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Rad Tech III Salary in Montana

How much does a Rad Tech III make in Montana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rad Tech III in Montana is $77,500 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,739
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,000 to $86,000
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,261

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Rad Tech III Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,000	$7,167	$1,654	$41
Average	$77,500	$6,458	$1,490	$37
25th Percentile	$69,000	$5,750	$1,327	$33

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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): $52,820
Radiographer II (1-3 years): $58,137
Rad Tech III (3-5 years): $77,436
Head Radiologic Technologist (5+ years): $90,998

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Rad Tech I	0-1 years	$52,820
Radiographer II	1-3 years	$58,137
Rad Tech III	3-5 years	$77,436
Head Radiologic Technologist	5+ years	$90,998

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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:

Absarokee: $77,000
Acton: $78,900
Ashland: $77,000

Absarokee, MT $77,000 Acton, MT $78,900 Ashland, MT $77,000 Ballantine, MT $78,800 Bearcreek, MT $77,000 Belfry, MT $77,100 Bighorn, MT $76,800 Big Timber, MT $77,000

Birney, MT $76,900 Boyd, MT $77,700 Bridger, MT $77,400 Broadview, MT $78,400 Busby, MT $77,000 Clyde Park, MT $77,000 Columbus, MT $77,600 Cooke City, MT $76,800

Crow Agency, MT $77,100 Custer, MT $77,100 Decker, MT $77,000 Edgar, MT $78,600 Emigrant, MT $77,000 Fishtail, MT $76,900 Fromberg, MT $78,300 Gardiner, MT $77,000

Garryowen, MT $77,000 Grass Range, MT $76,900 Greycliff, MT $77,000 Hardin, MT $77,700 Fort Smith, MT $77,500 Harlowton, MT $76,900 Huntley, MT $79,100 Hysham, MT $76,900

Ingomar, MT $76,700 Joliet, MT $78,300 Lame Deer, MT $77,000 Laurel, MT $79,100 Lavina, MT $77,100 Livingston, MT $77,000 Lodge Grass, MT $77,100 Mc Leod, MT $76,800

Martinsdale, MT $76,800 Melstone, MT $76,900 Melville, MT $76,800 Molt, MT $78,700 Mosby, MT $76,800 Musselshell, MT $76,800 Nye, MT $76,900 Otter, MT $77,000

Park City, MT $78,600 Pompeys Pillar, MT $78,300 Pray, MT $76,900 Pryor, MT $78,300 Rapelje, MT $77,400 Red Lodge, MT $77,000 Reed Point, MT $76,900 Roberts, MT $77,300

Roscoe, MT $76,900 Roundup, MT $77,000 Ryegate, MT $76,900 Saint Xavier, MT $77,400 Sanders, MT $77,000 Sand Springs, MT $76,800 Shawmut, MT $76,800 Shepherd, MT $78,800

Silver Gate, MT $77,000 Springdale, MT $76,900 Sumatra, MT $76,800 Teigen, MT $76,900 Two Dot, MT $76,800 Wilsall, MT $76,900 Winnett, MT $76,800 Worden, MT $78,200

Wyola, MT $77,100 Billings, MT $79,200 Baker, MT $77,200 Wolf Point, MT $77,000 Antelope, MT $77,100 Bainville, MT $77,300 Brockton, MT $76,900 Brockway, MT $76,800

Circle, MT $76,900 Crane, MT $77,400 Culbertson, MT $77,100 Dagmar, MT $77,100 Fairview, MT $77,300 Flaxville, MT $76,900 Fort Peck, MT $76,800 Frazer, MT $76,900

Froid, MT $77,000 Glasgow, MT $77,000 Saint Marie, MT $77,300 Glentana, MT $76,800 Hinsdale, MT $76,800 Homestead, MT $77,000 Lambert, MT $76,900 Larslan, MT $76,800

Medicine Lake, MT $77,000 Nashua, MT $76,900 Opheim, MT $76,800 Outlook, MT $76,900 Peerless, MT $76,800 Plentywood, MT $77,000 Poplar, MT $77,000 Raymond, MT $77,000

Redstone, MT $76,800 Reserve, MT $76,900 Richey, MT $76,800 Richland, MT $76,800 Saco, MT $76,900 Savage, MT $77,100 Scobey, MT $76,900 Sidney, MT $77,400

