annual wage: $47380Dentists, General - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $170950Surgical Technologists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $64650Family Medicine Phys… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.7% · Median annual wage: $244180Paramedics - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5% · Median annual wage: $60600Diagnostic Medical S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 13% · Median annual wage: $96590
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians sits on the slower-growing side at +4.3% growth and $80,110 median pay.
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  • Registered Nurses: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $97550
  • Licensed Practical a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $64400
  • Pharmacy Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45750
  • Physicians, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $265930
  • Clinical Laboratory …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $62930
  • Nurse Practitioners: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 40.1%, Median annual wage $132300
  • Pharmacists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $140910
  • Physical Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 10.9%, Median annual wage $102760
  • Radiologic Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $80110
  • Dental Hygienists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7%, Median annual wage $98100
  • Medical Records Spec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.1%, Median annual wage $51140
  • Speech-Language Path…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 15%, Median annual wage $97870
  • Health Technologists…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $50290
  • Emergency Medical Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $44470
  • Occupational Therapi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13.8%, Median annual wage $100330
  • Physician Assistants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20.4%, Median annual wage $135880
  • Psychiatric Technici…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 20%, Median annual wage $45130
  • Respiratory Therapists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.1%, Median annual wage $82280
  • Veterinary Technolog…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $47380
  • Dentists, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $170950
  • Surgical Technologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64650
  • Family Medicine Phys…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.7%, Median annual wage $244180
  • Paramedics: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $60600
  • Diagnostic Medical S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 13%, Median annual wage $96590

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+4.3%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

12,900

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+9,800

228,000 (2024) → 237,800 (2034)

Typical Education

Associate's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.7/100K

Injury Rate

1.5/100

Danger Index

6.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 3.8
Social Perceptiveness 3.6
Reading Comprehension 3.5
Speaking 3.5
Service Orientation 3.5
Monitoring 3.4
Critical Thinking 3.3
Operation and Control 3.3
Coordination 3.1
Operations Monitoring 3.1

Knowledge Areas

Medicine and Dentistry 4.3
Customer and Personal Service 4.2
English Language 4.1
Computers and Electronics 3.9
Administrative 3.5
Education and Training 3.4
Public Safety and Security 3.3
Psychology 3.3
Physics 3.2
Biology 3.1

Key Tasks

  • Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination.
  • Position patient on examining table and set up and adjust equipment to obtain optimum view of specific body area as requested by physician.
  • Monitor patients' conditions and reactions, reporting abnormal signs to physician.
  • Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure safety and comfort during scan.
  • Use radiation safety measures and protection devices to comply with government regulations and to ensure safety of patients and staff.
  • Review and evaluate developed x-rays, video tape, or computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.
  • Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading requests or instructions from physicians.
  • Prepare contrast material, radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthetic or antispasmodic drugs under the direction of a radiologist.
  • Process exposed radiographs using film processors or computer generated methods.
  • Operate mobile x-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$55,980
25th$64,810
Median$80,110
75th$98,750
90th$118,660

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$26.91
25th$31.16
Median$38.52
75th$47.47
90th$57.05

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$50,000$60,000$70,000$80,000$90,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $56,670National median - 2016: $57,450National median - 2017: $58,440National median - 2018: $59,520National median - 2019: $60,510National median - 2020: $61,900National median - 2021: $61,370National median - 2022: $65,140National median - 2023: $73,410National median - 2024: $77,660National median - 2025: $80,110$80,110
National median annual wage for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $56,670
2016 $57,450
2017 $58,440
2018 $59,520
2019 $60,510
2020 $61,900
2021 $61,370
2022 $65,140
2023 $73,410
2024 $77,660
2025 $80,110

