RT Salary in North Carolina

How much does a RT make in North Carolina?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a RT in North Carolina is $67,636 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,274
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,238 to $74,775
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,503

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RT Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,775	$6,231	$1,438	$36
Average	$67,636	$5,636	$1,301	$33
25th Percentile	$60,238	$5,020	$1,158	$29

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Key Factors That Influence RT Salaries

A RT'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 RT Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RT'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): $67,065
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,287
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,936
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,374
Expert (over 8 years): $72,548

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RT	$67,065
Intermediate Level RT	$67,287
Senior Level RT	$69,936
Specialist Level RT	$72,374
Expert Level RT	$72,548

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How Do RT 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 RTs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,803.
California: $78,504.
Massachusetts: $77,458.

District of Columbia $78,803 California $78,504 Massachusetts $77,458 Washington $77,173 New Jersey $77,145 Alaska $77,045 Connecticut $76,063 New York $75,664

Hawaii $74,390 Rhode Island $73,793 Maryland $73,387 Minnesota $72,832 Colorado $72,618 Illinois $72,547 Oregon $72,277 Delaware $72,077

New Hampshire $71,952 Virginia $71,672 Pennsylvania $70,853 Nevada $70,440 North Dakota $70,305 Michigan $70,092 Wisconsin $70,013 Vermont $69,857

Texas $69,423 Maine $69,394 Arizona $69,351 Ohio $69,302 Georgia $68,647 Indiana $68,319 Wyoming $68,255 Utah $68,156

Iowa $68,113 Kansas $67,771 Louisiana $67,672 North Carolina $67,636 Missouri $67,622 Florida $67,344 Montana $67,195 Nebraska $67,052

Kentucky $66,974 South Carolina $66,689 Tennessee $66,512 Idaho $66,440 New Mexico $65,921 Oklahoma $65,807 Alabama $65,387 South Dakota $64,682

Arkansas $64,298 West Virginia $64,092 Mississippi $63,472

Top Paying Cities for RTs

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:

Morven: $64,530
Mount Holly: $68,454
Mount Mourne: $67,484

Morven, NC $64,530 Mount Holly, NC $68,454 Mount Mourne, NC $67,484 Mount Pleasant, NC $66,561 Mount Ulla, NC $66,546 Newell, NC $68,773 New London, NC $65,976 Norwood, NC $65,953

Oakboro, NC $66,746 Paw Creek, NC $68,783 Peachland, NC $65,409 Pineville, NC $68,618 Polkton, NC $66,396 Polkville, NC $66,159 Richfield, NC $66,281 Rockwell, NC $66,570

Rutherfordton, NC $65,568 Salisbury, NC $66,682 Warsaw, NC $64,577 Roaring River, NC $64,808 Ronda, NC $64,992 Rutherford College, NC $65,549 Scottville, NC $63,862 Sherrills Ford, NC $66,946

Sparta, NC $64,245 State Road, NC $64,958 Stony Point, NC $65,568 Sugar Grove, NC $63,865 Taylorsville, NC $65,162 Terrell, NC $67,140 Thurmond, NC $64,729 Todd, NC $63,867

Traphill, NC $64,539 Turnersburg, NC $65,768 Union Grove, NC $65,041 Valdese, NC $65,428 Valle Crucis, NC $63,955 Vilas, NC $63,820 Warrensville, NC $63,926 West Jefferson, NC $63,938

Wilkesboro, NC $64,625 Zionville, NC $63,867 Scotts, NC $65,521 Alexander, NC $65,468 Almond, NC $64,391 Arden, NC $65,466 Bakersville, NC $63,987 Balsam, NC $64,768

Balsam Grove, NC $64,960 Barnardsville, NC $65,223 Bat Cave, NC $65,256 Black Mountain, NC $65,286 Brevard, NC $65,068 Bryson City, NC $64,444 Burnsville, NC $64,804 Candler, NC $65,430

Canton, NC $65,174 Cashiers, NC $64,625 Cedar Mountain, NC $65,259 Cherokee, NC $64,635 Chimney Rock, NC $65,233 Clyde, NC $65,084 Columbus, NC $65,892 Cullowhee, NC $64,768