Vandalia, MT $76,800 Vida, MT $76,900 Westby, MT $77,100 Whitetail, MT $76,800 Miles City, MT $77,000 Alzada, MT $76,900 Angela, MT $76,800 Alberton, MT $76,900

Arlee, MT $76,900 Bonner, MT $76,900 Charlo, MT $76,900 Clinton, MT $76,900 Condon, MT $76,800 Conner, MT $76,900 Corvallis, MT $77,000 Darby, MT $76,800

De Borgia, MT $76,600 Dixon, MT $76,900 Drummond, MT $76,900 Florence, MT $77,000 Frenchtown, MT $77,000 Grantsdale, MT $77,000 Hall, MT $76,900 Hamilton, MT $77,000

Pinesdale, MT $77,200 Haugan, MT $76,600 Helmville, MT $76,700 Heron, MT $76,600 Hot Springs, MT $76,800 Huson, MT $76,900 Lolo, MT $77,000 Lonepine, MT $76,800

Milltown, MT $77,200 Noxon, MT $76,600 Ovando, MT $76,700 Pablo, MT $77,200 Paradise, MT $76,900 Philipsburg, MT $76,900 Plains, MT $76,800 Polson, MT $77,000

Ravalli, MT $76,900 Ronan, MT $77,000 Saint Ignatius, MT $77,000 Saint Regis, MT $76,800 Saltese, MT $76,600 Seeley Lake, MT $76,900 Stevensville, MT $77,000 Sula, MT $76,800

Superior, MT $76,800 Thompson Falls, MT $76,700 Trout Creek, MT $76,700 Victor, MT $77,000 Kalispell, MT $77,000 Big Arm, MT $76,900 Bigfork, MT $76,900 Columbia Falls, MT $77,000

Coram, MT $76,900 Dayton, MT $76,900 Elmo, MT $76,800 Essex, MT $76,800 Eureka, MT $76,900 Fortine, MT $76,900 Hungry Horse, MT $77,100 Kila, MT $76,900

Lake Mc Donald, MT $76,900 Lakeside, MT $77,000 Libby, MT $76,800 Marion, MT $76,800 Martin City, MT $77,000 Olney, MT $76,800 Polebridge, MT $76,700 Proctor, MT $76,800

Rexford, MT $76,900 Rollins, MT $76,900 Somers, MT $77,000 Stryker, MT $76,800 Trego, MT $76,800 Troy, MT $76,600 West Glacier, MT $76,700 Whitefish, MT $77,000

Bloomfield, MT $76,900 Boyes, MT $76,900 Broadus, MT $76,900 Brusett, MT $76,800 Capitol, MT $76,800 Cohagen, MT $76,800 Colstrip, MT $77,100 Ekalaka, MT $76,900

Fallon, MT $77,000 Forsyth, MT $76,900 Glendive, MT $77,200 Hammond, MT $76,900 Hathaway, MT $77,000 Ismay, MT $76,900 Jordan, MT $76,800 Kinsey, MT $76,900

Lindsay, MT $76,800 Mildred, MT $77,000 Olive, MT $76,800 Plevna, MT $77,100 Powderville, MT $76,800 Rosebud, MT $76,800 Terry, MT $76,900 Volborg, MT $76,800

Wibaux, MT $77,100 Willard, MT $77,100 Great Falls, MT $73,600 Malmstrom A F B, MT $73,600 Augusta, MT $76,800 Babb, MT $76,800 Belt, MT $74,600 Black Eagle, MT $73,600

Brady, MT $76,100 Browning, MT $76,900 Buffalo, MT $76,900 Bynum, MT $76,900 Carter, MT $74,900 Cascade, MT $76,000 Choteau, MT $76,900 Coffee Creek, MT $76,900

Conrad, MT $76,900 Cut Bank, MT $76,900 Denton, MT $76,900 Dupuyer, MT $76,800 Dutton, MT $75,200 East Glacier Park, MT $76,800 Ethridge, MT $76,800 Fairfield, MT $76,300

Floweree, MT $73,800 Forest Grove, MT $76,800 Fort Benton, MT $76,300 Fort Shaw, MT $74,700 Galata, MT $76,800 Geraldine, MT $76,800 Geyser, MT $76,300 Heart Butte, MT $76,900

