Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Salary in the US
A magnetic resonance imaging technologists earns a national median of $95,480 a year (mean $96,120) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #161 of 825.
How much does a magnetic resonance imaging technologists earn in the US?
A magnetic resonance imaging technologists in the United States earns a median of $95,480 a year (mean $96,120), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 43,390 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2035), ranked #161 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$95,480
per year
Mean
$96,120
per year
Employment
43,390
US workers
National rank
#161
of 825 by median
What a magnetic resonance imaging technologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a magnetic resonance imaging technologists (SOC 29-2035) earns a median annual wage of $95,480 and a mean (average) of $96,120. The median is the midpoint — half of magnetic resonance imaging technologists earn more and half earn less — and is 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a magnetic resonance imaging technologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for magnetic resonance imaging technologists is $95,480, and the mean (average) is $96,120. The median is the midpoint — half of magnetic resonance imaging technologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does magnetic resonance imaging technologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $95,480, a magnetic resonance imaging technologists earns 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many magnetic resonance imaging technologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 43,390 magnetic resonance imaging technologists employed nationally (SOC 29-2035), across all industries.
- Where does this magnetic resonance imaging technologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2035. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2035 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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