Best Cities for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where magnetic resonance imaging technologistss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.54	$176,950	$147,213	21%
2	OregonState	1.24	$121,920	$118,369	16%
3	AlaskaState	1.21	$120,610	$115,638	14%
4	WashingtonState	1.20	$122,750	$114,399	19%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.20	$130,460	$114,138	20%
6	District of ColumbiaState	1.18	$128,710	$112,607	20%
7	CaliforniaState	1.17	$124,000	$112,014	22%
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.17	$120,650	$111,920	18%
9	HawaiiState	1.14	$119,370	$108,518	24%
10	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.14	$123,910	$109,172	25%
11	IdahoState	1.10	$101,680	$105,368	14%
12	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.10	$102,490	$105,442	19%
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.10	$104,320	$104,844	17%
14	Rhode IslandState	1.09	$105,060	$104,537	17%
15	MinnesotaState	1.08	$100,900	$102,959	15%
16	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.08	$100,180	$103,492	19%
17	DelawareState	1.07	$103,510	$102,485	16%
18	MassachusettsState	1.07	$110,600	$101,935	24%
19	WisconsinState	1.07	$94,720	$102,622	14%
20	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.07	$94,350	$102,554	17%
21	TexasState	1.06	$96,780	$101,234	17%
22	ColoradoState	1.05	$105,380	$99,981	21%
23	New YorkState	1.05	$113,270	$100,684	20%
24	VermontState	1.05	$103,070	$100,556	17%
25	ArizonaState	1.04	$100,600	$99,703	18%
26	New HampshireState	1.04	$105,420	$99,453	18%
27	OklahomaState	1.04	$87,480	$98,847	13%
28	WyomingState	1.04	$92,010	$98,935	13%
29	ConnecticutState	1.03	$106,330	$98,820	18%
30	GeorgiaState	1.03	$92,060	$98,565	18%
31	IllinoisState	1.03	$95,380	$97,926	16%
32	NevadaState	1.03	$98,260	$98,064	18%
33	OhioState	1.02	$87,670	$96,980	14%
34	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$102,860	$97,221	20%
35	IndianaState	1.01	$86,880	$96,000	15%
36	MarylandState	1.01	$105,230	$96,364	19%
37	Columbus, OHMetro	1.01	$90,530	$96,824	17%
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.01	$109,110	$96,729	22%
39	New JerseyState	1.00	$103,930	$95,524	21%
40	New MexicoState	1.00	$87,850	$95,489	14%
41	VirginiaState	1.00	$98,640	$95,304	19%
42	West VirginiaState	1.00	$80,490	$95,594	12%
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.00	$98,620	$95,285	19%
44	MaineState	0.99	$94,140	$94,329	17%
45	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.99	$90,930	$94,916	20%
46	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.99	$86,110	$94,419	17%
47	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.99	$109,800	$94,249	25%
48	MissouriState	0.98	$83,110	$93,804	15%
49	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$91,120	$93,938	17%
50	KentuckyState	0.97	$82,200	$92,881	14%
51	ArkansasState	0.96	$78,780	$91,286	13%
52	IowaState	0.96	$81,420	$91,278	14%
53	KansasState	0.96	$82,670	$91,856	15%
54	MichiganState	0.96	$84,620	$91,679	16%
55	AlabamaState	0.95	$78,890	$90,574	15%
56	NebraskaState	0.95	$82,710	$90,393	15%
57	South CarolinaState	0.95	$83,550	$90,815	18%
58	UtahState	0.95	$91,150	$90,968	20%
59	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.95	$84,040	$90,560	18%
60	MontanaState	0.94	$86,950	$90,197	16%
61	North CarolinaState	0.94	$85,120	$90,169	18%
62	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$81,040	$87,611	17%
63	North DakotaState	0.91	$80,610	$87,052	15%
64	LouisianaState	0.90	$77,510	$86,027	16%
65	TennesseeState	0.90	$78,610	$85,913	19%
66	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.90	$82,470	$85,728	23%
67	MississippiState	0.89	$71,710	$84,564	15%
68	South DakotaState	0.89	$77,010	$84,813	15%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.88	$91,170	$84,028	27%
70	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.88	$82,690	$83,949	25%
71	FloridaState	0.87	$84,330	$83,084	24%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).