2015 median

$56,670

2025 median

$80,110

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$19,600 (+32.4%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4.8%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $56,670 First banked release 195,590
May 2016 $57,450 +1.4% 200,650
May 2017 $58,440 +1.7% 201,200
May 2018 $59,520 +1.8% 205,590
May 2019 $60,510 Classification break 207,360
May 2020 $61,900 +2.3% 206,720
May 2021 $61,370 -0.9% 216,380
May 2022 $65,140 +6.1% 215,820
May 2023 $73,410 +12.7% 221,170
May 2024 $77,660 +5.8% 223,460
May 2025 $80,110 +3.2% 230,490

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $56,670 in May 2015 to $80,110 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.8% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 207,360 in May 2019 to 230,490 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $121,260 +51% above national
2 Massachusetts $103,620 +29% above national
3 District of Columbia $102,770 +28% above national
4 Oregon $102,290 +28% above national
5 Washington $102,090 +27% above national
6 Hawaii $101,700 +27% above national
7 Alaska $98,920 +23% above national
8 New York $98,470 +23% above national
9 New Jersey $95,000 +19% above national
10 Vermont $94,540 +18% above national
11 Connecticut $91,970 +15% above national
12 Arizona $89,200 +11% above national
13 Colorado $87,760 +10% above national
14 Maryland $85,890 +7% above national
15 Rhode Island $85,330 +7% above national
16 New Hampshire $84,910 +6% above national
17 Delaware $84,210 +5% above national
18 Minnesota $83,400 +4% above national
19 Nevada $82,910 +3% above national
20 Utah $81,000 +1% above national
21 Virginia $80,670 +1% above national
22 Idaho $80,080 same as national
23 Maine $80,080 same as national
24 New Mexico $79,940 same as national
25 Illinois $79,930 same as national
26 Wisconsin $79,140 1% below national
27 Texas $78,630 2% below national
28 Ohio $78,320 2% below national
29 Wyoming $77,860 3% below national
30 Indiana $77,640 3% below national
31 Montana $77,070 4% below national
32 Florida $76,750 4% below national
33 Michigan $76,420 5% below national
34 Kansas $76,070 5% below national
35 Pennsylvania $76,050 5% below national
36 Georgia $74,550 7% below national
37 North Carolina $74,450 7% below national
38 Oklahoma $74,160 7% below national
39 West Virginia $74,150 7% below national
40 Missouri $73,080 9% below national
41 Nebraska $72,860 9% below national
42 Kentucky $69,670 13% below national
43 South Carolina $69,600 13% below national
44 North Dakota $67,790 15% below national
45 Iowa $65,930 18% below national
46 South Dakota $65,240 19% below national
47 Tennessee $64,630 19% below national
48 Louisiana $63,680 21% below national
49 Arkansas $63,640 21% below national
50 Alabama $60,700 24% below national
51 Mississippi $59,300 26% below national
52 Virgin Islands $42,680 47% below national
53 Puerto Rico $35,280 56% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Vallejo, CA $160,380 +100% above national
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $154,850 +93% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $141,780 +77% above national
4 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $137,530 +72% above national
5 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $135,880 +70% above national
6 Redding, CA $129,960 +62% above national
7 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $129,920 +62% above national
8 Modesto, CA $129,030 +61% above national
9 Stockton-Lodi, CA $128,480 +60% above national
10 Napa, CA $128,170 +60% above national
11 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $113,480 +42% above national
12 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $110,770 +38% above national
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,030 +35% above national
14 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $107,650 +34% above national
15 Fresno, CA $107,350 +34% above national
16 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $105,200 +31% above national
17 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $105,190 +31% above national
18 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $104,810 +31% above national
19 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $104,590 +31% above national
20 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $103,670 +29% above national
21 Kingston, NY $103,480 +29% above national
22 Bend, OR $103,350 +29% above national
23 Worcester, MA $103,090 +29% above national
24 Chico, CA $103,000 +29% above national
25 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $102,730 +28% above national
26 Urban Honolulu, HI $102,610 +28% above national
27 Salinas, CA $102,330 +28% above national
28 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $102,290 +28% above national
29 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $101,970 +27% above national
30 Salem, OR $101,580 +27% above national
31 Merced, CA $101,400 +27% above national
32 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $101,190 +26% above national
