Radiologic Tech Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

Current occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that, as of May 2023, more than 221,180 radiologic technologists and technicians were employed in the United States.  The twelve-state Southeastern U.S. held over 73,900 of the nation's radiologic tech jobs at that time.  BLS data revealed the region to be the weakest in the nation for radiologic tech pay, as only one state in the region, Virginia, recorded an annual mean wage level for radiologic techs that topped the national average.  Moreover, nine states in the region ranked among the ten worst states in the nation for radiologic tech annual mean wage levels.  A detailed examination of May 2023 BLS data provides the following state-level information about radiologic tech pay in the Southeastern U.S.:

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AL	3,560	$56,670	50th
AR	2,180	$59,470	49th
FL	15,250	$65,640	41st
GA	6,780	$67,880	35th
KY	3,570	$63,520	44th
LA	3,160	$61,480	48th
MS	2,690	$53,660	51st
NC	7,370	$67,500	37th
SC	3,670	$62,980	45th
TN	4,340	$62,710	42nd
VA	5,000	$74,690	20th
WV	1,610	$64,580	42nd
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 24, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in Michigan

Certified bed count data in the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file reveal the following to be the ten largest general hospitals in Michigan:

• Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
  Location:  Grand Rapids, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,135
  
  
• Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  Location:  Royal Oak, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,031
  
  
• DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
  Location:  Detroit, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  991
  
  
• Henry Ford Hospital
  Location:  Detroit
  Certified Bed Count:  903
  
  
• University of Michigan Medicine
  Location:  Ann Arbor
  Certified Bed Count:  800
  
  
• DMC Harper University Hospital
  Location:  Detroit
  Certified Bed Count:  712
  
  
• Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital
  Location:  Dearborn
  Certified Bed Count:  623
  
  
• Covenant Medical Center
  Location:  Saginaw
  Certified Bed Count:  623
  
  
• University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Hospital
  Location:  Lansing
  Certified Bed Count:  617
  
  
• Henry Ford St. John Hospital
  Location:  Detroit
  Certified Bed Count:  572

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Great Plains Region

Based on certified bed count data from the 2024 Fourth Quarter Medicare Provider of Services file, here are the ten largest general hospital providers in the Great Plains region of the U.S.:

1. Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester
   Location:  Rochester, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  2,059
   
   
2. Barnes Jewish Hospital
   Location:  St. Louis, MO
   Certified Bed Count:  1,737
   
   
3. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
   Location:  Minneapolis, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  1,700
   
   
4. Ascension Via Christi Hospital
   Location:  Wichita, KS
   Certified Bed Count:  1,412
   
   
5. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
   Location:  Iowa City, IA
   Certified Bed Count:  1,103
   
   
6. University of Kansas Hospitals
   Location:  Kansas City, KS
   Certified Bed Count:  1,045
   
   
7. Abbott Northwestern Hospital
   Location:  Minneapolis, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  952
   
   
8. Hennepin County Medical Center
   Location:  Minneapolis, MN
   Certified Bed Count:  894
   
   
9. CoxHealth Medical Centers
   Location:  Springfield, MO
   Certified Bed Count:  867
   
   
10. Wesley Medical Center
    Location:  Wichita, KS
    Certified Bed Count:  859
    

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Plains Region

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

Released earlier this year, May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that over 174,000 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were employed in the United States. More than 3,460 of them worked in the five-state Rocky Mountain region. However, BLS was unable to include Colorado’s 2024 data due to quality concerns, omitting what could account for up to 60% of the region’s workforce. As a result, the Rocky Mountain region ranked among the lowest-performing of all eight regions, with two of the remaining four states—Utah and Idaho—placing in the bottom ten nationally. A closer review of May 2024 BLS data reveals the following about speech language pathologist pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	N/A	N/A	N/A
ID	1,310	$73,810	49th
MT	430	$83,830	39th
UT	1,450	$83,640	40th
WY	270	$88,930	25th
U.S.	173,910	$91,089	-------