Highwood, MT $74,700 Hilger, MT $76,900 Hobson, MT $76,900 Judith Gap, MT $76,900 Kevin, MT $76,900 Ledger, MT $76,800 Lewistown, MT $77,000 Loma, MT $76,800

Lothair, MT $76,800 Moccasin, MT $76,900 Monarch, MT $76,000 Moore, MT $76,900 Neihart, MT $76,600 Oilmont, MT $76,800 Pendroy, MT $76,800 Power, MT $74,400

Raynesford, MT $76,000 Roy, MT $76,800 Sand Coulee, MT $73,600 Shelby, MT $76,900 Simms, MT $75,200 Stanford, MT $76,900 Stockett, MT $74,400 Sunburst, MT $76,900

Sun River, MT $74,300 Sweet Grass, MT $76,800 Biddle, MT $77,000 Ulm, MT $73,700 Valier, MT $76,900 Vaughn, MT $74,000 Winifred, MT $76,800 Havre, MT $77,000

Big Sandy, MT $76,900 Box Elder, MT $77,000 Chester, MT $76,900 Chinook, MT $76,900 Dodson, MT $76,900 Gildford, MT $76,800 Harlem, MT $77,000 Hays, MT $77,000

Hingham, MT $76,800 Hogeland, MT $76,800 Inverness, MT $76,800 Joplin, MT $76,800 Kremlin, MT $76,800 Lloyd, MT $76,700 Loring, MT $76,800 Malta, MT $76,900

Rudyard, MT $76,900 Turner, MT $76,900 Whitewater, MT $76,800 Whitlash, MT $76,800 Zortman, MT $76,900 Zurich, MT $76,800 Helena, MT $73,400 Basin, MT $75,000

Boulder, MT $75,900 Canyon Creek, MT $74,300 Clancy, MT $73,600 East Helena, MT $73,400 Fort Harrison, MT $73,400 Jefferson City, MT $74,100 Lincoln, MT $76,900 Marysville, MT $74,200

Radersburg, MT $76,000 Ringling, MT $76,800 Toston, MT $76,300 Townsend, MT $75,100 White Sulphur Springs, MT $76,600 Winston, MT $74,200 Wolf Creek, MT $75,800 Butte, MT $76,900

Alder, MT $76,800 Anaconda, MT $77,000 Avon, MT $75,000 Belgrade, MT $77,100 Bozeman, MT $77,200 Big Sky, MT $77,100 Cameron, MT $76,800 Cardwell, MT $77,000

Deer Lodge, MT $76,400 Dell, MT $76,600 Dillon, MT $76,900 Divide, MT $76,900 Elliston, MT $74,400 Ennis, MT $77,000 Gallatin Gateway, MT $77,000 Garrison, MT $76,000

Glen, MT $76,900 Gold Creek, MT $76,500 Harrison, MT $77,000 Jackson, MT $76,700 Lima, MT $76,600 Mc Allister, MT $77,000 Manhattan, MT $77,100 Melrose, MT $76,900

Norris, MT $76,900 Polaris, MT $76,800 Pony, MT $77,000 Ramsay, MT $77,000 Sheridan, MT $77,000 Silver Star, MT $77,000 Three Forks, MT $77,000 Twin Bridges, MT $76,900

Virginia City, MT $77,000 Warm Springs, MT $77,000 West Yellowstone, MT $76,900 Whitehall, MT $77,000 Willow Creek, MT $77,000 Wisdom, MT $76,700 Wise River, MT $76,800 Missoula, MT $77,300

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 $82,311. While startup companies pay approximate $70,106.

Rad Tech III Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$70,106
Growth Stage	51~500	$74,014
Established	501~5000	$79,624
Enterprise	5000+	$82,311

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	$93,000	$45.0	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

$69,000

Average $77,500/year

$86,000

$5,750

Average $6,458/month

$7,167

$1,327

Average $1,490/week

$1,654

$33

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,000	$7,167	$1,654	$41
Average	$77,500	$6,458	$1,490	$37
25th Percentile	$69,000	$5,750	$1,327	$33

Rad Tech III Salary Growth & Career Path

Rad Tech III

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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 $91,000 - a projected growth of 17% over your current level.

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