Dana, NC $65,208 Gaston, NC $64,725 Greenville, NC $64,030 Grimesland, NC $63,775 Halifax, NC $63,969 Hamilton, NC $63,774 Shelby, NC $66,680 Spencer, NC $66,684

Spindale, NC $65,637 Stanfield, NC $67,367 Stanley, NC $68,191 Troutman, NC $66,384 Union Mills, NC $64,986 Vale, NC $66,796 Waco, NC $67,559 Wadesboro, NC $65,213

Waxhaw, NC $67,635 Wingate, NC $67,136 Charlotte, NC $68,789 Dillsboro, NC $64,492 East Flat Rock, NC $65,178 Edneyville, NC $65,245 Enka, NC $65,566 Etowah, NC $65,226

Fairview, NC $65,398 Flat Rock, NC $65,183 Fletcher, NC $65,405 Fontana Dam, NC $64,606 Franklin, NC $64,152 Gerton, NC $65,341 Glenville, NC $64,467 Glenwood, NC $65,003

Hazelwood, NC $64,931 Hendersonville, NC $65,176 Green Mountain, NC $63,885 Highlands, NC $64,427 Horse Shoe, NC $65,299 Hot Springs, NC $64,885 Lake Junaluska, NC $65,004 Lake Lure, NC $65,229

Lake Toxaway, NC $64,915 Leicester, NC $65,373 Little Switzerland, NC $64,584 Lynn, NC $65,357 Maggie Valley, NC $64,734 Marion, NC $65,176 Marshall, NC $64,959 Mars Hill, NC $65,000

Micaville, NC $64,583 Mill Spring, NC $65,208 Montreat, NC $65,314 Mountain Home, NC $65,314 Mills River, NC $65,322 Naples, NC $65,342 Nebo, NC $64,843 Old Fort, NC $65,164

Otto, NC $64,080 Penland, NC $64,389 Penrose, NC $65,117 Pisgah Forest, NC $65,178 Ridgecrest, NC $65,294 Robbinsville, NC $64,386 Rosman, NC $65,042 Saluda, NC $65,179

Sapphire, NC $64,694 Scaly Mountain, NC $64,294 Skyland, NC $65,497 Spruce Pine, NC $64,483 Hassell, NC $63,839 Tryon, NC $65,617 Tuckasegee, NC $64,536 Tuxedo, NC $65,262

Waynesville, NC $64,551 Weaverville, NC $65,417 Webster, NC $64,569 Whittier, NC $64,412 Zirconia, NC $65,282 Asheville, NC $65,608 Andrews, NC $64,260 Brasstown, NC $63,996

Culberson, NC $63,932 Hayesville, NC $64,043 Marble, NC $64,202 Murphy, NC $64,002 Warne, NC $63,998 Whitsett, NC $66,215 Henrico, NC $64,675 Hobgood, NC $63,867

Hollister, NC $65,528 Jackson, NC $63,788 Jamesville, NC $63,670 Kelford, NC $63,925 Lewiston Woodville, NC $63,635 Littleton, NC $64,783 Lucama, NC $67,105 Macclesfield, NC $65,127

Margarettsville, NC $64,499 Milwaukee, NC $64,484 Murfreesboro, NC $64,803 Nashville, NC $66,398 Oak City, NC $63,635 Pantego, NC $63,606 Parmele, NC $63,843 Pendleton, NC $64,674

Pikeville, NC $66,003 Pinetops, NC $65,230 Pinetown, NC $63,611 Pleasant Hill, NC $64,711 Potecasi, NC $64,314 Red Oak, NC $66,186 Rich Square, NC $63,926 Roanoke Rapids, NC $64,366

Robersonville, NC $63,711 Roxobel, NC $64,054 Saratoga, NC $65,820 Scotland Neck, NC $63,793 Scranton, NC $63,571 Seaboard, NC $64,382 Severn, NC $64,695 Sharpsburg, NC $66,206

Simpson, NC $63,963 Sims, NC $67,446 Speed, NC $64,328 Spring Hope, NC $67,450 Stantonsburg, NC $65,595 Stokes, NC $63,687 Swanquarter, NC $63,574 Tarboro, NC $64,598

