SOC 29-2035 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$95,480

U.S. median hourly wage$45.91

U.S. employment43,390

Nationally, magnetic resonance imaging technologists earned a median of $95,480 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 43,390 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$128,710	$61.88	150	0.2
California	$124,000	$59.62	3,570	0.2
Washington	$122,750	$59.01	960	0.3
Oregon	$121,920	$58.62	510	0.3
Alaska	$120,610	$57.99	100	0.3
Hawaii	$119,370	$57.39	140	0.2
New York	$113,270	$54.46	3,240	0.3
Massachusetts	$110,600	$53.17	1,490	0.4
Connecticut	$106,330	$51.12	450	0.3
New Hampshire	$105,420	$50.68	270	0.4
Colorado	$105,380	$50.66	670	0.2
Maryland	$105,230	$50.59	770	0.3
Rhode Island	$105,060	$50.51	140	0.3
New Jersey	$103,930	$49.96	1,250	0.3
Delaware	$103,510	$49.77	170	0.3
Vermont	$103,070	$49.55	60	0.2
Idaho	$101,680	$48.88	170	0.2
Minnesota	$100,900	$48.51	710	0.2
Arizona	$100,600	$48.37	730	0.2
Virginia	$98,640	$47.42	1,070	0.3
Nevada	$98,260	$47.24	340	0.2
Texas	$96,780	$46.53	2,930	0.2
Illinois	$95,380	$45.86	2,760	0.5
Wisconsin	$94,720	$45.54	530	0.2
Maine	$94,140	$45.26	210	0.3
Georgia	$92,060	$44.26	1,800	0.4
Wyoming	$92,010	$44.24	70	0.3
Utah	$91,150	$43.82	300	0.2
Pennsylvania	$91,120	$43.81	2,250	0.4
New Mexico	$87,850	$42.24	140	0.2
Ohio	$87,670	$42.15	1,840	0.3
Oklahoma	$87,480	$42.06	400	0.2
Montana	$86,950	$41.80	150	0.3
Indiana	$86,880	$41.77	1,030	0.3
North Carolina	$85,120	$40.93	1,180	0.2
Michigan	$84,620	$40.68	1,270	0.3
Florida	$84,330	$40.55	2,860	0.3
South Carolina	$83,550	$40.17	730	0.3
Missouri	$83,110	$39.96	1,040	0.4
Nebraska	$82,710	$39.77	290	0.3
Kansas	$82,670	$39.75	330	0.2
Kentucky	$82,200	$39.52	650	0.3
Iowa	$81,420	$39.14	220	0.1
North Dakota	$80,610	$38.76	70	0.2
West Virginia	$80,490	$38.70	190	0.3
Alabama	$78,890	$37.93	490	0.2
Arkansas	$78,780	$37.88	380	0.3
Tennessee	$78,610	$37.79	1,350	0.4
Louisiana	$77,510	$37.26	510	0.3
South Dakota	$77,010	$37.03	210	0.5
Mississippi	$71,710	$34.48	250	0.2
Puerto Rico	$44,810	$21.54	100	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 177 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$176,950	$85.07	220	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$176,650	$84.93	30	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$146,260	$70.32	420	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$144,810	$69.62	220	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$130,460	$62.72	460	0.2
Modesto, CA	$126,980	$61.05	50	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$125,660	$60.42	30	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$123,910	$59.57	1,160	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$123,080	$59.17	320	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$121,930	$58.62	80	0.2
Salem, OR	$121,920	$58.62	30	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$121,660	$58.49	70	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$120,650	$58.00	330	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$119,370	$57.39	110	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$119,310	$57.36	40	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$118,360	$56.91	3,020	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$112,370	$54.03	50	0.3
Boulder, CO	$111,020	$53.37	60	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$109,800	$52.79	1,290	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$109,110	$52.46	810	0.3
New Haven, CT	$108,770	$52.29	110	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$108,560	$52.19	120	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$108,410	$52.12	40	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$107,650	$51.76	200	0.3
Reno, NV	$106,800	$51.35	80	0.3
Fresno, CA	$106,710	$51.30	130	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$106,120	$51.02	80	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$106,010	$50.97	320	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$105,920	$50.92	330	0.2
Springfield, MA	$105,910	$50.92	60	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$105,800	$50.87	50	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$105,710	$50.82	90	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$105,470	$50.71	120	0.6
Worcester, MA	$104,940	$50.45	180	0.5
Yakima, WA	$104,390	$50.19	40	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$104,320	$50.15	430	0.2
Vineland, NJ	$103,100	$49.57	50	0.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$103,080	$49.56	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$102,860	$49.45	350	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$102,810	$49.43	170	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$102,570	$49.31	820	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$102,490	$49.27	950	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$102,450	$49.25	60	0.3
Boise City, ID	$102,270	$49.17	80	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$102,120	$49.10	130	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$101,350	$48.73	80	0.3
Rochester, MN	$100,900	$48.51	50	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$100,730	$48.43	1,930	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$100,450	$48.29	90	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$100,420	$48.28	60	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$100,180	$48.16	1,010	0.3
Reading, PA	$100,110	$48.13	40	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$99,730	$47.95	250	0.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$98,740	$47.47	30	0.8
Richmond, VA	$98,680	$47.44	160	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$98,620	$47.41	1,160	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$98,550	$47.38	60	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$97,940	$47.09	580	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$97,890	$47.06	40	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$97,420	$46.84	80	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$97,070	$46.67	190	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$96,980	$46.63	40	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$96,950	$46.61	240	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	$96,860	$46.57	50	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$95,950	$46.13	160	0.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$95,810	$46.06	40	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$95,040	$45.69	30	0.3
Rockford, IL	$94,860	$45.61	100	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$94,630	$45.49	210	0.3
