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Rad Tech III Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Rad Tech III make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rad Tech III in Mississippi is $73,200 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Rad Tech III's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,484
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,200 to $81,200
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,916

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Rad Tech III Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,200	$6,767	$1,562	$39
Average	$73,200	$6,100	$1,408	$35
25th Percentile	$65,200	$5,433	$1,254	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Rad Tech III Salaries

A Rad Tech III's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Rad Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Rad Tech III's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Rad Tech I (0-1 years): $49,894
Radiographer II (1-3 years): $54,916
Rad Tech III (3-5 years): $73,146
Head Radiologic Technologist (5+ years): $85,957

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Rad Tech I	0-1 years	$49,894
Radiographer II	1-3 years	$54,916
Rad Tech III	3-5 years	$73,146
Head Radiologic Technologist	5+ years	$85,957

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How Do Rad Tech III Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Rad Tech IIIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,900.
California: $90,500.
Massachusetts: $89,300.

District of Columbia $90,900 California $90,500 Massachusetts $89,300 Washington $89,000 New Jersey $89,000 Alaska $88,800 Connecticut $87,700 New York $87,200

Hawaii $85,800 Rhode Island $85,100 Maryland $84,600 Minnesota $84,000 Illinois $83,700 Colorado $83,700 Oregon $83,300 Delaware $83,100

New Hampshire $83,000 Virginia $82,600 Pennsylvania $81,700 Nevada $81,200 North Dakota $81,100 Michigan $80,800 Wisconsin $80,700 Vermont $80,600

Texas $80,100 Arizona $80,000 Maine $80,000 Ohio $79,900 Georgia $79,200 Indiana $78,800 Wyoming $78,700 Utah $78,600

Iowa $78,500 Kansas $78,200 Louisiana $78,000 North Carolina $78,000 Missouri $78,000 Florida $77,700 Montana $77,500 Nebraska $77,300

Kentucky $77,200 South Carolina $76,900 Tennessee $76,700 Idaho $76,600 New Mexico $76,000 Oklahoma $75,900 Alabama $75,400 South Dakota $74,600

Arkansas $74,100 West Virginia $73,900 Mississippi $73,200

Top Paying Cities for Rad Tech IIIs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $71,800
Holly Bluff: $71,200
Kosciusko: $71,200

Hillsboro, MS $71,800 Holly Bluff, MS $71,200 Kosciusko, MS $71,200 Lake, MS $71,600 Lena, MS $71,900 Lexington, MS $71,100 Lorman, MS $71,200 Louise, MS $72,000

Ludlow, MS $72,000 Mc Adams, MS $71,100 Mc Cool, MS $71,100 Madden, MS $71,400 Madison, MS $72,700 Magee, MS $71,900 Mayersville, MS $71,600 Mendenhall, MS $72,200

Midnight, MS $72,000 Mize, MS $71,600 Morton, MS $72,200 Mount Olive, MS $71,600 Natchez, MS $71,400 Newhebron, MS $71,800 Pattison, MS $71,600 Pelahatchie, MS $72,400

Pickens, MS $71,600 Piney Woods, MS $72,500 Pinola, MS $72,100 Port Gibson, MS $71,600 Puckett, MS $72,300 Pulaski, MS $71,900 Raleigh, MS $71,700 Raymond, MS $72,700

Redwood, MS $71,700 Ridgeland, MS $72,900 Rolling Fork, MS $71,700 Sallis, MS $71,300 Sandhill, MS $72,600 Satartia, MS $72,000 Sharon, MS $72,100 Sibley, MS $71,600

Silver City, MS $71,600 Star, MS $72,600 Taylorsville, MS $71,400 Tchula, MS $71,100 Terry, MS $72,700 Thomastown, MS $71,400 Tinsley, MS $72,000 Tougaloo, MS $72,900

Utica, MS $72,300 Vaiden, MS $70,900 Valley Park, MS $71,300 Vaughan, MS $71,800 Vicksburg, MS $71,900 Walnut Grove, MS $71,500 Washington, MS $71,400 Wesson, MS $71,900

West, MS $70,900 Whitfield, MS $72,900 Yazoo City, MS $71,700 Jackson, MS $73,000 Pearl, MS $73,000 Richland, MS $73,000 Flowood, MS $73,000 Byram, MS $72,900