Tillery, NC $63,801 Walstonburg, NC $65,240 Washington, NC $63,791 Weldon, NC $64,212 Whitakers, NC $65,144 Williamston, NC $63,751 Wilson, NC $66,356 Woodland, NC $64,285

Elizabeth City, NC $65,470 Ahoskie, NC $64,611 Avon, NC $63,818 Aydlett, NC $65,661 Barco, NC $65,775 Belvidere, NC $65,404 Buxton, NC $63,850 Camden, NC $65,593

Cofield, NC $64,786 Coinjock, NC $65,831 Colerain, NC $64,450 Columbia, NC $63,786 Corapeake, NC $65,904 Corolla, NC $65,638 Creswell, NC $63,678 Currituck, NC $66,149

Durants Neck, NC $64,968 Edenton, NC $64,601 Eure, NC $65,107 Frisco, NC $63,869 Gates, NC $65,632 Gatesville, NC $65,178 Grandy, NC $65,250 Harbinger, NC $64,702

Harrellsville, NC $64,872 Hatteras, NC $63,877 Hertford, NC $64,942 Hobbsville, NC $65,501 Jarvisburg, NC $64,906 Kill Devil Hills, NC $64,494 Kitty Hawk, NC $64,769 Knotts Island, NC $66,478

Swannanoa, NC $65,477 Sylva, NC $64,539 Vaughan, NC $64,955 Wake Forest, NC $68,823 Warrenton, NC $65,768 Wendell, NC $68,924 Willow Spring, NC $68,674 Wilsons Mills, NC $68,228

Wise, NC $65,268 Youngsville, NC $68,490 Zebulon, NC $68,484 Raleigh, NC $69,800 Durham, NC $68,069 Rocky Mount, NC $65,580 Aulander, NC $64,245 Aurora, NC $63,628

Bailey, NC $67,477 Bath, NC $63,722 Battleboro, NC $65,378 Belhaven, NC $63,642 Bellarthur, NC $64,432 Bethel, NC $63,978 Black Creek, NC $66,373 Blounts Creek, NC $63,653

Castalia, NC $66,766 Chocowinity, NC $63,741 Como, NC $65,034 Conetoe, NC $64,450 Conway, NC $64,534 Edward, NC $63,695 Elm City, NC $66,037 Enfield, NC $64,769

Engelhard, NC $63,586 Everetts, NC $63,847 Fairfield, NC $63,579 Falkland, NC $64,686 Farmville, NC $64,817 Fountain, NC $64,945 Fremont, NC $66,096 White Oak, NC $63,914

Wilmington, NC $65,202 Ash, NC $64,590 Atkinson, NC $64,766 Bolivia, NC $64,901 Bolton, NC $64,666 Brunswick, NC $64,251 Burgaw, NC $64,785 Carolina Beach, NC $65,048

Castle Hayne, NC $65,202 Cerro Gordo, NC $63,872 Chadbourn, NC $63,996 Clarendon, NC $64,090 Clarkton, NC $64,076 Council, NC $64,302 Currie, NC $65,008 Delco, NC $64,888

Evergreen, NC $63,929 Fair Bluff, NC $63,887 Garland, NC $64,230 Hallsboro, NC $64,180 Hampstead, NC $64,833 Harrells, NC $64,126 Holly Ridge, NC $64,610 Ivanhoe, NC $64,340

Kelly, NC $64,429 Kure Beach, NC $64,939 Lake Waccamaw, NC $64,466 Leland, NC $65,154 Longwood, NC $64,389 Magnolia, NC $64,333 Maple Hill, NC $64,525 Nakina, NC $64,206

Riegelwood, NC $64,800 Rocky Point, NC $65,000 Rose Hill, NC $64,375 Shallotte, NC $64,625 Sneads Ferry, NC $64,476 Southport, NC $64,903 Supply, NC $64,736 Tabor City, NC $64,109

Teachey, NC $64,486 Oak Island, NC $64,794 Wallace, NC $64,384 Calabash, NC $64,440 Sunset Beach, NC $64,448 Ocean Isle Beach, NC $64,478 Whiteville, NC $64,117 Willard, NC $64,559

