A Xray Tech'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 Xray Tech Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Xray Tech'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:
How Do Xray Tech 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 Xray Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $59,624
San Francisco: $58,971
Oakland: $57,728
San Jose, CA$59,624
San Francisco, CA$58,971
Oakland, CA$57,728
New York, NY$54,428
Paramus, NJ$53,767
Queens Village, NY$53,764
Passaic, NJ$53,719
Bergenfield, NJ$53,715
Stamford, CT$53,611
Huntington, NY$53,592
Newark, NJ$53,242
Bridgeport, CT$53,143
Vallejo, CA$53,049
New Brunswick, NJ$53,030
Petaluma, CA$53,001
Middlesex, NJ$52,911
Somerset, NJ$52,878
Santa Cruz, CA$52,817
Boston, MA$52,529
Monterey, CA$52,363
Seattle, WA$52,254
Santa Rosa, CA$52,245
Los Angeles, CA$52,231
Juneau, AK$52,108
Washington, DC$52,056
Orange, CA$51,888
Santa Ana, CA$51,763
Long Beach, CA$51,715
Anaheim, CA$51,706
Anchorage, AK$51,682
Santa Maria, CA$51,541
Everett, WA$51,531
Danbury, CT$51,365
Bremerton, WA$51,299
Tacoma, WA$51,129
New Suffolk, NY$51,128
Sacramento, CA$51,115
Santa Barbara, CA$51,063
Trenton, NJ$51,011
San Diego, CA$51,011
Brockton, MA$50,959
Fairbanks, AK$50,843
Lompoc, CA$50,723
Lowell, MA$50,684
Ventura, CA$50,675
Nashua, NH$50,666
Stockton, CA$50,661
Modesto, CA$50,316
Poughkeepsie, NY$50,212
Olympia, WA$50,122
Kennewick, WA$50,122
New Haven, CT$50,103
Lawrence, MA$49,933
Hartford, CT$49,886
Riverside, CA$49,877
New Bedford, MA$49,829
Richland, WA$49,829
Bakersfield, CA$49,763
San Bernardino, CA$49,744
New Britain, CT$49,739
Atlantic City, NJ$49,739
New London, CT$49,721
Norwich, CT$49,706
Portsmouth, NH$49,697
Boulder, CO$49,597
Portland, OR$49,531
Worcester, MA$49,527
Minneapolis, MN$49,380
Philadelphia, PA$49,314
Honolulu, HI$49,158
Saint Paul, MN$49,135
Vineland, NJ$49,125
Providence, RI$48,988
Chicago, IL$48,851
Bellingham, WA$48,794
Springfield, MA$48,756
Baltimore, MD$48,742
Chico, CA$48,624
Pittsfield, MA$48,496
Manchester, NH$48,406
Spokane, WA$48,198
Denver, CO$48,194
Albany, NY$47,972
Troy, NY$47,953
Nassau, NY$47,902
Schenectady, NY$47,853
Wilmington, DE$47,816
Burlington, VT$47,749
Salem, OR$47,730
Portland, ME$47,584
Yakima, WA$47,537
Rochester, MN$47,390
Reno, NV$47,366
Fresno, CA$47,366
Milwaukee, WI$47,324
Detroit, MI$47,277
Ann Arbor, MI$47,269
Allentown, PA$47,262
Colorado Springs, CO$47,182
Syracuse, NY$47,158
Carson City, NV$47,158
Houston, TX$47,092
Eugene, OR$47,069
Gary, IN$47,012
Springfield, OR$46,974
Bismarck, ND$46,965
Galveston, TX$46,932
Medford, OR$46,861
Fort Collins, CO$46,842
Concord, NH$46,818
Austin, TX$46,804
Mesa, AZ$46,705
Reading, PA$46,700
Phoenix, AZ$46,695
Dallas, TX$46,681
Saint Cloud, MN$46,636
Madison, WI$46,572
Utica, NY$46,445
Rochester, NY$46,369
Des Moines, IA$46,364
Raleigh, NC$46,360
Atlanta, GA$46,289
Battle Creek, MI$46,274
Salt Lake City, UT$46,260
Lancaster, PA$46,189
Harrisburg, PA$46,123
Kansas City, MO$46,076
Champaign, IL$46,066
Kansas City, KS$46,066
Fort Worth, TX$46,062
Columbus, OH$46,054
Boca Raton, FL$46,043
Pittsburgh, PA$46,024
Richmond, VA$46,005
Indianapolis, IN$45,996
Cleveland, OH$45,991
Las Vegas, NV$45,934
Cincinnati, OH$45,934
Petersburg, VA$45,863
Huntsville, AL$45,792
Lansing, MI$45,761
Lebanon, PA$45,754
Pueblo, CO$45,750
Appleton, WI$45,736
Buffalo, NY$45,717
Dayton, OH$45,702
Racine, WI$45,693
Charlotte, NC$45,688
Saint Louis, MO$45,674
York, PA$45,646
Elkhart, IN$45,646
Gastonia, NC$45,637
Billings, MT$45,625
Beaumont, TX$45,613
Lorain, OH$45,603
Benton Harbor, MI$45,594
Toledo, OH$45,584
Binghamton, NY$45,561
Rock Hill, SC$45,556
Rockford, IL$45,532
Springfield, IL$45,513
Elyria, OH$45,509
Fargo, ND$45,509
Flagstaff, AZ$45,476
Fort Lauderdale, FL$45,447
Duluth, MN$45,419
Miami, FL$45,419
Cheyenne, WY$45,386
Grand Forks, ND$45,386
Bangor, ME$45,282
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,230
Durham, NC$45,210
Louisville, KY$45,206
Grand Rapids, MI$45,197
Hialeah, FL$45,192
Casper, WY$45,126
Scranton, PA$45,069
New Orleans, LA$45,055
Virginia Beach, VA$45,050
Akron, OH$45,026
Peoria, IL$44,965
Sarasota, FL$44,956
Nashville, TN$44,922
Omaha, NE$44,922
Green Bay, WI$44,922