Lula, MS $72,600 Lyon, MS $71,200 Marks, MS $71,700 Michigan City, MS $73,100 Mount Pleasant, MS $74,900 Myrtle, MS $71,800 Nesbit, MS $76,100 New Albany, MS $71,700

Olive Branch, MS $76,000 Oxford, MS $71,900 Pope, MS $71,500 Potts Camp, MS $72,600 Red Banks, MS $74,900 Ripley, MS $71,600 Robinsonville, MS $75,100 Sarah, MS $74,000

Sardis, MS $72,700 Senatobia, MS $74,100 Sherard, MS $71,100 Sledge, MS $72,500 Southaven, MS $76,600 Taylor, MS $71,800 Tiplersville, MS $71,700 Tula, MS $71,400

Tunica, MS $74,200 University, MS $72,400 Victoria, MS $74,800 Walls, MS $76,400 Walnut, MS $71,700 Waterford, MS $72,900 Greenville, MS $73,000 Alligator, MS $70,900

Anguilla, MS $72,200 Arcola, MS $73,000 Avon, MS $73,000 Benoit, MS $72,300 Beulah, MS $71,600 Boyle, MS $72,000 Chatham, MS $72,800 Cleveland, MS $71,700

Doddsville, MS $71,300 Drew, MS $70,900 Parchman, MS $71,000 Dublin, MS $70,700 Duncan, MS $70,800 Glen Allan, MS $72,600 Grace, MS $72,400 Gunnison, MS $71,000

Hollandale, MS $73,000 Holly Ridge, MS $72,300 Indianola, MS $72,400 Inverness, MS $72,200 Isola, MS $72,400 Leland, MS $73,000 Merigold, MS $71,300 Metcalfe, MS $73,000

Moorhead, MS $71,700 Mound Bayou, MS $71,200 Pace, MS $71,700 Panther Burn, MS $72,600 Rena Lara, MS $70,800 Rome, MS $70,900 Rosedale, MS $71,500 Ruleville, MS $71,300

Scott, MS $72,500 Shaw, MS $72,200 Shelby, MS $71,100 Stoneville, MS $73,000 Sunflower, MS $71,500 Wayside, MS $73,000 Winstonville, MS $71,400 Winterville, MS $73,000

Tupelo, MS $72,000 Algoma, MS $71,800 Amory, MS $70,800 Baldwyn, MS $71,600 Becker, MS $70,600 Belden, MS $71,900 Belmont, MS $71,400 Blue Springs, MS $71,700

Booneville, MS $71,600 Burnsville, MS $71,500 Corinth, MS $71,800 Dennis, MS $71,300 Derma, MS $71,800 Ecru, MS $71,700 Fulton, MS $71,600 Gattman, MS $70,500

Glen, MS $71,600 Abbeville, MS $72,400 Arkabutla, MS $74,800 Ashland, MS $72,600 Batesville, MS $72,100 Belen, MS $71,500 Blue Mountain, MS $71,800 Byhalia, MS $75,200

Clarksdale, MS $71,000 Coahoma, MS $71,800 Coldwater, MS $74,900 Como, MS $73,100 Courtland, MS $71,800 Crenshaw, MS $72,800 Crowder, MS $71,500 Darling, MS $72,100

Dumas, MS $71,500 Dundee, MS $72,600 Etta, MS $71,700 Falcon, MS $72,300 Falkner, MS $72,100 Farrell, MS $71,200 Friars Point, MS $71,800 Hernando, MS $75,500

Hickory Flat, MS $72,300 Holly Springs, MS $73,500 Horn Lake, MS $76,500 Independence, MS $74,600 Jonestown, MS $71,800 Lake Cormorant, MS $76,100 Lamar, MS $73,500 Stennis Space Center, MS $72,900

Diamondhead, MS $72,300 Biloxi, MS $72,700 Diberville, MS $72,700 Escatawpa, MS $72,400 Gautier, MS $72,300 Hurley, MS $72,500 Kiln, MS $72,400 Lakeshore, MS $73,000

Long Beach, MS $72,200 Mc Henry, MS $72,000 Moss Point, MS $72,400 Ocean Springs, MS $72,400 Vancleave, MS $72,300 Pascagoula, MS $72,400 Pass Christian, MS $72,200 Pearlington, MS $73,900

