How much can I expect to earn as a Radiologic Technologist or MRI Technician?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the median annual wage for magnetic resonance imaging technologists was $74,690 in May 2020. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $52,880, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $104,210.
The median annual wage for radiologic technologists and technicians was $61,900 in May 2020. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,180, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $92,660.
In May 2020, the median annual wages for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
| Outpatient care centers | $87,830 |
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories | 75,440 |
| Hospitals; state, local, and private | 74,260 |
| Offices of physicians | 73,370 |
In May 2020, the median annual wages for radiologic technologists and technicians in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
| Federal government, excluding postal service | $69,960 |
| Outpatient care centers | 66,780 |
| Hospitals; state, local, and private | 62,850 |
| Medical and diagnostic laboratories | 61,410 |
| Offices of physicians | 56,340 |