(*) 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 18, 2025

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) most recent occupational data put clinical laboratory technician and technologist employment at over 337,700 as of May 2024.  Nearly 70,000 clinical lab tech positions were in the four-state Southwestern U.S. region at that time.  For clinical lab techs, the Southwestern U.S. was a poor region in terms of pay relative to the national average.  The clinical lab tech annual mean wage level in all four Southwestern states lagged the national average, and two states in the region, Oklahoma and New Mexico, ranked among the ten worst in the nation for clinical lab tech annual mean wages. A further review of BLS data from May 2024 yielded the following state-level details about clinical lab tech pay in the Southwestern U.S.:

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AZ	6,500	$66,740	19th
NM	1,840	$53,670	48th
OK	4,520	$57,210	41st
TX	29,910	$59,030	38th
U.S.	337,740	$65,012	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 17, 2025

Data published recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that over 287,780 dental assistants were working in the United States as of May 2024.  More than 51,500 dental assistants employed in May 2024 lived in the five-state Great Lakes region of the country.  BLS data reveals the Great Lakes region to be a relatively decent one for dental assistant pay, with only Illinois and Michigan lagging behind the national average.  Further examination of May 2024 BLS data shows the following about dental assistant pay in the Great Lakes region:

Dental Assistant Pay in the Great Lakes Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IL	15,620	$47,170	27th
IN	6,250	$49,590	20th
MI	11,830	$45,990	32nd
OH	11,130	$50,960	14th
WI	6,720	$49,240	22nd
U.S.	287,780	$48,225	-------

(*) 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 16, 2025

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Far West Region

Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that there were over 303,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) employed in the United States as of May 2024.  More than 32,000 NP jobs in the U.S. were in the six-state Far West region of the country.  The Far West region is the best in the nation for nurse practitioner pay, with four states in the region ranking in the top 10 nationally for NP annual mean wages. A closer look at BLS data from May 2024 shows the following about nurse practitioner pay in the Far West region:

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Far West Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	570	$142,340	6th
CA	20,980	$173,190	1st
HI	470	$135,020	12th
NV	2,940	N/A	N/A
OR	2,430	$148,030	3rd
WA	4,790	$143,620	5th
U.S.	303,410	$130,077	-------

(*) 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 14, 2025

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in California

From certified bed count data in the Fourth Quarter, 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in California were:

• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
  Location:  San Jose, CA
  Certified Bed Count:  1,182
  
  
• UCSF Medical Center
  Location:  San Francisco
  Certified Bed Count:  1,019
  
  
• Sharp Memorial Hospital
  Location:  San Diego
  Certified Bed Count:  881
  
  
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  Location:  Los Angeles
  Certified Bed Count:  848
  
  
• Community Regional Medical Center
  Location:  Fresno, CA
  Certified Bed Count:  794
  
  
• Scripps Mercy Hospital
  Location:  San Diego
  Certified Bed Count:  700
  
  
• Los Angeles General Medical Center
  Location:  Los Angeles
  Certified Bed Count:  676
  
  
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Zion
  Location:  San Diego, CA
  Certified Bed Count:  659
  
  
• UC Davis Medical Center
  Location:  Sacramento
  Certified Bed Count:  631
  
  
• Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento
  Location:  Sacramento
  Certified Bed Count:  628

Supplemental resource:  The Far West's Top Cancer Hospitals

Based on certified bed count information in the Fourth Quarter, 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in New England included:

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in New England

1. Massachusetts General Hospital
   Location:  Boston
   Certified Bed Count:  907
   
   
2. Yale New Haven Hospital
   Location:  New Haven, CT
   Certified Bed Count:  874
   
   
3. Hartford Hospital
   Location:  Hartford, CT
   Certified Bed Count:  819
   
   
4. Rhode Island Hospital
   Location:  Providence, RI
   Certified Bed Count:  719
   
   
5. Baystate Medical Center
   Location:  Springfield, MA
   Certified Bed Count:  716
   
   
6. Southcoast Health
   Location:  Fall River, MA
   Certified Bed Count:  695
   
   
7. Brigham and Women's Hospital
   Location:  Boston
   Certified Bed Count:  663
   
   
8. Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
   Location:  Hartford, CT
   Certified Bed Count:  617
   
