What are the main factors that influence a Xray Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Xray Tech's salary?

A Xray Tech's salary grows with experience: a Xray Tech (0-2 years)earns $48,719, a Non-Profit Program Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $66,664, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $79,048, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $84,444, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $94,670,

What are the highest paying states for a Xray Tech?

Xray Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Xray Tech roles are District of Columbia $52,343, California $52,145, Massachusetts $51,450. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Xray Tech roles make?

Salaries for Xray Tech level roles vary by specialization: Tech Lead: $118,057; Electrophysiology Tech: $115,900; Tech Analyst: $67,409; Radiology Tech: $61,601; Xray Technician: $60,037.

How do different companies affect a Xray Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Xray Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Xray Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Xray Tech make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Xray Tech in the United States is $47,275 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,490
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,345 to $52,622
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,035

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Xray Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,622	$4,385	$1,012	$25
Average	$47,275	$3,940	$909	$23
25th Percentile	$40,345	$3,362	$776	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Xray Tech Salaries

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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,719
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,664
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,048
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,444
Expert (over 8 years): $94,670

Levels	Salary
Xray Tech... Level Xray Tech	$48,719
Non-Profi... Level Xray Tech	$66,664
Non-Profi... Level Xray Tech	$79,048
Non-Profi... Level Xray Tech	$84,444
Non-Profi... Level Xray Tech	$94,670

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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:

District of Columbia: $52,343.
California: $52,145.
Massachusetts: $51,450.

District of Columbia $52,343 California $52,145 Massachusetts $51,450 Washington $51,261 New Jersey $51,242 Alaska $51,176 Connecticut $50,523 New York $50,258

Hawaii $49,412 Rhode Island $49,015 Maryland $48,746 Minnesota $48,377 Colorado $48,235 Illinois $48,188 Oregon $48,008 Delaware $47,876

New Hampshire $47,793 Virginia $47,606 Pennsylvania $47,063 Nevada $46,788 North Dakota $46,699 Michigan $46,557 Wisconsin $46,505 Vermont $46,401

Texas $46,112 Maine $46,094 Arizona $46,065 Ohio $46,032 Georgia $45,597 Indiana $45,380 Wyoming $45,337 Utah $45,271

Iowa $45,243 Kansas $45,016 Louisiana $44,949 North Carolina $44,926 Missouri $44,916 Florida $44,732 Montana $44,633 Nebraska $44,538

Kentucky $44,486 South Carolina $44,297 Tennessee $44,179 Idaho $44,132 New Mexico $43,786 Oklahoma $43,711 Alabama $43,432 South Dakota $42,964

Arkansas $42,709 West Virginia $42,571 Mississippi $42,160

Top Paying Cities for Xray Teches

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: $59,628
San Francisco: $59,042
Oakland: $57,733

