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MRI Technologist I Salary in Maine

How much does an MRI Technologist I make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an MRI Technologist I in Maine is $94,919 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, an MRI Technologist I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,391
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,939 to $100,924
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,673

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MRI Technologist I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,924	$8,410	$1,941	$49
Average	$94,919	$7,910	$1,825	$46
25th Percentile	$86,939	$7,245	$1,672	$42

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Key Factors That Influence MRI Technologist I Salaries

An MRI Technologist I'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 MRI Technologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an MRI Technologist I'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:

MRI Technologist I (0-1 years): $94,919
MRI Technologist II (1-3 years): $104,327
MRI Technologist III (3-5 years): $118,540
Chief MRI Technologist (5+ years): $95,220

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
MRI Technologist I	0-1 years	$94,919
MRI Technologist II	1-3 years	$104,327
MRI Technologist III	3-5 years	$118,540
Chief MRI Technologist	5+ years	$95,220

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How Do MRI Technologist I 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 MRI Technologist Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $107,789.
California: $107,380.
Massachusetts: $105,949.

District of Columbia $107,789 California $107,380 Massachusetts $105,949 Washington $105,560 New Jersey $105,521 Alaska $105,385 Connecticut $104,041 New York $103,496

Hawaii $101,753 Rhode Island $100,936 Maryland $100,381 Minnesota $99,621 Colorado $99,329 Illinois $99,232 Oregon $98,862 Delaware $98,589

New Hampshire $98,418 Virginia $98,034 Pennsylvania $96,915 Nevada $96,350 North Dakota $96,165 Michigan $95,873 Wisconsin $95,766 Vermont $95,552

Texas $94,958 Maine $94,919 Arizona $94,861 Ohio $94,793 Georgia $93,897 Indiana $93,449 Wyoming $93,362 Utah $93,225

Iowa $93,167 Kansas $92,700 Louisiana $92,563 North Carolina $92,515 Missouri $92,495 Florida $92,115 Montana $91,911 Nebraska $91,716

Kentucky $91,609 South Carolina $91,220 Tennessee $90,976 Idaho $90,879 New Mexico $90,168 Oklahoma $90,013 Alabama $89,438 South Dakota $88,474

Arkansas $87,949 West Virginia $87,666 Mississippi $86,819

Top Paying Cities for MRI Technologist Is

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:

Freedom: $93,416
Harmony: $93,375
Hartland: $93,497

Freedom, ME $93,416 Harmony, ME $93,375 Hartland, ME $93,497 Hinckley, ME $93,585 Jackman, ME $93,133 Kingfield, ME $93,663 Liberty, ME $93,587 Madison, ME $93,788

Monroe, ME $93,281 Morrill, ME $93,442 Newport, ME $93,293 New Portland, ME $93,808 New Sharon, ME $93,694 New Vineyard, ME $93,752 Norridgewock, ME $93,754 North Anson, ME $93,809

North Vassalboro, ME $93,978 Oakland, ME $93,785 Oquossoc, ME $93,472 Palmyra, ME $93,353 Phillips, ME $93,510 Pittsfield, ME $93,505 Plymouth, ME $93,305 Rangeley, ME $93,532

Portland, ME $97,996 Falmouth, ME $97,774 South Portland, ME $97,996 Cape Elizabeth, ME $97,801 Peaks Island, ME $97,895 Cumberland Foreside, ME $97,677 Auburn, ME $95,922 Andover, ME $93,506

Bethel, ME $93,663 Bryant Pond, ME $94,012 Buckfield, ME $94,431 Canton, ME $93,840 Durham, ME $96,528 Danville, ME $96,211 Dixfield, ME $93,645 Dryden, ME $93,753

East Andover, ME $93,534 East Dixfield, ME $93,797 East Livermore, ME $94,351 East Poland, ME $96,036 Stoneham, ME $94,055 East Wilton, ME $93,972 Greene, ME $95,187 Hanover, ME $93,583

Hebron, ME $95,100 Jay, ME $93,816 Lewiston, ME $95,870 Lisbon, ME $96,174 Lisbon Falls, ME $96,026 Livermore, ME $94,196 Livermore Falls, ME $94,135 Greenwood, ME $94,136

Mechanic Falls, ME $95,750 Mexico, ME $93,736 Minot, ME $95,393 Monmouth, ME $94,884 New Gloucester, ME $96,593 Newry, ME $93,409 North Jay, ME $93,770 Leeds, ME $94,654