33 Barnstable Town, MA $100,660 +26% above national
34 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $99,950 +25% above national
35 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $99,210 +24% above national
36 Albany, OR $98,660 +23% above national
37 Visalia, CA $98,610 +23% above national
38 Medford, OR $98,380 +23% above national
39 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $98,120 +22% above national
40 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $98,000 +22% above national
41 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $97,390 +22% above national
42 Kennewick-Richland, WA $96,830 +21% above national
43 Eugene-Springfield, OR $96,660 +21% above national
44 New Haven, CT $96,450 +20% above national
45 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $95,860 +20% above national
46 Binghamton, NY $95,830 +20% above national
47 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $95,820 +20% above national
48 Ithaca, NY $95,460 +19% above national
49 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $95,290 +19% above national
50 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $95,060 +19% above national
51 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $94,820 +18% above national
52 Reno, NV $94,740 +18% above national
53 Yuma, AZ $94,170 +18% above national
54 Walla Walla, WA $93,750 +17% above national
55 Vineland, NJ $93,310 +16% above national
56 Anchorage, AK $92,260 +15% above national
57 El Centro, CA $92,000 +15% above national
58 Pittsfield, MA $90,530 +13% above national
59 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,270 +13% above national
60 Boulder, CO $88,330 +10% above national
61 Syracuse, NY $87,860 +10% above national
62 Manchester-Nashua, NH $87,050 +9% above national
63 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $86,550 +8% above national
64 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $86,510 +8% above national
65 Colorado Springs, CO $86,470 +8% above national
66 Pueblo, CO $86,340 +8% above national
67 Cheyenne, WY $86,110 +7% above national
68 Santa Fe, NM $86,000 +7% above national
69 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $85,890 +7% above national
70 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $85,740 +7% above national
71 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $85,590 +7% above national
72 Lexington Park, MD $85,190 +6% above national
73 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $84,600 +6% above national
74 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $84,510 +5% above national
75 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $84,000 +5% above national
76 Carson City, NV $83,970 +5% above national
77 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $83,870 +5% above national
78 Chambersburg, PA $83,550 +4% above national
79 Tucson, AZ $83,290 +4% above national
80 Springfield, MA $83,280 +4% above national
81 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $83,140 +4% above national
82 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $83,090 +4% above national
83 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $83,050 +4% above national
84 Glens Falls, NY $83,040 +4% above national
85 Utica-Rome, NY $83,020 +4% above national
86 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $82,520 +3% above national
87 Greeley, CO $82,230 +3% above national
88 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $82,180 +3% above national
89 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $82,140 +3% above national
90 Topeka, KS $82,040 +2% above national
91 Idaho Falls, ID $81,910 +2% above national
92 Boise City, ID $81,640 +2% above national
93 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $81,480 +2% above national
94 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $81,390 +2% above national
95 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $81,390 +2% above national
96 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $81,170 +1% above national
97 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $81,170 +1% above national
98 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $81,020 +1% above national
99 Madison, WI $80,920 +1% above national
100 Portland-South Portland, ME $80,910 +1% above national
101 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $80,780 +1% above national
102 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $80,710 +1% above national
103 Midland, TX $80,700 +1% above national
104 Richmond, VA $80,600 +1% above national
105 Ann Arbor, MI $80,450 same as national
106 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $80,430 same as national
107 Rochester, MN $80,330 same as national
108 St. Cloud, MN $80,330 same as national
109 Port St. Lucie, FL $80,270 same as national
110 Columbus, OH $80,200 same as national
111 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $80,190 same as national
112 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $80,180 same as national
113 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $79,960 same as national