Winnabow, NC $65,142 Wrightsville Beach, NC $65,181 Kinston, NC $63,955 Albertson, NC $64,129 Alliance, NC $63,939 Arapahoe, NC $63,776 Atlantic, NC $63,781 Atlantic Beach, NC $63,946

Ayden, NC $63,837 Bayboro, NC $63,711 Beaufort, NC $63,802 Beulaville, NC $64,452 Bridgeton, NC $63,886 Cedar Island, NC $63,512 Chinquapin, NC $64,387 Comfort, NC $63,941

Cove City, NC $63,718 Davis, NC $63,802 Deep Run, NC $64,022 Dover, NC $63,684 Ernul, NC $63,653 Gloucester, NC $63,876 Grantsboro, NC $63,718 Grifton, NC $63,803

Harkers Island, NC $63,948 Havelock, NC $63,825 Cherry Point, NC $64,074 Hobucken, NC $63,597 Hookerton, NC $64,433 Hubert, NC $64,290 Jacksonville, NC $64,500 Camp Lejeune, NC $64,617

Garysburg, NC $64,380 Manns Harbor, NC $63,536 Townsville, NC $65,430 Manteo, NC $64,084 Maple, NC $65,967 Merry Hill, NC $64,257 Moyock, NC $66,284 Nags Head, NC $63,878

Ocracoke, NC $63,805 Plymouth, NC $63,758 Point Harbor, NC $64,815 Poplar Branch, NC $65,507 Powells Point, NC $64,760 Powellsville, NC $64,570 Rodanthe, NC $63,713 Roduco, NC $65,457

Yanceyville, NC $65,643 Greensboro, NC $66,248 Angier, NC $67,905 Apex, NC $68,628 Bahama, NC $67,247 Benson, NC $66,856 Broadway, NC $65,853 Buies Creek, NC $66,630

Bullock, NC $65,359 Bunn, NC $67,987 Butner, NC $67,721 Carrboro, NC $67,187 Cary, NC $69,375 Chapel Hill, NC $67,191 Clayton, NC $68,829 Coats, NC $66,902

Creedmoor, NC $68,047 Four Oaks, NC $66,643 Franklinton, NC $67,791 Fuquay Varina, NC $68,068 Garner, NC $69,277 Goldsboro, NC $65,858 Henderson, NC $66,567 Holly Springs, NC $68,475

Hurdle Mills, NC $65,652 Kenly, NC $67,272 Kipling, NC $67,438 Kittrell, NC $67,482 Knightdale, NC $69,409 Lillington, NC $66,052 Louisburg, NC $67,457 Macon, NC $65,134

Mamers, NC $66,044 Manson, NC $65,406 Micro, NC $67,370 Middleburg, NC $65,872 Middlesex, NC $68,035 Moncure, NC $66,932 Morrisville, NC $69,024 New Hill, NC $67,889

Norlina, NC $65,644 Oxford, NC $66,181 Pine Level, NC $67,259 Princeton, NC $66,447 Ridgeway, NC $65,716 Rolesville, NC $68,921 Rougemont, NC $66,622 Roxboro, NC $65,519

Selma, NC $67,719 Smithfield, NC $67,515 Stem, NC $67,311 Stovall, NC $65,922 Alamance, NC $66,056 Altamahaw, NC $66,006 Asheboro, NC $65,902 Bear Creek, NC $65,251

Bennett, NC $65,307 Biscoe, NC $64,596 Blanch, NC $65,154 Bonlee, NC $65,553 Browns Summit, NC $66,170 Burlington, NC $66,087 Bynum, NC $66,751 Candor, NC $64,346

Cedar Falls, NC $66,050 Cedar Grove, NC $65,832 Climax, NC $66,193 Colfax, NC $66,373 Cumnock, NC $65,751 Denton, NC $65,772 Eagle Springs, NC $64,433 Efland, NC $66,047

Elon, NC $65,951 Ether, NC $64,983 Franklinville, NC $66,013 Gibsonville, NC $66,129 Goldston, NC $65,018 Graham, NC $66,014 Gulf, NC $65,608 Haw River, NC $65,965

