Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · SOC 29-2034

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Radiologic Technologists and Technicianss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for radiologic technologists and technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (3 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 354 metro areas

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Vallejo, CA	$160,380	270	1.9
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$154,850	1,000	0.9
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$141,780	2,850	1.2
4	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$137,530	200	1.0
5	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$135,880	1,360	1.3
6	Redding, CA	$129,960	90	1.2
7	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$129,920	110	1.1
8	Modesto, CA	$129,030	370	1.9
9	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$128,480	280	1.0
10	Napa, CA	$128,170	40	0.5
11	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$113,480	1,770	1.1
12	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,770	250	1.2
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$108,030	6,450	1.0
14	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$107,650	390	1.2
15	Fresno, CA	$107,350	760	1.6
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$105,200	2,130	1.0
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,190	2,140	1.2
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$104,810	1,520	1.3
19	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$104,590	4,100	1.5
20	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$103,670	80	0.7
21	Kingston, NY	$103,480	90	1.5
22	Bend, OR	$103,350	150	1.4
23	Worcester, MA	$103,090	610	1.8
24	Chico, CA	$103,000	150	1.9
25	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,730	12,700	1.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 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.