114 Albuquerque, NM $79,940 same as national
115 Enid, OK $79,840 same as national
116 Manhattan, KS $79,750 same as national
117 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $79,690 1% below national
118 Charleston, WV $79,570 1% below national
119 Charlottesville, VA $79,560 1% below national
120 Burlington, NC $79,550 1% below national
121 Kokomo, IN $79,330 1% below national
122 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,270 1% below national
123 Coeur d'Alene, ID $79,240 1% below national
124 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $79,100 1% below national
125 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $79,090 1% below national
126 Toledo, OH $79,080 1% below national
127 Lexington-Fayette, KY $79,010 1% below national
128 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $78,950 1% below national
129 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $78,890 2% below national
130 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $78,750 2% below national
131 Oklahoma City, OK $78,750 2% below national
132 Cleveland, OH $78,720 2% below national
133 Twin Falls, ID $78,710 2% below national
134 Altoona, PA $78,700 2% below national
135 Grand Junction, CO $78,690 2% below national
136 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $78,590 2% below national
137 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $78,570 2% below national
138 Green Bay, WI $78,520 2% below national
139 Kansas City, MO-KS $78,340 2% below national
140 Akron, OH $78,320 2% below national
141 Salisbury, MD $78,280 2% below national
142 Gainesville, FL $78,140 2% below national
143 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,140 2% below national
144 Bozeman, MT $78,090 3% below national
145 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $78,070 3% below national
146 Duluth, MN-WI $78,060 3% below national
147 Killeen-Temple, TX $77,990 3% below national
148 Naples-Marco Island, FL $77,940 3% below national
149 Winston-Salem, NC $77,900 3% below national
150 Appleton, WI $77,860 3% below national
151 Lebanon, PA $77,830 3% below national
152 Texarkana, TX-AR $77,810 3% below national
153 Springfield, IL $77,800 3% below national
154 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $77,690 3% below national
155 Bangor, ME $77,620 3% below national
156 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620 3% below national
157 Helena, MT $77,570 3% below national
158 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $77,530 3% below national
159 Eau Claire, WI $77,470 3% below national
160 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $77,430 3% below national
161 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $77,390 3% below national
162 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $77,360 3% below national
163 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $77,300 4% below national
164 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $77,290 4% below national
165 Waco, TX $77,260 4% below national
166 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $77,190 4% below national
167 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $77,110 4% below national
168 Jacksonville, FL $77,110 4% below national
169 Billings, MT $77,070 4% below national
170 Janesville-Beloit, WI $77,020 4% below national
171 Monroe, MI $76,940 4% below national
172 Kenosha, WI $76,860 4% below national
173 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $76,860 4% below national
174 Fond du Lac, WI $76,840 4% below national
175 Fort Wayne, IN $76,840 4% below national
176 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $76,720 4% below national
177 Omaha, NE-IA $76,600 4% below national
178 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $76,530 4% below national
179 Peoria, IL $76,490 5% below national
180 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,450 5% below national
181 Rochester, NY $76,390 5% below national
182 St. Louis, MO-IL $76,390 5% below national
183 Mansfield, OH $76,380 5% below national
184 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $76,320 5% below national
185 Williamsport, PA $76,270 5% below national
186 Canton-Massillon, OH $76,240 5% below national
187 Sheboygan, WI $76,240 5% below national
188 Springfield, OH $76,130 5% below national
189 Bowling Green, KY $76,080 5% below national
190 Johnson City, TN $75,980 5% below national
191 Terre Haute, IN $75,870 5% below national
192 Las Cruces, NM $75,800 5% below national
193 Roanoke, VA $75,710 5% below national
194 Winchester, VA-WV $75,630 6% below national
195 Kankakee, IL $75,620 6% below national
196 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $75,570 6% below national
197 Longview, TX $75,520 6% below national
198 Rockford, IL $75,500 6% below national
199 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $75,410 6% below national
200 Morgantown, WV $75,390 6% below national
201 Athens-Clarke County, GA $75,360 6% below national
202 Wausau, WI $75,340 6% below national
