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
#1Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$224,280$214,0754.5%89
#2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$107,710$107,7100.0%78
#3Utah$113,510$108,3454.5%9978
#4Idaho$100,100$94,2945.8%9574
#5Wyoming$84,140$84,1400.0%9374
#6Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$92,260$88,2014.4%73
#7Colorado$94,190$90,0464.4%10373
#8Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$104,000$99,0604.8%73
#9Ohio$79,270$76,8923.0%9372
#10Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$81,120$81,1200.0%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

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280 areas · page 1 of 12
Area StateMedian Take-Home State Tax COL Index NLC HPSA WageBench Score
Salt Lake City-Murray, UTUT$224,280$214,0754.5%2089
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAWA$107,710$107,7100.0%2178
UtahUT$113,510$108,3454.5%992078
IdahoID$100,100$94,2945.8%952174
WyomingWY$84,140$84,1400.0%932374
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCO$92,260$88,2014.4%2273
ColoradoCO$94,190$90,0464.4%1032273
Providence-Warwick, RI-MARI$104,000$99,0604.8%1773
OhioOH$79,270$76,8923.0%932372
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFL$81,120$81,1200.0%2472
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMD$86,270$81,9575.0%2472
Rhode IslandRI$104,000$99,0604.8%1021772
IowaIA$78,850$75,8543.8%882171
Columbus, OHOH$79,950$77,5523.0%2371
TennesseeTN$76,650$76,6500.0%922371
ArkansasAR$74,800$72,1823.5%872471
MissouriMO$73,680$70,3644.5%912471
Raleigh-Cary, NCNC$78,620$75,2794.3%2471
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACA$103,060$96,8766.0%2471
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNTN$80,320$80,3200.0%2371
MontanaMT$82,850$78,5425.2%952271
IndianaIN$79,380$76,9593.0%932371
ConnecticutCT$94,940$90,1935.0%1042170
Kansas City, MO-KSMO$76,330$72,8954.5%2470
GeorgiaGA$78,070$73,8545.4%962470
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