Home / Radiologists / Best Cities Best Cities for Radiologistss Cities ranked by purchasing power — where radiologistss 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro 1.78 $745,230 $748,975 2% 2 Minnesota State 1.72 $708,340 $722,796 2% 3 South Dakota State 1.53 $586,010 $645,385 2% 4 North Dakota State 1.42 $553,140 $597,343 2% 5 West Virginia State 1.33 $471,650 $560,154 2% 6 Maine State 1.32 $555,750 $556,864 3% 7 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro 1.31 $581,510 $549,631 3% 8 Maryland State 1.27 $581,510 $532,518 3% 9 Michigan State 1.25 $485,920 $526,457 3% 10 Indiana State 1.13 $430,640 $475,845 3% 11 New Hampshire State 1.13 $506,010 $477,368 4% 12 Pennsylvania State 1.12 $455,380 $469,464 3% 13 Arizona State 1.11 $470,640 $466,442 4% 14 Iowa State 1.08 $405,220 $454,283 3% 15 New Jersey State 1.05 $482,700 $443,658 4% 16 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro 1.04 $452,940 $437,623 4% 17 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro 1.03 $398,680 $433,348 4% 18 Wisconsin State 1.01 $392,610 $425,363 3% 19 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro 1.00 $488,670 $419,459 6% 20 Utah State 0.99 $417,250 $416,417 4% 21 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro 0.99 $410,170 $416,416 5% 22 Florida State 0.98 $417,690 $411,517 5% 23 Massachusetts State 0.93 $426,560 $393,143 6% 24 New York State 0.93 $441,580 $392,516 5% 25 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro 0.93 $443,020 $392,748 5% 26 Nevada State 0.92 $386,210 $385,439 5% 27 Montana State 0.89 $360,330 $373,786 4% 28 Virginia State 0.86 $376,270 $363,546 5% 29 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro 0.86 $409,740 $361,004 7% 30 Georgia State 0.85 $335,190 $358,876 5% 31 Texas State 0.79 $319,320 $334,017 5% 32 Colorado State 0.78 $344,270 $326,632 6% 33 Kentucky State 0.75 $279,990 $316,373 4% 34 Ohio State 0.68 $260,000 $287,611 5% 35 Columbus, OH Metro 0.68 $269,430 $288,160 6% 36 California State 0.58 $270,560 $244,408 10% 37 Kansas State 0.48 $179,990 $199,989 7% 38 South Carolina State 0.45 $174,480 $189,652 9% 39 Connecticut State 0.42 $191,990 $178,429 10% 40 Wyoming State 0.41 $161,750 $173,925 7% 41 District of Columbia State 0.38 $182,450 $159,624 14% 42 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro 0.38 $156,800 $161,317 12% 43 New Mexico State 0.25 $96,170 $104,533 13% 44 Arkansas State 0.21 $75,600 $87,601 14%
Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).