Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Great Plains Region

Data published earlier this summer by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that, as of May 2023, there were about 221,180 radiologic technologists and technicians employed in the United States.  The Great Plains region of the U.S. held about 16,550 of the country's radiologic tech jobs at that time.  BLS data revealed the region to be one of the weakest in the nation for radiologic tech pay.  Although Minnesota ranked just below the top 15 nationally for radiologic tech annual mean wages, three-fourths of the region's radiologic techs lived in a state where the average annual mean wage was below the national average for radiologic techs.  Moreover, four of those Great Plains states ranked among the 15 worst states in the nation for radiologic tech annual mean wages.  More examination of May 2023 data from the BLS tells us the following about radiologic tech pay in the Great Plains region:

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Great Plains Region
Radiologic Tech Pay in the Great Plains Region

State # Employed Annual Mean Wages Wage Rank*
IA 2,790 $62,550 47th
KS 2,050 $67,140 38th
MN 4,120 $78,730 16th
MO 4,450 $66,560 39th
NE 1,480 $67,530 36th
ND 730 $68,750 32nd
SD 930 $63,590 43rd
U.S. 221,180 $73,907 -------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 2, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region

From the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file certified bed count data, here are the ten largest general hospitals in the Great Lakes region of the U.S.:


The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region