San Jose, CA $59,628

San Francisco, CA $59,042

Oakland, CA $57,733

New York, NY $54,787

Queens Village, NY $54,433

Paramus, NJ $54,055

Passaic, NJ $54,007

Bergenfield, NJ $53,960

Stamford, CT $53,889

Huntington, NY $53,842

Newark, NJ $53,535

Bridgeport, CT $53,440

New Brunswick, NJ $53,284

Vallejo, CA $53,185

Middlesex, NJ $53,156

Somerset, NJ $53,114

Petaluma, CA $53,005

Santa Cruz, CA $52,821

Boston, MA $52,726

Monterey, CA $52,490

Fairbanks, AK $52,457

Los Angeles, CA $52,367

Washington, DC $52,343

Seattle, WA $52,258

Santa Rosa, CA $52,249

Juneau, AK $52,112

Orange, CA $51,956

Anchorage, AK $51,871

Anaheim, CA $51,837

Santa Ana, CA $51,767

Nassau, NY $51,738

Long Beach, CA $51,719

Danbury, CT $51,705

Santa Maria, CA $51,544

Everett, WA $51,535

Bremerton, WA $51,303

Trenton, NJ $51,213

Sacramento, CA $51,195

San Diego, CA $51,171

Brockton, MA $51,152

Tacoma, WA $51,133

Santa Barbara, CA $51,067

Lowell, MA $50,878

New Suffolk, NY $50,859

Nashua, NH $50,802

Lompoc, CA $50,727

Ventura, CA $50,679

Stockton, CA $50,665

New Haven, CT $50,570

Atlantic City, NJ $50,448

Hartford, CT $50,344

Modesto, CA $50,320

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,216

New Britain, CT $50,192

Olympia, WA $50,126

Kennewick, WA $50,126

New London, CT $50,117

Norwich, CT $50,102

Lawrence, MA $50,079

Bakersfield, CA $49,946

Riverside, CA $49,880

New Bedford, MA $49,880

Richland, WA $49,833

Portsmouth, NH $49,795

Vineland, NJ $49,786

San Bernardino, CA $49,748

Boulder, CO $49,616

Worcester, MA $49,578

Portland, OR $49,535

Saint Paul, MN $49,478

Minneapolis, MN $49,478

Philadelphia, PA $49,412

Honolulu, HI $49,162

Springfield, MA $48,996

Providence, RI $48,991

Chicago, IL $48,854

Bellingham, WA $48,798

Baltimore, MD $48,746

Chico, CA $48,627

Wilmington, DE $48,547

Pittsfield, MA $48,500

Manchester, NH $48,410

Spokane, WA $48,202

Denver, CO $48,197

Albany, NY $47,975

Troy, NY $47,956

Schenectady, NY $47,857

Burlington, VT $47,753

Portland, ME $47,587

Salem, OR $47,550

Yakima, WA $47,540

Ann Arbor, MI $47,526

Rochester, MN $47,394

Fresno, CA $47,370

Reno, NV $47,370

Milwaukee, WI $47,327

Detroit, MI $47,280

Allentown, PA $47,266

Carson City, NV $47,261

Houston, TX $47,190

Colorado Springs, CO $47,186

Syracuse, NY $47,162

Eugene, OR $47,072

Bismarck, ND $47,015

Gary, IN $47,015

Galveston, TX $47,015

Springfield, OR $46,978

Medford, OR $46,864

Fort Collins, CO $46,845

Austin, TX $46,807

Mesa, AZ $46,708

Phoenix, AZ $46,699

Dallas, TX $46,684

Reading, PA $46,656

Saint Cloud, MN $46,637

Concord, NH $46,595

Madison, WI $46,576

Utica, NY $46,448

Raleigh, NC $46,410

Las Vegas, NV $46,406

Rochester, NY $46,372

Des Moines, IA $46,368

Atlanta, GA $46,292

Battle Creek, MI $46,278

Salt Lake City, UT $46,264

Lancaster, PA $46,193

Champaign, IL $46,183

Harrisburg, PA $46,127

Durham, NC $46,084

Kansas City, MO $46,079

Kansas City, KS $46,070

Fort Worth, TX $46,065

Boca Raton, FL $46,046

Cleveland, OH $46,042

Columbus, OH $46,032

Pittsburgh, PA $46,027

Richmond, VA $46,008

Indianapolis, IN $45,999

Cincinnati, OH $45,938

Petersburg, VA $45,867

Billings, MT $45,763

Lansing, MI $45,763

Huntsville, AL $45,763

Lebanon, PA $45,758

Dayton, OH $45,753

Pueblo, CO $45,753

Appleton, WI $45,739

Buffalo, NY $45,720

Racine, WI $45,696

Charlotte, NC $45,692

Saint Louis, MO $45,677

Springfield, IL $45,659

Elkhart, IN $45,649

York, PA $45,649

Gastonia, NC $45,644

Benton Harbor, MI $45,644

Beaumont, TX $45,616

Lorain, OH $45,607

Toledo, OH $45,588

Binghamton, NY $45,564

Rock Hill, SC $45,559

Rockford, IL $45,536

Fargo, ND $45,512

Elyria, OH $45,512

Flagstaff, AZ $45,479

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,451

Miami, FL $45,422

Duluth, MN $45,347

Bangor, ME $45,285

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,233

Louisville, KY $45,209

Grand Rapids, MI $45,200

Hialeah, FL $45,195

Casper, WY $45,129

Scranton, PA $45,072

New Orleans, LA $45,058

Virginia Beach, VA $45,053

Akron, OH $45,030

Peoria, IL $44,968

Sarasota, FL $44,959

Green Bay, WI $44,926

Baton Rouge, LA $44,902

