allied · SOC 29-2035
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
National median $95,480 / yr · 43,390 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$95,480
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
WA
Score 73 · Washington
Top-paying metro
San Jose
$176,950 median
Top WageBench Score
79
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $176,950 | $166,333 | 6.0% | — | — | 79 |
| #2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $130,460 | $130,460 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 76 |
| #3 | Washington | $122,750 | $122,750 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 73 |
| #4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $146,260 | $137,484 | 6.0% | — | — | 73 |
| #5 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $144,810 | $136,121 | 6.0% | — | — | 72 |
| #6 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $105,920 | $101,260 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #7 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $102,860 | $97,717 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #8 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $102,490 | $102,490 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #9 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $102,570 | $102,570 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #10 | Wyoming | $92,010 | $92,010 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 70 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$68,890
P25
$81,040
MEDIAN
$95,480
P75
$106,340
P90
$127,670
Hourly mean
$46
Hourly median
$46
Annual mean
$96,120
Total US jobs
43,390
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 269 scored areas total.
269 areas · page 1 of 11
| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $176,950 | $166,333 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 79 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $130,460 | $130,460 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Washington | WA | $122,750 | $122,750 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | CA | $146,260 | $137,484 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 73 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $144,810 | $136,121 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 72 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $105,920 | $101,260 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 71 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $102,860 | $97,717 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $102,490 | $102,490 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | TX | $102,570 | $102,570 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Wyoming | WY | $92,010 | $92,010 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Colorado | CO | $105,380 | $100,743 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Ohio | OH | $87,670 | $85,040 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $94,720 | $89,700 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $98,620 | $95,592 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $93,600 | $90,792 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Maryland | MD | $105,230 | $99,969 | 5.0% | 105 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | $100,180 | $94,770 | 5.4% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $91,170 | $91,170 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Tucson, AZ | AZ | $106,120 | $103,467 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Texas | TX | $96,780 | $96,780 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| North Dakota | ND | $80,610 | $78,998 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Idaho | ID | $101,680 | $95,783 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $93,490 | $93,490 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $90,930 | $87,065 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $123,080 | $115,695 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 68 |
1 / 11
Employer benchmark
Download the full national benchmark (PDF)
National percentile wages, 51-state ranking by WageBench Score, top-25 metros, and methodology footer — formatted for HR / compensation review.
WageBench Score blends pay, taxes, COL, demand, license access and livability into one 0-100 number.
How we calculate it →