Best Cities for Radiation Therapistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where radiation therapistss 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	1.63	$206,350	$171,672	18%
2	CaliforniaState	1.43	$166,450	$150,361	16%
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.38	$169,150	$145,193	16%
4	IllinoisState	1.21	$124,600	$127,926	13%
5	OregonState	1.21	$131,600	$127,767	15%
6	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.20	$117,280	$126,379	13%
7	KansasState	1.15	$108,830	$120,922	11%
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.14	$117,050	$120,422	16%
9	New JerseyState	1.13	$129,460	$118,989	17%
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.13	$128,650	$119,341	17%
11	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.12	$108,600	$118,043	14%
12	WashingtonState	1.11	$125,880	$117,316	18%
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$133,410	$116,719	20%
14	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.10	$119,960	$115,903	16%
15	New YorkState	1.09	$129,620	$115,218	17%
16	HawaiiState	1.08	$125,520	$114,109	23%
17	MissouriState	1.07	$99,890	$112,743	12%
18	OklahomaState	1.06	$98,390	$111,175	12%
19	KentuckyState	1.05	$97,760	$110,463	12%
20	TexasState	1.05	$105,770	$110,638	16%
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.05	$100,530	$110,230	15%
22	MontanaState	1.04	$105,400	$109,336	13%
23	OhioState	1.04	$98,650	$109,126	13%
24	South CarolinaState	1.04	$100,790	$109,554	15%
25	ConnecticutState	1.03	$116,170	$107,965	16%
26	New MexicoState	1.03	$100,010	$108,707	13%
27	ArizonaState	1.02	$108,760	$107,790	17%
28	NebraskaState	1.02	$98,670	$107,836	13%
29	South DakotaState	1.02	$97,470	$107,346	12%
30	UtahState	1.02	$107,660	$107,445	17%
31	Columbus, OHMetro	1.02	$100,720	$107,722	15%
32	IndianaState	1.01	$96,690	$106,840	13%
33	LouisianaState	1.00	$94,710	$105,117	13%
34	North CarolinaState	1.00	$99,250	$105,138	16%
35	MichiganState	0.99	$95,890	$103,889	14%
36	MississippiState	0.99	$88,100	$103,892	12%
37	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$110,050	$104,017	18%
38	IdahoState	0.98	$99,660	$103,275	14%
39	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$100,540	$103,649	15%
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$99,860	$103,161	19%
41	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.98	$99,250	$103,601	18%
42	ColoradoState	0.97	$108,020	$102,486	21%
43	MaineState	0.97	$101,980	$102,184	15%
44	GeorgiaState	0.96	$94,460	$101,135	18%
45	WisconsinState	0.96	$93,600	$101,408	14%
46	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$99,930	$101,452	21%
47	AlabamaState	0.95	$87,330	$100,264	13%
48	MinnesotaState	0.95	$98,000	$100,000	16%
49	New HampshireState	0.95	$106,270	$100,255	18%
50	VirginiaState	0.95	$103,310	$99,816	18%
51	FloridaState	0.94	$100,920	$99,429	20%
52	VermontState	0.94	$101,060	$98,595	17%
53	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	0.94	$98,630	$99,126	18%
54	MarylandState	0.93	$107,120	$98,095	19%
55	MassachusettsState	0.93	$106,300	$97,972	25%
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$108,450	$96,144	22%
57	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$106,300	$93,656	29%
58	NevadaState	0.88	$92,990	$92,804	19%
59	ArkansasState	0.87	$78,950	$91,483	13%
60	IowaState	0.87	$81,610	$91,491	14%
61	TennesseeState	0.87	$83,520	$91,279	18%
62	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.86	$84,020	$90,832	17%
63	District of ColumbiaState	0.83	$100,250	$87,708	25%
64	West VirginiaState	0.81	$71,590	$85,024	14%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$92,060	$84,848	27%
66	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.80	$80,770	$83,960	23%

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