Madison, WI	$94,620	$45.49	40	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$94,420	$45.39	90	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$94,350	$45.36	190	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$93,600	$45.00	490	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$93,490	$44.95	260	0.2
Bangor, ME	$92,460	$44.45	40	0.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$92,060	$44.26	50	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$92,050	$44.26	210	0.3
Akron, OH	$91,970	$44.22	130	0.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$91,270	$43.88	80	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$91,170	$43.83	800	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$91,150	$43.82	150	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$90,930	$43.72	280	0.2
Columbus, OH	$90,530	$43.52	380	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$90,140	$43.34	200	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$89,350	$42.96	50	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$89,010	$42.79	60	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$88,910	$42.74	70	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$88,320	$42.46	300	0.3
Savannah, GA	$88,230	$42.42	50	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$87,850	$42.24	90	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$87,670	$42.15	380	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$87,450	$42.04	110	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$87,190	$41.92	150	0.4
Winston-Salem, NC	$86,870	$41.77	130	0.5
Tyler, TX	$86,840	$41.75	40	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$86,370	$41.52	130	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$86,130	$41.41	30	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$86,110	$41.40	560	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$86,050	$41.37	50	0.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$85,730	$41.22	40	0.4
Columbia, SC	$85,560	$41.14	130	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$85,560	$41.14	60	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$85,530	$41.12	70	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$85,390	$41.05	50	0.3
Ogden, UT	$85,350	$41.03	60	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$85,270	$41.00	170	0.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$85,240	$40.98	60	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$85,230	$40.98	60	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$85,140	$40.94	160	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$85,070	$40.90	60	0.1
Springfield, IL	$85,060	$40.90	100	1.0
Birmingham, AL	$84,290	$40.52	150	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$84,280	$40.52	70	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$84,040	$40.41	390	0.4
Billings, MT	$84,010	$40.39	40	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$83,980	$40.38	350	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$83,650	$40.22	70	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$83,330	$40.06	480	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$83,290	$40.04	80	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$83,170	$39.99	240	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$83,030	$39.92	130	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$82,920	$39.87	80	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$82,900	$39.86	40	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$82,830	$39.82	130	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$82,710	$39.77	170	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$82,690	$39.75	540	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$82,520	$39.67	100	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$82,470	$39.65	350	0.3
Asheville, NC	$82,250	$39.54	50	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$82,200	$39.52	90	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$81,890	$39.37	60	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$81,840	$39.35	50	0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,830	$39.34	60	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,650	$39.26	50	0.2
Toledo, OH	$81,610	$39.24	80	0.3
Evansville, IN	$81,450	$39.16	60	0.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$81,320	$39.10	60	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$81,270	$39.07	110	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$81,220	$39.05	40	0.4
Rochester, NY	$81,180	$39.03	250	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$81,140	$39.01	170	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$81,120	$39.00	60	0.2
Bloomington, IL	$81,070	$38.97	40	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$81,040	$38.96	310	0.3
Bloomington, IN	$80,860	$38.88	30	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$80,790	$38.84	270	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$80,420	$38.66	50	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$80,410	$38.66	80	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$80,390	$38.65	30	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$80,030	$38.47	40	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$79,840	$38.39	150	0.4
Ocala, FL	$79,750	$38.34	50	0.4
Jonesboro, AR	$79,510	$38.23	40	0.7
Fayetteville, NC	$79,460	$38.20	30	0.2
Peoria, IL	$79,090	$38.02	120	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$79,030	$38.00	130	0.3
Flint, MI	$78,790	$37.88	50	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$78,780	$37.88	30	0.2
El Paso, TX	$78,410	$37.70	70	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$78,350	$37.67	30	0.2
Springfield, MO	$77,290	$37.16	80	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$77,140	$37.09	30	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$77,080	$37.06	190	0.5
Columbia, MO	$76,930	$36.99	60	0.5
Dalton, GA	$76,920	$36.98	50	0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$76,840	$36.94	170	0.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,500	$36.78	40	0.3
Jackson, MS	$76,310	$36.69	90	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$75,510	$36.30	120	0.7
Wichita, KS	$75,310	$36.21	70	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$74,910	$36.02	80	0.6
Mobile, AL	$73,190	$35.19	70	0.4
Joplin, MO-KS	$70,480	$33.88	40	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$44,810	$21.54	90	0.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL	Not published	Not published	100	0.9
Greenville, NC	Not published	Not published	30	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	Not published	Not published	70	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.