North Monmouth, ME $94,745 North Turner, ME $94,588 North Waterford, ME $94,491 Norway, ME $94,794 Oxford, ME $95,302 Paris, ME $94,981 Poland, ME $96,051 Roxbury, ME $93,441

Rumford, ME $93,682 Sabattus, ME $95,451 South Paris, ME $94,851 Turner, ME $94,854 Wayne, ME $94,423 Weld, ME $93,510 West Bethel, ME $93,588 Bowdoin, ME $95,438

West Minot, ME $95,256 West Paris, ME $94,473 Peru, ME $93,877 West Poland, ME $95,978 Sumner, ME $94,172 Wilton, ME $93,757 Augusta, ME $94,019 Coopers Mills, ME $94,146

Dresden, ME $94,920 East Winthrop, ME $94,311 Farmingdale, ME $94,571 Gardiner, ME $94,742 Randolph, ME $94,571 Hallowell, ME $94,452 Jefferson, ME $93,823 Kents Hill, ME $94,016

Litchfield, ME $95,022 Manchester, ME $94,201 Mount Vernon, ME $93,789 Whitefield, ME $94,200 Palermo, ME $93,667 Sebasco Estates, ME $96,436 Readfield, ME $94,174 Saint Albans, ME $93,425

South Bristol, ME $94,989 Squirrel Island, ME $95,305 Trevett, ME $95,372 Waldoboro, ME $93,804 Walpole, ME $94,837 Washington, ME $93,570 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $95,474 Southport, ME $95,686

Wiscasset, ME $95,203 Woolwich, ME $95,429 Ellsworth, ME $93,189 Addison, ME $93,075 Gouldsboro, ME $93,158 Bar Harbor, ME $93,334 Beals, ME $93,179 Bernard, ME $93,366

Birch Harbor, ME $93,248 Blue Hill, ME $93,289 Brooklin, ME $93,290 Brooksville, ME $93,289 Calais, ME $93,041 Cherryfield, ME $92,935 Columbia Falls, ME $92,930 Corea, ME $93,163

Cranberry Isles, ME $93,183 Cutler, ME $92,937 Deer Isle, ME $93,376 Dennysville, ME $92,849 East Blue Hill, ME $93,292 East Machias, ME $92,937 Eastport, ME $93,213 Franklin, ME $93,169

Frenchboro, ME $93,132 Grand Lake Stream, ME $92,793 Hancock, ME $93,307 Harborside, ME $93,272 Harrington, ME $93,138 Hulls Cove, ME $93,336 Isle Au Haut, ME $93,132 Islesford, ME $93,326

Jonesboro, ME $93,013 Jonesport, ME $93,098 Little Deer Isle, ME $93,364 Lubec, ME $92,983 Bass Harbor, ME $93,368 Machias, ME $93,031 Machiasport, ME $93,075 Meddybemps, ME $92,792

Milbridge, ME $93,175 Mount Desert, ME $93,264 Northeast Harbor, ME $93,326 Sullivan, ME $93,181 Pembroke, ME $92,936 Perry, ME $93,021 Princeton, ME $92,787 Prospect Harbor, ME $93,257

Robbinston, ME $92,917 Salsbury Cove, ME $93,347 Sargentville, ME $93,316 Seal Cove, ME $93,268 Seal Harbor, ME $93,299 Sedgwick, ME $93,305 Sorrento, ME $93,268 Southwest Harbor, ME $93,350

Steuben, ME $93,123 Stonington, ME $93,385 Sunset, ME $93,063 Surry, ME $93,288 Swans Island, ME $93,204 Wesley, ME $92,671 Whiting, ME $92,911 Winter Harbor, ME $93,177

Baileyville, ME $92,883 Houlton, ME $92,689 Ashland, ME $92,554 Benedicta, ME $92,350 Blaine, ME $92,665 Bridgewater, ME $92,446 Caribou, ME $92,856 Clayton Lake, ME $92,688

Crouseville, ME $92,748 Eagle Lake, ME $92,659 Easton, ME $92,762 Estcourt Station, ME $92,726 Fort Fairfield, ME $92,810 Fort Kent, ME $92,850 Fort Kent Mills, ME $92,772 Frenchville, ME $92,877

Grand Isle, ME $92,749 Island Falls, ME $92,360 Limestone, ME $92,783 Madawaska, ME $93,032 Mapleton, ME $92,637 Richmond, ME $95,075 South China, ME $93,762 South Gardiner, ME $94,857

Vienna, ME $93,620 Windsor, ME $93,709 Winthrop, ME $94,576 Bangor, ME $93,254 Abbot, ME $93,271 Aurora, ME $92,764 Bradford, ME $93,212 Bradley, ME $93,215

