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Medical Dosimetrist salary: $147,470 median, and how to negotiate yours.

The full pay range by percentile, every state, the top-paying metro areas and similar roles, from the latest BLS survey. Place your own offer on the range.

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · U.S. · BLS May 2025
$147,470median ($70.90/hr)

Hourly pay, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $53.69 · 25th $63.50 · median $70.90 · 75th $80.31 · 90th $89.16.

Quick answer

The median annual wage for medical dosimetrists in the United States was $147,470 in May 2025 (BLS). The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $111,670 and the top 10% earned more than $185,450. That median is 2.9 times the $50,980 median for all occupations. The highest-paying state was Washington ($189,280).

10th percentile
$111,670
lowest-paid 10% earn less
25th percentile
$132,080
a quarter earn less
75th percentile
$167,030
a quarter earn more
90th percentile
$185,450
top 10% earn more
Key facts

More on medical dosimetrist pay

  • The median hourly wage for medical dosimetrists in the United States was $70.90 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of medical dosimetrists in the United States earned between $132,080 and $167,030 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of medical dosimetrists in the United States earned less than $111,670 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $185,450 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for medical dosimetrists in the United States was $148,500 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • BLS estimated that 3,410 people were employed as medical dosimetrists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Pay by state

Medical Dosimetrist salary in every state

Data BLS state estimates, May 2025. 27 states and DC published a median for this occupation. Sort by pay or by number employed.

Highest median pay
  1. Washington$189,280
  2. Oregon$183,990
  3. New Jersey$170,650
  4. New York$166,540
  5. Illinois$163,860
Most people employed
  1. Texas330
  2. Florida320
  3. New York300
  4. California240
  5. Pennsylvania160
Median annual wage by state
State10th–90th percentile
Washington$189,280$152,800–$229,06060
Oregon$183,990$168,850–$201,99040
New Jersey$170,650$145,450–$234,14090
New York$166,540$131,730–$210,520300
Illinois$163,860$127,720–$176,290140
Georgia$155,390$127,320–$215,010140
Florida$153,490$123,880–$177,250320
Ohio$150,900$105,630–$164,220n/a
Kansas$150,670$110,490–$168,73040
North Carolina$147,830$124,970–$176,360140
Maryland$147,470$126,400–$172,79040
Indiana$144,320$129,770–$198,08060
Oklahoma$143,120$109,650–$154,49030
Pennsylvania$142,850$106,350–$167,160160
Virginia$142,830$99,340–$184,99090
Wisconsin$142,300$113,290–$164,48080
Arizona$142,090$106,540–$173,44040
Massachusetts$140,990$111,550–$174,81060
South Carolina$140,530$100,070–$159,24060
California$140,380$58,620–$202,360240
Arkansas$138,260$116,510–$184,63030
Michigan$137,970$117,320–$157,910130
Tennessee$135,530$68,340–$163,10060
Texas$134,680$118,960–$174,880330
Missouri$129,610$110,230–$177,50080
Mississippi$115,490$82,670–$144,96040
West Virginia$45,350$44,310–$125,73060
Top-paying metro areas

Where the median is highest

Data Metropolitan areas with at least 100 people employed in the occupation, BLS May 2025.

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$176,030
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$165,620
  3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$133,240
Similar roles

How the pay compares

Data National medians for related occupations (O*NET related roles, BLS pay).

  1. Radiologist$420,860
  2. CRNA$236,590
  3. Medical Dosimetrist$147,470
  4. Anesthesiologist Assistant (BLS: Physician Assistants)$135,880
  5. Biomedical Engineer$109,370
  6. Nuclear Medicine Technologist$101,370
  7. Respiratory Therapist$82,280
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Wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates for May 2025 (national, state and metropolitan area), for the occupation shown. OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay: they include base pay, commissions, production bonuses and tips, and exclude overtime, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and benefits. Percentiles describe all workers in the occupation, not entry or senior levels.

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  • Equity, bonuses outside OEWS's definition, and benefits.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
  2. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.

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