Perkinston, MS $72,000 Saucier, MS $72,200 Waveland, MS $72,400 Wiggins, MS $71,800 Brookhaven, MS $71,900 Bogue Chitto, MS $71,500 Bude, MS $71,500 Centreville, MS $73,600

Chatawa, MS $72,200 Crosby, MS $71,900 Fernwood, MS $71,800 Gloster, MS $72,400 Jayess, MS $71,300 Kokomo, MS $71,300 Liberty, MS $72,600 Mc Call Creek, MS $71,500

Mccomb, MS $71,500 Magnolia, MS $71,900 Meadville, MS $71,200 Monticello, MS $71,700 Oak Vale, MS $71,300 Osyka, MS $72,400 Roxie, MS $71,200 Ruth, MS $71,400

Silver Creek, MS $71,600 Smithdale, MS $71,400 Sontag, MS $71,700 Summit, MS $71,400 Tylertown, MS $71,400 Union Church, MS $71,500 Woodville, MS $72,700 Columbus, MS $70,000

Aberdeen, MS $70,500 Ackerman, MS $71,100 Artesia, MS $70,100 Bellefontaine, MS $71,200 Brooksville, MS $70,400 Caledonia, MS $70,300 Cedarbluff, MS $70,500 Crawford, MS $70,200

Eupora, MS $71,200 French Camp, MS $71,100 Hamilton, MS $70,200 Kilmichael, MS $71,000 Maben, MS $70,900 Mantee, MS $71,000 Mathiston, MS $71,000 Mayhew, MS $70,000

Montpelier, MS $70,700 Pheba, MS $70,600 Prairie, MS $70,400 Starkville, MS $70,400 Mississippi State, MS $70,300 Steens, MS $70,000 Stewart, MS $71,000 Sturgis, MS $70,900

Walthall, MS $71,300 Weir, MS $71,200 West Point, MS $70,100 Woodland, MS $71,000 Thaxton, MS $71,600 Tishomingo, MS $71,200 Toccopola, MS $71,600 Trebloc, MS $70,800

Tremont, MS $71,500 Van Vleet, MS $71,300 Vardaman, MS $71,400 Verona, MS $72,000 Wheeler, MS $71,600 Grenada, MS $71,100 Banner, MS $71,400 Big Creek, MS $71,200

Bruce, MS $71,400 Calhoun City, MS $71,300 Carrollton, MS $70,700 Cascilla, MS $70,800 Charleston, MS $70,900 Coffeeville, MS $71,100 Coila, MS $70,700 Cruger, MS $70,900

Duck Hill, MS $71,000 Elliott, MS $71,100 Enid, MS $71,100 Glendora, MS $70,700 Gore Springs, MS $71,100 Greenwood, MS $70,700 Holcomb, MS $70,700 Itta Bena, MS $71,200

Mc Carley, MS $70,800 Minter City, MS $70,600 Money, MS $70,700 Morgan City, MS $71,400 North Carrollton, MS $71,100 Oakland, MS $71,000 Paris, MS $71,400 Philipp, MS $70,500

Pittsboro, MS $71,400 Schlater, MS $70,700 Scobey, MS $70,900 Sidon, MS $70,900 Slate Spring, MS $71,300 Sumner, MS $70,900 Swan Lake, MS $70,700 Swiftown, MS $71,500

Tie Plant, MS $71,100 Tillatoba, MS $71,000 Tippo, MS $70,600 Tutwiler, MS $70,900 Vance, MS $70,800 Water Valley, MS $71,300 Webb, MS $70,800 Winona, MS $71,000

Belzoni, MS $71,900 Benton, MS $71,800 Bentonia, MS $72,300 Bolton, MS $72,600 Brandon, MS $72,600 Braxton, MS $72,500 Camden, MS $71,600 Canton, MS $72,300

Carthage, MS $71,400 Cary, MS $71,800 Clinton, MS $72,800 Conehatta, MS $71,400 Crystal Springs, MS $72,400 Delta City, MS $72,600 D Lo, MS $72,300 Durant, MS $71,100

Edwards, MS $72,400 Ethel, MS $71,000 Fayette, MS $71,300 Flora, MS $72,500 Pocahontas, MS $72,900 Florence, MS $72,700 Meridian, MS $71,300 Bailey, MS $71,200