Baton Rouge, LA$44,899
Charleston, SC$44,889
Jamestown, NY$44,866
Davenport, IA$44,866
Tucson, AZ$44,842
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,814
Tampa, FL$44,804
Evansville, IN$44,776
Port Arthur, TX$44,776
Bradenton, FL$44,757
Santa Fe, NM$44,672
Orlando, FL$44,587
Clearwater, FL$44,573
Canton, OH$44,473
La Crosse, WI$44,473
Albuquerque, NM$44,445
Newport News, VA$44,440
High Point, NC$44,426
Ogden, UT$44,407
Corpus Christi, TX$44,369
Norfolk, VA$44,341
Laramie, WY$44,341
Rock Island, IL$44,313
Saginaw, MI$44,303
Jacksonville, FL$44,298
Salisbury, NC$44,289
Boise, ID$44,280
Moline, IL$44,256
Fort Myers, FL$44,242
Memphis, TN$44,232
Tulsa, OK$44,209
Waterloo, IA$44,180
Spartanburg, SC$44,133
Lincoln, NE$44,109
Fort Wayne, IN$44,100
Provo, UT$44,095
Cedar Falls, IA$44,039
San Antonio, TX$44,020
Greensboro, NC$44,001
South Bend, IN$43,996
Savannah, GA$43,944
Muskegon, MI$43,925
Birmingham, AL$43,920
Winston Salem, NC$43,897
Lake Charles, LA$43,783
Anderson, IN$43,774
Lexington, KY$43,760
Augusta, GA$43,745
Greenville, SC$43,745
Lima, OH$43,708
Wichita, KS$43,703
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,703
Columbia, SC$43,660
Springfield, OH$43,651
Asheville, NC$43,575
Bloomington, IN$43,542
Knoxville, TN$43,372
Shreveport, LA$43,367
Wilmington, NC$43,306
Roanoke, VA$43,306
Topeka, KS$43,221
Frankfort, KY$43,215
Oklahoma City, OK$43,183
Chillicothe, OH$43,164
Longview, TX$43,159
Melbourne, FL$43,155
Sioux Falls, SD$43,079
Mobile, AL$43,074
Terre Haute, IN$43,055
Altoona, PA$43,027
Amarillo, TX$42,994
Killeen, TX$42,980
Fayetteville, AR$42,942
Chattanooga, TN$42,928
Sioux City, IA$42,885
Idaho Falls, ID$42,876
Lynchburg, VA$42,838
Gainesville, FL$42,776
Portsmouth, OH$42,753
Little Rock, AR$42,743
Lafayette, LA$42,724
Youngstown, OH$42,724
Daytona Beach, FL$42,696
Clarksville, TN$42,691
Pensacola, FL$42,687
Temple, TX$42,683
Hopkinsville, KY$42,545
Erie, PA$42,535
Florence, SC$42,516
Charleston, WV$42,441
Great Falls, MT$42,417
Macon, GA$42,351
Tallahassee, FL$42,346
Fayetteville, NC$42,337
Waco, TX$42,327
Helena, MT$42,294
Pine Bluff, AR$42,276
Vincennes, IN$42,219
Lubbock, TX$42,200
Alamogordo, NM$42,171
Twin Falls, ID$42,129
Rapid City, SD$42,115
Jackson, MS$42,029
Huntington, WV$42,026
Greenville, MS$42,025
Parkersburg, WV$41,977
Montgomery, AL$41,968
Wichita Falls, TX$41,921
Springfield, MO$41,921
Biloxi, MS$41,897
Monroe, LA$41,850
Johnstown, PA$41,817
Sumter, SC$41,798
Columbus, GA$41,793
Pascagoula, MS$41,703
Abilene, TX$41,703
Kingsport, TN$41,580
Albany, GA$41,580
Gulfport, MS$41,566
Alexandria, LA$41,410
Fort Smith, AR$41,292
El Paso, TX$41,164
Las Cruces, NM$40,952
Harlingen, TX$40,832
Pocatello, ID$40,824
Florence, AL$40,763
Brownsville, TX$40,753
Mcallen, TX$40,654
Dothan, AL$40,588
Columbus, MS$40,307
Altus, OK$40,087
Lawton, OK$39,997
Pierre, SD$39,827
What Skills Can Increase a Xray Tech's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 9.38% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Programming (Mentioned in 3.18% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Xray Tech's salary.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
For Xray Tech 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,
Xray Tech positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Xray Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Xray Tech
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
$56,726
$27.0
20%
Xray Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Xray Tech'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.
Salaries for a Xray Tech can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $48,374 in 2023
to around $47,466 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Xray Tech salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Xray Tech
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Xray Tech
Here are companies hiring for Xray Tech and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Xray Tech
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Xray Tech?
The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Xray Tech roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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