   
9. University of Vermont Medical Center
   Location:  Burlington, VT
   Certified Bed Count:  615
   
   
10. MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
    Location:  Portland, ME
    Certified Bed Count:  606
    

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in New England

Family Physician Pay in the Great Plains Region

Recently published data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts family medicine physician employment at more than 104,700 as of May 2024. Over 7,700 of those employed as family physicians are located in the seven-state Great Plains region. BLS data reveals significant disparities in family physician pay across the region. While Nebraska and Iowa ranked in the top ten nationally, three other states did not meet the national average. One of these states, South Dakota, nearly fell into the bottom quintile nationally for family physician annual mean wages. Further examination of the May 2024 BLS data provides the following insights into family medicine physician pay in the Great Plains region:

Family Physician Pay in the Great Plains Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IA	1,250	$292,030	7th
KS	140	$244,390	29th
MN	2,290	$227,170	13th
MO	2,470	$228,690	37th
NE	730	$313,750	2nd
ND	280	$266,220	19th
SD	600	$223,520	40th
U.S.	104,780	$253,047	-------

(*) 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 11, 2025

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Mid-East U.S. Region

Data released earlier this year from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that, as of May 2024, there were over 221,000 radiologic technicians and technologists employed in the United States.  The Mid-East region of the U.S. held a bit more than 35,000 of those radiologic technologist and technician jobs.  BLS data reveals the region to be a dichotomous one for radiologic tech pay.  New York and the District of Columbia rank in the top 10 nationally for radiologic tech annual mean wages; and about two-thirds of radiologic techs in the region work in a state where the average annual mean wage exceeds the national average for radiologic techs.  However, 28% of the region's radiologic techs are employed in Pennsylvania, where the annual mean wage runs almost 8% below the national average.  A closer examination of May 2024 data from the BLS reveals the following about radiologic tech pay in Mid-East U.S. region:

Radiologic Tech Pay in the Mid-East U.S. Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	770	$89,740	6th
DE	690	$77,350	19th
MD	3,130	$78,270	17th
NJ	6,200	$82,800	12th
NY	14,330	$85,330	10th
PA	9,990	$69,420	30th
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 10, 2025

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published reports earlier this year indicating that almost 173,910 speech language pathologists (SLPs) were employed in the United States as of May 2024.  More than 40,400 of those employed in the U.S. as SLPs resided in the twelve-state Southeastern region of the country.  The Southeast region is one of the weakest regions in the country for speech language pathologist pay.  Outside of Virginia, Florida, and Georgia, all states in the region registered SLP annual mean wage levels below the national average.  This included four Southeastern states that ranked among the ten worst states in the country for SLP annual mean wages.  A closer look at BLS data from May 2024 reveals the following about speech language pathologist pay in the Southeastern U.S.:

Speech Language Pathologist Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AL	1,840	$77,430	46th
AR	2,740	$84,430	34th
FL	8,990	$92,770	20th
GA	4,190	$91,960	21st
KY	2,520	$86,260	30th
LA	3,110	$75,960	47th
MS	1,510	$78,270	45th
NC	5,160	$89,980	23rd
SC	2,150	$88,410	26th
TN	3,510	$83,200	41st
VA	3,850	$96,180	17th
WV	920	$85,410	31st
U.S.	173,910	$91,089	-------

(*) 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 9, 2025

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

There were over 337,000 clinical laboratory technicians and technologists employed in the U.S. as of May 2024 according to data recently published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  Approximately 9,590 of those clinical lab tech positions were in the five-state Rocky Mountain region.  For clinical lab techs, the Rocky Mountain region is a mixed bag in terms of pay relative to the national average.  The annual mean wage for clinical lab techs in Montana and Wyoming is better than the national average, but elsewhere in the region annual mean wages lag the national average. In fact, two states in the region fell in the bottom quintile nationally for clinical lab tech annual mean wages.  BLS data from May 2024 reveals the following about clinical lab tech pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