Buckatunna, MS $71,300 Chunky, MS $71,100 Clara, MS $71,200 Collinsville, MS $71,200 Daleville, MS $71,100 Decatur, MS $71,200 De Kalb, MS $71,200 Enterprise, MS $71,100

Hickory, MS $71,200 Lauderdale, MS $71,200 Lawrence, MS $71,400 Little Rock, MS $71,200 Louin, MS $71,300 Louisville, MS $71,200 Macon, MS $71,300 Marion, MS $71,500

Newton, MS $71,300 Noxapater, MS $71,200 Pachuta, MS $71,100 Paulding, MS $71,100 Philadelphia, MS $71,200 Porterville, MS $71,100 Preston, MS $71,200 Quitman, MS $71,200

Rose Hill, MS $71,000 Scooba, MS $71,300 Sebastopol, MS $71,600 Shubuta, MS $71,100 Shuqualak, MS $71,300 State Line, MS $71,400 Stonewall, MS $71,200 Toomsuba, MS $71,200

Union, MS $71,200 Vossburg, MS $71,100 Waynesboro, MS $71,200 Hattiesburg, MS $71,400 Bassfield, MS $71,300 Bay Springs, MS $71,300 Beaumont, MS $71,300 Brooklyn, MS $71,500

Carriere, MS $72,700 Carson, MS $71,400 Collins, MS $71,400 Columbia, MS $71,300 Eastabuchie, MS $71,300 Ellisville, MS $71,300 Heidelberg, MS $71,200 Laurel, MS $71,500

Leakesville, MS $71,900 Lucedale, MS $72,400 Lumberton, MS $71,600 Mc Lain, MS $71,600 Mc Neill, MS $72,600 Moselle, MS $71,300 Moss, MS $71,200 Neely, MS $71,500

New Augusta, MS $71,200 Nicholson, MS $73,100 Ovett, MS $71,200 Petal, MS $71,400 Picayune, MS $73,000 Poplarville, MS $72,100 Prentiss, MS $71,600 Purvis, MS $71,400

Richton, MS $71,100 Sandersville, MS $71,300 Sandy Hook, MS $71,400 Seminary, MS $71,200 Soso, MS $71,200 Stringer, MS $71,300 Sumrall, MS $71,300 Foxworth, MS $71,300

Gulfport, MS $72,200 Bay Saint Louis, MS $72,800 Plantersville, MS $71,600 Pontotoc, MS $71,800 Randolph, MS $71,500 Rienzi, MS $71,600 Saltillo, MS $71,800 Shannon, MS $71,600

Sherman, MS $71,900 Smithville, MS $71,200 Golden, MS $71,400 Greenwood Springs, MS $70,700 Guntown, MS $71,700 Houlka, MS $71,600 Houston, MS $71,300 Iuka, MS $71,300

Mantachie, MS $71,700 Marietta, MS $71,500 Mooreville, MS $71,900 Nettleton, MS $71,300 New Site, MS $71,400 Okolona, MS $71,200 Lambert, MS $71,000 Forest, MS $71,800

Gallman, MS $72,200 Georgetown, MS $72,300 Goodman, MS $71,500 Harperville, MS $71,700 Harriston, MS $71,300 Harrisville, MS $72,400 Hazlehurst, MS $72,000 Hermanville, MS $71,700

Rad Tech III Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Rad Tech III salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $77,744. While startup companies pay approximate $66,216.

Rad Tech III Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$66,216
Growth Stage	51~500	$69,907
Established	501~5000	$75,206
Enterprise	5000+	$77,744

Rad Tech III Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Rad Tech III roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Rad Tech positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Rad Tech III as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Rad Tech III

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$87,840	$42.0	20%

Rad Tech III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Rad Tech III's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$65,200

Average $73,200/year

$81,200

$5,433

Average $6,100/month

$6,767

$1,254

Average $1,408/week

$1,562

$31

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,200	$6,767	$1,562	$39
Average	$73,200	$6,100	$1,408	$35
25th Percentile	$65,200	$5,433	$1,254	$31

Rad Tech III Salary Growth & Career Path

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Head Radiologic Technologist

For a Rad Tech III, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Head Radiologic Technologist role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $86,000 - a projected growth of 17% over your current level.

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