Best Cities for Radiologic Technologists and Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where radiologic technologists and technicianss 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	1.61	$154,850	$128,827	24%
2	CaliforniaState	1.37	$121,260	$109,539	22%
3	OregonState	1.24	$102,290	$99,311	19%
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.21	$104,810	$97,226	21%
5	MassachusettsState	1.19	$103,620	$95,502	26%
6	WashingtonState	1.19	$102,090	$95,144	22%
7	AlaskaState	1.18	$98,920	$94,842	17%
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.16	$108,030	$92,730	25%
9	HawaiiState	1.15	$101,700	$92,455	28%
10	VermontState	1.15	$94,540	$92,234	18%
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.15	$104,590	$92,150	29%
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.15	$105,200	$92,038	25%
13	District of ColumbiaState	1.12	$102,770	$89,913	25%
14	ArizonaState	1.10	$89,200	$88,404	20%
15	West VirginiaState	1.10	$74,150	$88,064	14%
16	New JerseyState	1.09	$95,000	$87,316	23%
17	New YorkState	1.09	$98,470	$87,529	23%
18	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.09	$86,510	$86,945	21%
19	New MexicoState	1.08	$79,940	$86,891	16%
20	OhioState	1.08	$78,320	$86,637	16%
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.08	$97,390	$86,339	25%
22	ConnecticutState	1.07	$91,970	$85,474	20%
23	IndianaState	1.07	$77,640	$85,790	16%
24	WisconsinState	1.07	$79,140	$85,742	16%
25	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$80,200	$85,775	19%
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.07	$83,140	$85,535	23%
27	KansasState	1.06	$76,070	$84,522	16%
28	MinnesotaState	1.06	$83,400	$85,102	18%
29	Rhode IslandState	1.06	$85,330	$84,905	21%
30	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$77,530	$85,011	19%
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$78,070	$84,859	20%
32	OklahomaState	1.05	$74,160	$83,797	16%
33	WyomingState	1.05	$77,860	$83,720	15%
34	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.05	$78,340	$84,418	20%
35	ColoradoState	1.04	$87,760	$83,264	25%
36	DelawareState	1.04	$84,210	$83,376	19%
37	IdahoState	1.04	$80,080	$82,984	18%
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$80,710	$83,378	24%
39	MichiganState	1.03	$76,420	$82,795	18%
40	MissouriState	1.03	$73,080	$82,483	17%
41	NevadaState	1.03	$82,910	$82,745	21%
42	TexasState	1.03	$78,630	$82,249	21%
43	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.03	$78,950	$82,411	23%
44	IllinoisState	1.02	$79,930	$82,064	20%
45	UtahState	1.01	$81,000	$80,838	22%
46	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.01	$85,890	$81,181	23%
47	GeorgiaState	1.00	$74,550	$79,818	23%
48	MaineState	1.00	$80,080	$80,240	19%
49	MontanaState	1.00	$77,070	$79,948	18%
50	New HampshireState	1.00	$84,910	$80,104	22%
51	NebraskaState	0.99	$72,860	$79,628	17%
52	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.99	$76,450	$79,470	24%
53	KentuckyState	0.98	$69,670	$78,723	17%
54	MarylandState	0.98	$85,890	$78,654	23%
55	North CarolinaState	0.98	$74,450	$78,867	21%
56	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$76,050	$78,402	20%
57	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$77,430	$78,609	27%
58	VirginiaState	0.97	$80,670	$77,942	23%
59	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$80,190	$77,478	24%
60	FloridaState	0.94	$76,750	$75,616	27%
61	South CarolinaState	0.94	$69,600	$75,652	22%
62	ArkansasState	0.92	$63,640	$73,743	17%
63	IowaState	0.92	$65,930	$73,913	17%
64	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$67,870	$73,373	21%
65	North DakotaState	0.91	$67,790	$73,207	17%
66	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$78,890	$72,710	31%
67	South DakotaState	0.90	$65,240	$71,850	18%
68	LouisianaState	0.88	$63,680	$70,677	20%
69	TennesseeState	0.88	$64,630	$70,634	23%
70	AlabamaState	0.87	$60,700	$69,690	19%
71	MississippiState	0.87	$59,300	$69,929	18%

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