Clinical Lab Tech Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	N/A	N/A	N/A
ID	2,050	$54,110	46th
MT	1090	$67,120	18th
UT	6,010	$55,200	45th
WY	440	$67,600	17th
U.S.	337,740	$65,012	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on April 8, 2025

Newly released May 2024 employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that there were more than 287,780 dental assistants employed in the United States.  Roughly 51,000 of those employed as dental assistants lived in the Mid-East region of the country, a region that includes the District of Columbia and five states.  BLS data reveals the Mid-East region to be a relatively good one for dental assistant pay, with all states, expect Delaware, in the region registering a mean annual wage for dental assistants that topped the national average for the profession.  A closer look at May 2024 BLS data reveals the following about dental assistant pay in the Mid-East region of the U.S.:

Dental Assistant Pay in the Mid-East Region

State	# Employed	Mean Annual Wage	Wage Rank*
DC	510	$57,390	3rd
DE	1120	$47,110	28th
MD	6,520	$50,410	16th
NJ	10,660	$50,570	15th
NY	19,700	$49,850	18th
PA	12,410	$49,760	19th
U.S.	287,780	$48,225	-------

(*) 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 7, 2025

Based on certified bed count data from the Fourth Quarter 2024 Medicare Provider of Services file, the ten largest general hospitals in the Southwestern U.S. were:

The Ten Largest General Hospitals in the Southwestern U.S.

• Methodist Hospital
  Location:  San Antonio
  Certified Bed Count:  2,465
  
  
• Memorial Hermann Hospital System
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  1,515
  
  
• Houston Methodist Hospital
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  1,299
  
  
• Baptist Medical Center
  Location:  San Antonio
  Certified Bed Count:  1,285
  
  
• St. Francis Hospital
  Location:  Tulsa, OK
  Certified Bed Count:  1,088
  
  
• Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
  Location:  Corpus Christi, TX
  Certified Bed Count:  1,040
  
  
• Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  1,034
  
  
• University Health System
  Location:  San Antonio, TX
  Certified Bed Count:  1,034
  
  
• Harris Health System
  Location:  Houston
  Certified Bed Count:  975
  
  
• Parkland Health and Hospital System
  Location:  Dallas
  Certified Bed Count:  968

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Southwest

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Great Plains Region

The most current occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) employed in the United States at over 303,000 as of May 2024.  At that time, more than 28,700 nurse practitioner jobs in the U.S. were in the seven-state Great Plains region of the country.  Outside of Iowa, which ranked fourteenth nationally for NP annual mean wages, the Great Plains region is a weak one for NP pay.  The other six states in the region, home to more than three-quarters of the region's nurse practitioners, all had NP annual mean wage levels that were below the national average.  Moreover, three Great Plains states ranked in the bottom quartile of all states in terms of nurse practitioner annual mean wage levels. A closer look at BLS data from May 2024 provides the following details about nurse practitioner pay in the Great Plains region:

Nurse Practitioner Pay in the Great Plains Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IA	2,810	$133,020	14th
KS	3,030	$127,900	27th
MN	8,690	$128,120	25th
MO	6,820	$124,600	38th
NE	2,150	$127,950	26th
ND	1,260	$121,200	44th
SD	950	$122,300	40th
U.S.	303,410	$130,077	-------

(*) 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 3, 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

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

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

• Indiana University Health
  Location:  Indianapolis, IN
  Certified Bed Count:  1,733
  
  
• Cleveland Clinic
  Location:  Cleveland, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,267
  
  
• Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
  Location:  Milwaukee, WI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,213
  
  
• Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
  Location:  Grand Rapids, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,135
  
  
• Summa Health
  Location:  Akron, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,061
  
  
• UH Cleveland Medical Center
  Location:  Cleveland, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,037
  
  
• Corewell Health Beaumont University Hospital
  Location:  Royal Oak, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  1,031
  
  
• Riverside Methodist Hospital
  Location:  Columbus, OH
  Certified Bed Count:  1,000
  
  
• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
  Location:  Chicago, IL
  Certified Bed Count:  997
  
  
• DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
  Location:  Detroit, MI
  Certified Bed Count:  991

Supplemental resource:  Top Ranked Teaching Hospitals in the Great Lakes Region