allied · SOC 29-1124
Radiation Therapists
National median $105,310 / yr · 17,070 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$105,310
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
WA
Score 71 · Washington
Top-paying metro
San Jose
$206,350 median
Top WageBench Score
81
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $205,670 | $193,330 | 6.0% | — | — | 81 |
| #2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $206,350 | $193,969 | 6.0% | — | — | 81 |
| #3 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $182,240 | $171,306 | 6.0% | — | — | 76 |
| #4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $133,410 | $133,410 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 74 |
| #5 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $171,500 | $161,210 | 6.0% | — | — | 74 |
| #6 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $169,150 | $159,001 | 6.0% | — | — | 72 |
| #7 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $117,280 | $112,002 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #8 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $117,050 | $117,050 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #9 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $119,960 | $116,277 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #10 | Washington | $125,880 | $125,880 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 71 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$80,560
P25
$92,060
MEDIAN
$105,310
P75
$126,340
P90
$156,710
Hourly mean
$55
Hourly median
$51
Annual mean
$114,990
Total US jobs
17,070
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 123 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $205,670 | $193,330 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 81 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $206,350 | $193,969 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 81 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $182,240 | $171,306 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 76 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $133,410 | $133,410 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $171,500 | $161,210 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 74 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $169,150 | $159,001 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 72 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $117,280 | $112,002 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $117,050 | $117,050 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $119,960 | $116,277 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Washington | WA | $125,880 | $125,880 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Missouri | MO | $99,890 | $95,395 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Kansas | KS | $108,830 | $103,116 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| California | CA | $166,450 | $156,463 | 6.0% | 111 | — | 24 | 70 |
| South Dakota | SD | $97,470 | $97,470 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $105,300 | $105,300 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $110,050 | $104,548 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Ohio | OH | $98,650 | $95,691 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| North Carolina | NC | $99,250 | $95,032 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $108,600 | $108,600 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Colorado | CO | $108,020 | $103,267 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| New Mexico | NM | $100,010 | $95,110 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $108,020 | $103,267 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $105,310 | $100,571 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Texas | TX | $105,770 | $105,770 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Montana | MT | $105,400 | $99,919 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
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Not published by BLS (5) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Wyoming.
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