203 Corpus Christi, TX $75,280 6% below national
204 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $75,280 6% below national
205 Wheeling, WV-OH $75,250 6% below national
206 Paducah, KY-IL $75,200 6% below national
207 Lawton, OK $74,980 6% below national
208 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $74,930 6% below national
209 Albany, GA $74,910 6% below national
210 Ogden, UT $74,880 7% below national
211 Lima, OH $74,810 7% below national
212 Bloomington, IL $74,590 7% below national
213 Dubuque, IA $74,530 7% below national
214 Tyler, TX $74,470 7% below national
215 Fayetteville, NC $74,220 7% below national
216 Columbia, SC $74,080 8% below national
217 Youngstown-Warren, OH $73,950 8% below national
218 Lancaster, PA $73,910 8% below national
219 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $73,830 8% below national
220 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,740 8% below national
221 Missoula, MT $73,740 8% below national
222 Yakima, WA $73,600 8% below national
223 Laredo, TX $73,340 8% below national
224 Bloomington, IN $73,130 9% below national
225 St. Joseph, MO-KS $73,080 9% below national
226 Reading, PA $73,010 9% below national
227 El Paso, TX $72,810 9% below national
228 Jefferson City, MO $72,740 9% below national
229 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $72,730 9% below national
230 Asheville, NC $72,680 9% below national
231 Homosassa Springs, FL $72,630 9% below national
232 Florence, SC $72,370 10% below national
233 Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,280 10% below national
234 Rocky Mount, NC $72,170 10% below national
235 Joplin, MO-KS $71,970 10% below national
236 Gainesville, GA $71,270 11% below national
237 Great Falls, MT $71,270 11% below national
238 Amarillo, TX $71,190 11% below national
239 Punta Gorda, FL $71,050 11% below national
240 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $70,930 11% below national
241 Evansville, IN $70,830 12% below national
242 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $70,740 12% below national
243 College Station-Bryan, TX $70,680 12% below national
244 San Angelo, TX $69,430 13% below national
245 Elizabethtown, KY $69,240 14% below national
246 Columbia, MO $69,170 14% below national
247 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $68,910 14% below national
248 Knoxville, TN $68,890 14% below national
249 Grand Island, NE $68,860 14% below national
250 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $68,830 14% below national
251 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $68,830 14% below national
252 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $68,780 14% below national
253 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $68,740 14% below national
254 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $68,700 14% below national
255 Flint, MI $68,460 15% below national
256 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $68,380 15% below national
257 Raleigh-Cary, NC $68,210 15% below national
258 York-Hanover, PA $68,150 15% below national
259 Beckley, WV $68,100 15% below national
260 Saginaw, MI $68,030 15% below national
261 Lincoln, NE $67,950 15% below national
262 Pittsburgh, PA $67,870 15% below national
263 Savannah, GA $67,810 15% below national
264 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,640 16% below national
265 Greensboro-High Point, NC $67,520 16% below national
266 Sebring, FL $67,420 16% below national
267 Victoria, TX $67,380 16% below national
268 Tulsa, OK $67,330 16% below national
269 Rapid City, SD $67,210 16% below national
270 Wilmington, NC $67,210 16% below national
271 Macon-Bibb County, GA $67,170 16% below national
272 Lubbock, TX $67,110 16% below national
273 Spartanburg, SC $67,040 16% below national
274 Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,000 16% below national
275 Ames, IA $66,760 17% below national
276 Champaign-Urbana, IL $66,760 17% below national
277 Sherman-Denison, TX $66,710 17% below national
278 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,700 17% below national
279 Rome, GA $66,700 17% below national
280 Abilene, TX $66,520 17% below national
281 Fargo, ND-MN $66,380 17% below national
282 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $66,320 17% below national
283 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $65,950 18% below national
284 Odessa, TX $65,840 18% below national
285 Iowa City, IA $65,820 18% below national
286 Greenville, NC $65,750 18% below national
287 Casper, WY $65,670 18% below national
288 Bismarck, ND $65,330 18% below national
289 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $65,220 19% below national
290 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $65,100 19% below national
291 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $65,030 19% below national
292 Columbus, GA-AL $64,910 19% below national
293 Cedar Rapids, IA $64,880 19% below national
294 Wichita, KS $64,830 19% below national
295 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $64,700 19% below national
