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Neurodiagnostic Technologist salary: $50,290 median for the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other”.

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.

BLS does not publish pay for neurodiagnostic technologists separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” (SOC 29-2099), which includes neurodiagnostic technologists and other jobs; it is not a figure for neurodiagnostic technologists alone.

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · U.S. · BLS May 2025
$50,290median ($24.18/hr)

Hourly pay, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $18.36 · 25th $21.24 · median $24.18 · 75th $30.93 · 90th $40.99.

Quick answer

The median annual wage for health technologists and technicians, all other in the United States was $50,290 in May 2025 (BLS). The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $38,180 and the top 10% earned more than $85,270. That median is 1.0 times the $50,980 median for all occupations. The highest-paying state was Wyoming ($80,520).

10th percentile
$38,180
lowest-paid 10% earn less
25th percentile
$44,170
a quarter earn less
75th percentile
$64,340
a quarter earn more
90th percentile
$85,270
top 10% earn more
Key facts

More on neurodiagnostic technologist pay

  • The median hourly wage for the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” (which includes neurodiagnostic technologists) in the United States was $24.18 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of workers in the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” in the United States earned between $44,170 and $64,340 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of workers in the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” in the United States earned less than $38,180 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $85,270 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” in the United States was $58,710 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • BLS estimated that 182,610 people were employed as neurodiagnostic technologists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Pay by state

Neurodiagnostic Technologist salary in every state

Data BLS state estimates, May 2025. 51 states and DC published a median for this occupation. Sort by pay or by number employed.

Highest median pay
  1. Wyoming$80,520
  2. Delaware$78,650
  3. Washington$62,090
  4. Maine$61,490
  5. Massachusetts$60,500
Most people employed
  1. California26,540
  2. Texas15,370
  3. Pennsylvania13,200
  4. New York11,910
  5. Florida10,130
Median annual wage by state
State10th–90th percentile
Wyoming$80,520$49,020–$114,36090
Delaware$78,650$40,930–$103,920110
Washington$62,090$46,990–$105,6503,870
Maine$61,490$41,190–$85,670550
Massachusetts$60,500$45,700–$87,3103,550
California$60,390$47,470–$119,99026,540
Oregon$60,390$46,200–$93,5101,720
New York$60,320$41,380–$97,28011,910
Hawaii$59,900$43,690–$91,1601,000
Minnesota$59,540$45,740–$92,2902,030
Vermont$59,470$40,340–$86,190430
Colorado$59,430$43,480–$93,4002,470
New Jersey$58,300$43,060–$100,1505,830
Rhode Island$57,800$47,790–$106,290530
New Hampshire$57,580$42,130–$83,170550
Arizona$56,370$38,830–$103,4103,690
District of Columbia$55,920$46,840–$99,6101,380
Kansas$54,180$38,640–$98,210700
Alaska$54,070$45,760–$83,840810
South Dakota$52,970$38,790–$90,050230
Montana$51,620$40,450–$81,810310
West Virginia$51,580$34,510–$71,240760
Wisconsin$51,350$45,760–$80,5903,310
Connecticut$51,030$37,920–$89,8901,240
Illinois$49,930$40,520–$80,7604,620
Nevada$49,620$38,720–$76,7701,790
North Dakota$49,480$38,050–$80,380500
Kentucky$49,410$38,410–$81,9501,940
Georgia$49,310$36,720–$92,3806,360
Tennessee$49,180$37,660–$89,7401,110
Michigan$48,520$37,880–$77,0905,870
Indiana$47,960$37,530–$82,5402,160
Iowa$47,910$38,010–$76,6901,600
Texas$47,870$37,190–$83,45015,370
Maryland$47,750$40,910–$79,7601,980
Ohio$47,570$37,730–$75,9208,590
Utah$47,490$38,270–$81,3401,590
Virginia$47,340$37,010–$76,7704,510
Idaho$47,220$36,650–$81,600650
Pennsylvania$46,720$39,350–$75,15013,200
North Carolina$46,480$37,460–$78,4206,640
Nebraska$46,140$36,300–$78,170830
Missouri$46,040$36,640–$64,7805,900
Florida$45,760$37,470–$75,34010,130
Oklahoma$45,330$36,810–$64,6701,970
South Carolina$44,840$36,650–$58,9603,050
New Mexico$44,260$34,520–$70,590800
Alabama$43,600$37,170–$59,8401,210
Arkansas$42,820$36,210–$64,9401,100
Louisiana$39,730$30,340–$67,2703,460
Mississippi$39,010$30,690–$54,9502,070
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. Kennewick-Richland, WA$105,650
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$81,170
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$71,360
  4. Vallejo, CA$68,960
  5. Lexington-Fayette, KY$66,890
  6. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$64,970
  7. Madison, WI$64,580
  8. Boulder, CO$63,920
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$63,720
  10. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$62,720
Similar roles

How the pay compares

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

  1. Anesthesiologist Assistant (BLS: Physician Assistants)$135,880
  2. Nuclear Medicine Technologist$101,370
  3. Ultrasound Tech$96,590
  4. MRI Tech$95,480
  5. Respiratory Therapist$82,280
  6. Neurodiagnostic Technologist (BLS: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other)$50,290
  7. Endoscopy Technician (BLS: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other)$48,430
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Pay by industry

What OEWS reports by employing industry

Data Median and mean annual wage for neurodiagnostic technologist jobs in the industries employing the most of them (May 2025). Among the 3 industries here that meet TryHired's reliability rule (5,000+ jobs, 5%+ of establishments reporting, low sampling error, a non-degenerate wage distribution), OEWS reports the highest median for those employed in general medical and surgical hospitals ($52,380). Figures cover the whole occupation (BLS: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) (SOC 29-2099).

Pay by industry
IndustryJobsMedian annual wageMean annual wage
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals62,520$52,380$61,620
Outpatient Care Centers50,750$48,340$52,100
Offices of Physicians28,880$48,090$54,480
Offices of Other Health Practitioners6,930$50,320$76,270
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)4,260$75,300$79,430
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services3,130$46,750$57,420
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals2,860$62,730$65,950
Home Health Care Services2,810$47,560$55,630

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 national industry-specific estimates (A_MEDIAN and A_MEAN fields), detailed industries with at least 1,000 such jobs. Since May 2025 OEWS publishes specific values for many wages that used to appear only as “$239,200 or more”; values BLS still marks that way are shown that way. Industry estimates differ; they are not a forecast of anyone's pay after a move.

Method

How this page is built

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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  • Experience level: percentiles are not seniority bands.
  • 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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