According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 215,820 radiologic techs (technicians and technologists) employed in the U.S. as of May 2022. This profession includes practitioners who take X-rays and CAT scans or who administer nonradioactive materials for diagnostic or research purposes. It does not, however, include MRI technologists or diagnostic medical sonographers. Radiologic techs are employed mainly in hospitals and physician offices, but smaller numbers are also found employed by outpatient care centers and medical diagnostic laboratories. Radiologic techs typically earn better salaries than the average worker in most other occupations. As of May 2022, the BLS estimates that the national mean salary for radiologic techs was $70,240 per year. The median wage, which divides the top and lower half of wage earners on the pay scale, for radiologic techs was $65,140 according to BLS data. About 38% of all radiologic tech jobs were in the top 25 U.S. metro areas. Radiologic tech pay varies widely from region to region. This wide variation is readily apparent in BLS data from May 2022, which indicates the following about radiologic tech average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro areas:
Radiologic Tech Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $82,480 | $85,230 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $87,840 | $89,000 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $70,760 | $72,130 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $74,860 | $70,300 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $75,640 | $69,280 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $81,520 | $80,410 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $73,480 | $71,630 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $64,260 | $63,930 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $63,510 | $66,600 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $83,120 | $86,100 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $73,780 | $71,970 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $130,010 | $125,410 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $94,810 | $93,020 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $64,350 | $66,690 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $83,370 | $88,400 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $78,360 | $75,640 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $97,690 | $97,480 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $63,880 | $65,310 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $77,970 | $75,560 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $75,320 | $74,120 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,400 | $65,270 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $62,370 | $60,510 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $63,580 | $64,130 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $64,500 | $67,880 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $85,290 | $87,170 | ||
| National | $65,140 | $70,240 | |||
Data includes Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on July 9, 2023
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