allied · SOC 29-2031
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
National median $74,310 / yr · 62,960 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$74,310
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
UT
Score 78 · Utah
Top-paying metro
Salt Lake City
$224,280 median
Top WageBench Score
89
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
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 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $224,280 | $214,075 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 89 |
| #2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $107,710 | $107,710 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 78 |
| #3 | Utah | $113,510 | $108,345 | 4.5% | 99 | ✓ | 78 |
| #4 | Idaho | $100,100 | $94,294 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 74 |
| #5 | Wyoming | $84,140 | $84,140 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 74 |
| #6 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $92,260 | $88,201 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #7 | Colorado | $94,190 | $90,046 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 73 |
| #8 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $104,000 | $99,060 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #9 | Ohio | $79,270 | $76,892 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 72 |
| #10 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $81,120 | $81,120 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$39,000
P25
$47,890
MEDIAN
$74,310
P75
$98,110
P90
$121,350
Hourly mean
$37
Hourly median
$36
Annual mean
$76,940
Total US jobs
62,960
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 280 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $224,280 | $214,075 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 89 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $107,710 | $107,710 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 78 |
| Utah | UT | $113,510 | $108,345 | 4.5% | 99 | ✓ | 20 | 78 |
| Idaho | ID | $100,100 | $94,294 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Wyoming | WY | $84,140 | $84,140 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 74 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $92,260 | $88,201 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 73 |
| Colorado | CO | $94,190 | $90,046 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 73 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $104,000 | $99,060 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 17 | 73 |
| Ohio | OH | $79,270 | $76,892 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $81,120 | $81,120 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $86,270 | $81,957 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Rhode Island | RI | $104,000 | $99,060 | 4.8% | 102 | ✓ | 17 | 72 |
| Iowa | IA | $78,850 | $75,854 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Columbus, OH | OH | $79,950 | $77,552 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Tennessee | TN | $76,650 | $76,650 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Arkansas | AR | $74,800 | $72,182 | 3.5% | 87 | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Missouri | MO | $73,680 | $70,364 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $78,620 | $75,279 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $103,060 | $96,876 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 71 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | $80,320 | $80,320 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Montana | MT | $82,850 | $78,542 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 71 |
| Indiana | IN | $79,380 | $76,959 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Connecticut | CT | $94,940 | $90,193 | 5.0% | 104 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $76,330 | $72,895 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Georgia | GA | $78,070 | $73,854 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
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