Brewer, ME $93,250 Brookton, ME $92,450 Brownville, ME $92,944 Brownville Junction, ME $93,517 Bucksport, ME $93,243 Burlington, ME $92,910 Greenbush, ME $93,124 Carmel, ME $93,257

Castine, ME $93,451 Charleston, ME $93,229 Danforth, ME $92,604 Dover Foxcroft, ME $93,283 Corinth, ME $93,246 Eddington, ME $93,224 Holden, ME $93,232 East Millinocket, ME $92,843

East Orland, ME $93,233 Etna, ME $93,278 Exeter, ME $93,262 Frankfort, ME $93,259 Greenville, ME $92,722 Greenville Junction, ME $93,026 Guilford, ME $93,246 Hampden, ME $93,255

Howland, ME $93,033 Hudson, ME $93,239 Kenduskeag, ME $93,249 Kingman, ME $92,507 Lagrange, ME $93,142 Lambert Lake, ME $92,616 Lee, ME $92,888 Levant, ME $93,253

Lincoln, ME $92,882 Mattawamkeag, ME $92,579 Medway, ME $92,603 Milford, ME $93,200 Millinocket, ME $92,464 Milo, ME $93,119 Monson, ME $93,261 Olamon, ME $93,150

Old Town, ME $93,215 Orono, ME $93,240 Orient, ME $92,515 Orland, ME $93,234 Orrington, ME $93,245 Passadumkeag, ME $93,097 Penobscot, ME $93,236 Rockwood, ME $92,865

Sangerville, ME $93,326 Sebec, ME $93,178 Shirley Mills, ME $93,204 Springfield, ME $92,645 Stetson, ME $93,268 Stillwater, ME $93,243 Topsfield, ME $92,529 Vanceboro, ME $92,609

Waite, ME $92,657 West Enfield, ME $93,074 Winn, ME $92,703 Winterport, ME $93,255 Wytopitlock, ME $92,376 Bath, ME $96,090 Alna, ME $94,560 Boothbay, ME $95,202

Boothbay Harbor, ME $95,418 Bristol, ME $94,627 Chamberlain, ME $94,789 Damariscotta, ME $94,568 East Boothbay, ME $95,272 Friendship, ME $94,020 Georgetown, ME $95,969 Isle Of Springs, ME $95,205

Bremen, ME $94,365 Newcastle, ME $94,607 New Harbor, ME $94,939 Nobleboro, ME $94,231 Edgecomb, ME $94,928 Pemaquid, ME $94,846 Phippsburg, ME $96,355 Cushing, ME $93,712

Round Pond, ME $94,610 Sandy Point, ME $93,252 Searsmont, ME $93,474 Searsport, ME $93,268 Shawmut, ME $93,875 Skowhegan, ME $93,669 Smithfield, ME $93,719 Solon, ME $93,669

Stockton Springs, ME $93,252 Stratton, ME $93,591 Strong, ME $93,672 Temple, ME $93,636 West Forks, ME $93,096 Thorndike, ME $93,349 Troy, ME $93,322 Unity, ME $93,438

Vassalboro, ME $93,726 West Farmington, ME $93,998 Berwick, ME $99,623 Cape Neddick, ME $100,383 Eliot, ME $101,712 Kittery, ME $102,007 Kittery Point, ME $101,240 North Berwick, ME $98,855

Ogunquit, ME $99,753 South Berwick, ME $100,627 York, ME $101,201 York Beach, ME $100,717 York Harbor, ME $101,228 Acton, ME $96,034 Alfred, ME $97,395 Bailey Island, ME $96,997

Bar Mills, ME $97,239 Biddeford, ME $97,271 Biddeford Pool, ME $97,272 Bowdoinham, ME $95,371 Bridgton, ME $95,208 Brownfield, ME $95,125 Brunswick, ME $96,497 Bustins Island, ME $97,179

Cape Porpoise, ME $97,707 Casco, ME $96,341 Center Lovell, ME $94,505 Chebeague Island, ME $97,392 Cliff Island, ME $97,604 Cornish, ME $96,221 Cumberland Center, ME $97,493 Denmark, ME $95,110

East Baldwin, ME $96,466 Lebanon, ME $98,072 East Parsonsfield, ME $95,714 Sebago, ME $96,220 East Waterboro, ME $96,953 Freeport, ME $97,002 Fryeburg, ME $94,633 Gorham, ME $97,408