296 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $64,630 19% below national
297 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $64,620 19% below national
298 Jackson, TN $64,620 19% below national
299 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $64,580 19% below national
300 Fort Smith, AR-OK $64,410 20% below national
301 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $64,370 20% below national
302 Hammond, LA $64,300 20% below national
303 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $64,260 20% below national
304 Warner Robins, GA $64,260 20% below national
305 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $64,190 20% below national
306 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $63,990 20% below national
307 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $63,980 20% below national
308 Jacksonville, NC $63,930 20% below national
309 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $63,880 20% below national
310 Springfield, MO $63,810 20% below national
311 Baton Rouge, LA $63,450 21% below national
312 State College, PA $63,450 21% below national
313 Pocatello, ID $63,400 21% below national
314 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $63,290 21% below national
315 Mobile, AL $63,150 21% below national
316 Lawrence, KS $63,020 21% below national
317 Owensboro, KY $63,010 21% below national
318 Birmingham, AL $62,770 22% below national
319 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $62,640 22% below national
320 Erie, PA $62,500 22% below national
321 Alexandria, LA $62,440 22% below national
322 Dalton, GA $62,440 22% below national
323 Clarksville, TN-KY $62,380 22% below national
324 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $62,200 22% below national
325 Tallahassee, FL $62,160 22% below national
326 Chattanooga, TN-GA $62,090 22% below national
327 Goldsboro, NC $62,020 23% below national
328 Lafayette, LA $61,770 23% below national
329 Muncie, IN $61,680 23% below national
330 Jonesboro, AR $61,630 23% below national
331 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $61,450 23% below national
332 Wichita Falls, TX $61,250 24% below national
333 Huntsville, AL $61,100 24% below national
334 Jackson, MS $60,920 24% below national
335 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $60,790 24% below national
336 Monroe, LA $60,060 25% below national
337 Lake Charles, LA $60,020 25% below national
338 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $60,000 25% below national
339 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $59,870 25% below national
340 Hot Springs, AR $59,490 26% below national
341 Valdosta, GA $59,440 26% below national
342 Montgomery, AL $59,040 26% below national
343 Gadsden, AL $57,650 28% below national
344 Anniston-Oxford, AL $57,190 29% below national
345 Tuscaloosa, AL $56,720 29% below national
346 Ocala, FL $55,980 30% below national
347 Dothan, AL $52,230 35% below national
348 Hattiesburg, MS $52,090 35% below national
349 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $37,300 53% below national
350 Guayama, PR $34,530 57% below national
351 Arecibo, PR $32,360 60% below national
352 Aguadilla, PR $31,410 61% below national
353 Mayaguez, PR $31,220 61% below national
354 Ponce, PR $30,850 61% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians make?
The median annual salary for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians is $80,110 ($38.52/hour). The salary range spans from $55,980 at the 10th percentile to $118,660 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $80,110, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay is higher than 73% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Radiologic Technologists and Technicians the most?
California pays the highest median salary for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians at $121,260/year, which is +51% above the national median.
What education do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians need?
BLS assigns Radiologic Technologists and Technicians to Associate's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in this release. WageDex shows the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Radiologic Technologists and Technicians a good career?
Employment for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians is projected to grow 4.3% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 12,900 openings are projected each year.
How does Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay vary by state?
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $121,260/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $35,280/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Vallejo, CA at $160,380/year. BLS reports a median for 354 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $98,750/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: California leads at $121,260/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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