Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
National median $80,110 / yr · 230,490 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $154,850 | $145,559 | 6.0% | — | — | 81 |
| #2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $141,780 | $133,273 | 6.0% | — | — | 78 |
| #3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $105,200 | $105,200 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 76 |
| #4 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $135,880 | $127,727 | 6.0% | — | — | 75 |
| #5 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $98,000 | $93,688 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 73 |
| #6 | Washington | $102,090 | $102,090 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 73 |
| #7 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $83,870 | $83,870 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #8 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $85,890 | $81,596 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #9 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $113,480 | $106,671 | 6.0% | — | — | 70 |
| #10 | New Mexico | $79,940 | $76,023 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 70 |
Active travel assignments by state
525 active travel listings for this occupation right now — top 10 states. Best-effort counts from public staffing-platform listings (Vivian); a breadth signal of where the work is, not an exact requisition count.
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $154,850 | $145,559 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 81 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $141,780 | $133,273 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 78 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $105,200 | $105,200 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $135,880 | $127,727 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 75 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $98,000 | $93,688 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 73 |
| Washington | WA | $102,090 | $102,090 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $83,870 | $83,870 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $85,890 | $81,596 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $113,480 | $106,671 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 70 |
| New Mexico | NM | $79,940 | $76,023 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Colorado | CO | $87,760 | $83,899 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $94,820 | $92,450 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Wyoming | WY | $77,860 | $77,860 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Ohio | OH | $78,320 | $75,970 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Maryland | MD | $85,890 | $81,596 | 5.0% | 105 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| California | CA | $121,260 | $113,984 | 6.0% | 111 | — | 24 | 69 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $78,340 | $74,815 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Arizona | AZ | $89,200 | $86,970 | 2.5% | 101 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| North Dakota | ND | $67,790 | $66,434 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $78,950 | $75,595 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| North Carolina | NC | $74,450 | $71,286 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $79,270 | $76,892 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Columbus, OH | OH | $80,200 | $77,794 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $83,140 | $83,140 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Texas | TX | $78,630 | $78,630 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
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