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Radiology Tech salary: $80,110 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 Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · U.S. · BLS May 2025
$80,110median ($38.52/hr)

Quick answer

The median annual wage for radiologic technologists and technicians in the United States was $80,110 in May 2025 (BLS). The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $55,980 and the top 10% earned more than $118,660. That median is 1.6 times the $50,980 median for all occupations. The highest-paying state was California ($121,260).

Data Government data groups this job as Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (O*NET-SOC 29-2034.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

10th percentile
$55,980
lowest-paid 10% earn less
25th percentile
$64,810
a quarter earn less
75th percentile
$98,750
a quarter earn more
90th percentile
$118,660
top 10% earn more
Pay by state

Radiology Tech 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. California$121,260
  2. Massachusetts$103,620
  3. District of Columbia$102,770
  4. Oregon$102,290
  5. Washington$102,090
Most people employed
  1. California20,900
  2. Texas20,250
  3. Florida16,470
  4. New York13,450
  5. Ohio9,570
Median annual wage by state
State10th–90th percentile
California$121,260$70,210–$165,46020,900
Massachusetts$103,620$75,350–$131,9405,500
District of Columbia$102,770$59,130–$128,120660
Oregon$102,290$70,760–$124,8102,700
Washington$102,090$66,570–$132,0604,130
Hawaii$101,700$39,150–$115,440690
Alaska$98,920$74,210–$126,860370
New York$98,470$67,540–$129,31013,450
New Jersey$95,000$71,770–$118,4106,320
Vermont$94,540$66,960–$125,230470
Connecticut$91,970$68,070–$122,7603,230
Arizona$89,200$61,510–$123,4104,670
Colorado$87,760$63,270–$111,7303,960
Maryland$85,890$68,140–$106,2603,370
Rhode Island$85,330$65,840–$109,640660
New Hampshire$84,910$64,620–$106,3701,240
Delaware$84,210$61,770–$108,980650
Minnesota$83,400$67,080–$106,1004,910
Nevada$82,910$65,710–$121,7001,840
Utah$81,000$48,150–$108,0701,780
Virginia$80,670$60,000–$106,1705,140
Idaho$80,080$60,540–$103,5801,490
Maine$80,080$62,210–$102,6401,050
New Mexico$79,940$59,560–$104,1201,150
Illinois$79,930$59,350–$104,2107,650
Wisconsin$79,140$61,870–$99,4205,010
Texas$78,630$48,550–$102,63020,250
Ohio$78,320$60,360–$98,4509,570
Wyoming$77,860$56,750–$104,790430
Indiana$77,640$51,090–$99,5805,470
Montana$77,070$55,750–$91,650850
Florida$76,750$51,390–$99,02016,470
Michigan$76,420$55,450–$97,2507,220
Kansas$76,070$50,940–$98,3202,270
Pennsylvania$76,050$56,430–$97,7408,090
Georgia$74,550$49,730–$102,8407,540
North Carolina$74,450$52,860–$99,2109,250
Oklahoma$74,160$49,920–$96,8803,640
West Virginia$74,150$56,270–$95,5101,810
Missouri$73,080$50,810–$97,1505,170
Nebraska$72,860$54,410–$98,3001,670
Kentucky$69,670$51,740–$99,1703,630
South Carolina$69,600$51,860–$96,0203,630
North Dakota$67,790$60,600–$93,870740
Iowa$65,930$54,360–$86,5202,550
South Dakota$65,240$48,730–$89,710980
Tennessee$64,630$50,540–$90,7904,660
Louisiana$63,680$50,030–$82,8303,370
Arkansas$63,640$46,810–$94,1802,210
Alabama$60,700$41,060–$80,3003,500
Mississippi$59,300$40,740–$78,0902,510
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. Vallejo, CA$160,380
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$154,850
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$141,780
  4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$137,530
  5. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$135,880
  6. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$129,920
  7. Modesto, CA$129,030
  8. Stockton-Lodi, CA$128,480
  9. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$113,480
  10. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$110,770
Similar roles

How the pay compares

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

  1. Anesthesiologist Assistant$135,880
  2. Radiation Therapist$105,310
  3. Ultrasound Tech$96,590
  4. MRI Tech$95,480
  5. Respiratory Therapist$82,280
  6. Radiology Tech$80,110
  7. Surgical Tech$64,650
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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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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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