Charleston, SC $44,893

Nashville, TN $44,879

Jamestown, NY $44,869

Davenport, IA $44,869

Tucson, AZ $44,845

Cheyenne, WY $44,831

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,817

Tampa, FL $44,808

Omaha, NE $44,798

Port Arthur, TX $44,779

Evansville, IN $44,779

Bradenton, FL $44,760

Santa Fe, NM $44,675

Orlando, FL $44,628

Clearwater, FL $44,576

Canton, OH $44,477

La Crosse, WI $44,477

Grand Forks, ND $44,463

Albuquerque, NM $44,448

Tulsa, OK $44,448

Newport News, VA $44,444

High Point, NC $44,429

Ogden, UT $44,411

Corpus Christi, TX $44,373

Laramie, WY $44,344

Norfolk, VA $44,344

Rock Island, IL $44,316

Saginaw, MI $44,307

Jacksonville, FL $44,302

Salisbury, NC $44,292

Memphis, TN $44,283

Moline, IL $44,259

Fort Myers, FL $44,245

Waterloo, IA $44,184

Spartanburg, SC $44,136

Lincoln, NE $44,113

Fort Wayne, IN $44,103

Birmingham, AL $44,051

Cedar Falls, IA $44,042

Provo, UT $44,037

Springfield, OH $44,032

San Antonio, TX $44,023

Greensboro, NC $44,004

South Bend, IN $43,999

Winston Salem, NC $43,994

Boise, ID $43,980

Savannah, GA $43,947

Muskegon, MI $43,862

Lima, OH $43,805

Lake Charles, LA $43,786

Anderson, IN $43,777

Lexington, KY $43,763

Augusta, GA $43,749

Greenville, SC $43,749

Wichita, KS $43,706

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,706

Columbia, SC $43,664

Bloomington, IN $43,545

Roanoke, VA $43,517

Asheville, NC $43,456

Knoxville, TN $43,375

Shreveport, LA $43,370

Wilmington, NC $43,309

Frankfort, KY $43,219

Oklahoma City, OK $43,186

Chillicothe, OH $43,167

Longview, TX $43,162

Topeka, KS $43,148

Mobile, AL $43,077

Terre Haute, IN $43,058

Erie, PA $43,054

Altoona, PA $43,030

Melbourne, FL $43,016

Amarillo, TX $42,997

Killeen, TX $42,983

Fayetteville, AR $42,945

Sioux Falls, SD $42,912

Chattanooga, TN $42,884

Idaho Falls, ID $42,879

Gainesville, FL $42,780

Portsmouth, OH $42,756

Little Rock, AR $42,746

Lynchburg, VA $42,746

Lafayette, LA $42,728

Youngstown, OH $42,728

Temple, TX $42,709

Daytona Beach, FL $42,699

Clarksville, TN $42,694

Pensacola, FL $42,690

Hopkinsville, KY $42,548

Charleston, WV $42,543

Florence, SC $42,519

Sioux City, IA $42,491

Macon, GA $42,354

Tallahassee, FL $42,349

Fayetteville, NC $42,340

Waco, TX $42,330

Wichita Falls, TX $42,330

Pine Bluff, AR $42,311

Vincennes, IN $42,222

Lubbock, TX $42,203

Great Falls, MT $42,174

Alamogordo, NM $42,170

Abilene, TX $42,132

Rapid City, SD $42,070

Monroe, LA $42,070

Albany, GA $42,042

Huntington, WV $42,037

Jackson, MS $42,033

Greenville, MS $42,028

Parkersburg, WV $41,981

Montgomery, AL $41,971

Johnstown, PA $41,962

Springfield, MO $41,924

Biloxi, MS $41,900

Sumter, SC $41,801

Columbus, GA $41,796

Twin Falls, ID $41,768

Pascagoula, MS $41,706

Kingsport, TN $41,583

Gulfport, MS $41,569

Alexandria, LA $41,413

Fort Smith, AR $41,295

El Paso, TX $41,167

Helena, MT $41,106

Las Cruces, NM $40,955

Harlingen, TX $40,822

Pocatello, ID $40,780

Florence, AL $40,766

Brownsville, TX $40,756

Dothan, AL $40,680

Mcallen, TX $40,657

Columbus, MS $40,307

Altus, OK $40,090

Lawton, OK $40,000

Pierre, SD $39,830

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.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	9.38%
Programming	3.18%
Word Processing	1.77%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$57,676	22%
Presentation	$57,676	22%
PowerPoint	$55,785	18%
Attention to Detail	$55,785	18%
Billing	$55,312	17%
Administrative Support	$54,839	16%

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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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$40,345

Average $47,275/year

$52,622

$3,362

Average $3,940/month

$4,385

$776

Average $909/week

$1,012

$19

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,622	$4,385	$1,012	$25
Average	$47,275	$3,940	$909	$23
25th Percentile	$40,345	$3,362	$776	$19

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Salary Trends for Xray Tech

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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2023

$48,374

2024

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