Radiation Therapists · SOC 29-1124

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Radiation Therapistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for radiation therapists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 75 metro areas

Radiation Therapists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$206,350	130	0.1
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$205,670	220	0.1
3	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$182,240	110	0.1
4	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$171,500	140	0.1
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$169,150	480	0.1
6	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$135,550	960	0.1
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$133,410	250	0.1
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$130,800	Not published	Not published
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$128,650	130	0.1
10	Urban Honolulu, HI	$125,520	Not published	Not published
11	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$124,850	Not published	Not published
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$119,960	390	0.1
13	Kansas City, MO-KS	$117,280	220	0.2
14	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$117,050	220	0.1
15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$110,510	50	0.1
16	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$110,050	110	0.1
17	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$108,770	350	0.1
18	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$108,600	50	0.0
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$108,450	270	0.1
20	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$108,020	150	0.1
21	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$107,080	30	0.1
22	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$106,300	260	0.1
23	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$105,770	350	0.1
24	St. Louis, MO-IL	$105,310	200	0.1
25	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$105,300	120	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Radiation Therapists overview.

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.