Gray, ME $96,815 Harrison, ME $94,687 Hiram, ME $95,922 Hollis Center, ME $97,074 Kennebunk, ME $97,780 Kennebunkport, ME $97,410 Parsonsfield, ME $95,711 Limerick, ME $96,598

Limington, ME $96,572 Long Island, ME $97,770 Lovell, ME $94,370 Moody, ME $98,982 Naples, ME $95,940 Newfield, ME $96,440 North Bridgton, ME $95,257 North Waterboro, ME $96,783

Windham, ME $97,310 Ocean Park, ME $97,347 Old Orchard Beach, ME $97,412 Orrs Island, ME $96,914 Porter, ME $95,388 Pownal, ME $96,851 Scarborough, ME $97,740 Raymond, ME $96,645

Saco, ME $97,353 Sanford, ME $97,849 Sebago Lake, ME $96,571 Shapleigh, ME $96,941 South Casco, ME $96,702 South Freeport, ME $96,953 Harpswell, ME $96,895 South Windham, ME $97,491

Springvale, ME $97,279 Standish, ME $96,975 Steep Falls, ME $96,767 Topsham, ME $96,166 Waterboro, ME $97,133 Waterford, ME $94,583 Wells, ME $98,790 West Baldwin, ME $96,295

Westbrook, ME $97,767 Buxton, ME $97,245 West Kennebunk, ME $97,730 West Newfield, ME $95,967 Yarmouth, ME $97,403 North Yarmouth, ME $97,199 Mars Hill, ME $92,757 Monticello, ME $92,570

New Limerick, ME $92,630 New Sweden, ME $92,755 Oakfield, ME $92,534 Oxbow, ME $92,157 Patten, ME $92,217 Perham, ME $92,691 Portage, ME $92,642 Presque Isle, ME $92,879

Saint Agatha, ME $92,833 Saint David, ME $92,813 Saint Francis, ME $92,689 Sheridan, ME $92,580 Sherman, ME $92,442 Stacyville, ME $92,327 Sinclair, ME $92,660 Smyrna Mills, ME $92,383

Wallagrass, ME $92,763 Stockholm, ME $92,673 Van Buren, ME $92,788 Washburn, ME $92,752 Westfield, ME $92,625 Rockland, ME $93,660 Camden, ME $93,652 Glen Cove, ME $93,620

Hope, ME $93,617 Islesboro, ME $93,376 Lincolnville, ME $93,453 Lincolnville Center, ME $93,456 Matinicus, ME $93,298 Monhegan, ME $94,294 North Haven, ME $93,363 Owls Head, ME $93,489

Port Clyde, ME $94,013 Rockport, ME $93,629 South Thomaston, ME $93,491 Spruce Head, ME $93,546 Tenants Harbor, ME $93,817 Thomaston, ME $93,558 Union, ME $93,612 Vinalhaven, ME $93,363

Warren, ME $93,513 West Rockport, ME $93,640 Waterville, ME $93,846 Albion, ME $93,697 Anson, ME $93,762 Athens, ME $93,501 Belfast, ME $93,454 Belgrade, ME $93,668

Belgrade Lakes, ME $93,572 Bingham, ME $93,492 Brooks, ME $93,300 Burnham, ME $93,393 Cambridge, ME $93,372 Canaan, ME $93,527 Caratunk, ME $93,315 China Village, ME $93,953

Clinton, ME $93,558 Corinna, ME $93,300 Detroit, ME $93,331 Dexter, ME $93,424 Dixmont, ME $93,288 East Newport, ME $93,297 East Vassalboro, ME $93,781 Eustis, ME $93,214

Fairfield, ME $93,717 Farmington, ME $93,793 Garland, ME $93,252 Farmington Falls, ME $93,945

MRI Technologist I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

MRI Technologist I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $100,812. While startup companies pay approximate $85,863.

MRI Technologist I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$85,863
Growth Stage	51~500	$90,649
Established	501~5000	$97,520
Enterprise	5000+	$100,812

MRI Technologist I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For MRI Technologist I 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, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, MRI Technologist positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view MRI Technologist I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an MRI Technologist I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$113,903	$55.0	20%

MRI Technologist I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an MRI Technologist I'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

$86,939

Average $94,919/year

$100,924

$7,245

Average $7,910/month

$8,410

$1,672

Average $1,825/week

$1,941

$42

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,924	$8,410	$1,941	$49
Average	$94,919	$7,910	$1,825	$46
25th Percentile	$86,939	$7,245	$1,672	$42

MRI Technologist I Salary Growth & Career Path

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For an MRI Technologist I, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the MRI Technologist II role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $104,327 - a projected growth of 10% over your current level.

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