Highfalls, NC $64,971 High Point, NC $66,889 Roper, NC $63,945 Salvo, NC $63,919 Shawboro, NC $65,822 Shiloh, NC $65,066 South Mills, NC $66,139 Stumpy Point, NC $63,596

Sunbury, NC $65,760 Tyner, NC $64,931 Wanchese, NC $63,857 Waves, NC $63,873 Windsor, NC $63,829 Winfall, NC $65,208 Winton, NC $65,033 Albemarle, NC $65,934

Alexis, NC $68,015 Ansonville, NC $65,896 Badin, NC $65,726 Barium Springs, NC $66,203 Belmont, NC $68,564 Bessemer City, NC $68,381 Boiling Springs, NC $66,245 Bostic, NC $65,174

Caroleen, NC $66,025 Casar, NC $65,900 Cherryville, NC $67,531 China Grove, NC $66,642 Cliffside, NC $66,140 Concord, NC $67,229 Cornelius, NC $67,937 Cramerton, NC $68,582

Crouse, NC $67,764 Dallas, NC $68,439 Davidson, NC $67,681 Denver, NC $67,716 Earl, NC $66,954 East Spencer, NC $66,684 Ellenboro, NC $65,734 Faith, NC $66,704

Fallston, NC $66,919 Forest City, NC $65,856 Gastonia, NC $68,712 Huntersville, NC $68,388 Gold Hill, NC $66,409 Granite Quarry, NC $66,690 Grover, NC $67,293 Harris, NC $66,028

Harrisburg, NC $68,373 Henrietta, NC $66,104 High Shoals, NC $68,117 Indian Trail, NC $68,183 Iron Station, NC $67,752 Kannapolis, NC $66,963 Kings Mountain, NC $67,997 Landis, NC $66,693

Lattimore, NC $66,142 Lawndale, NC $66,539 Lilesville, NC $64,507 Lincolnton, NC $67,582 Locust, NC $66,934 Lowell, NC $68,679 Mc Adenville, NC $68,578 Mc Farlan, NC $64,458

Marshville, NC $66,883 Matthews, NC $68,307 Midland, NC $67,813 Mineral Springs, NC $67,630 Misenheimer, NC $66,312 Monroe, NC $67,679 Mooresboro, NC $66,191 Mooresville, NC $66,814

Hillsborough, NC $66,346 Jackson Springs, NC $64,413 Jamestown, NC $66,839 Julian, NC $66,196 Kernersville, NC $66,138 Eden, NC $65,438 Leasburg, NC $65,122 Lexington, NC $66,062

Liberty, NC $66,051 Linwood, NC $66,518 Mc Leansville, NC $66,268 Mebane, NC $65,924 Milton, NC $65,022 Mount Gilead, NC $64,940 Oak Ridge, NC $66,105 Pelham, NC $65,485

Pittsboro, NC $66,283 Pleasant Garden, NC $66,302 Prospect Hill, NC $65,610 Providence, NC $65,399 Ramseur, NC $65,761 Randleman, NC $66,198 Reidsville, NC $65,875 Robbins, NC $64,908

Ruffin, NC $65,543 Sanford, NC $65,919 Saxapahaw, NC $66,045 Seagrove, NC $65,292 Sedalia, NC $66,252 Semora, NC $64,828 Siler City, NC $65,727 Snow Camp, NC $65,986

Sophia, NC $66,211 Southmont, NC $66,364 Staley, NC $65,917 Star, NC $64,908 Stokesdale, NC $65,921 Summerfield, NC $66,135 Swepsonville, NC $65,997 Thomasville, NC $66,413

Trinity, NC $66,317 Troy, NC $65,011 Wallburg, NC $66,255 Welcome, NC $66,030 Wentworth, NC $65,696 West End, NC $64,636 Topton, NC $64,141 Advance, NC $65,880

Ararat, NC $65,340 Belews Creek, NC $65,948 Bethania, NC $66,060 Boonville, NC $65,458 Clemmons, NC $65,947 Cleveland, NC $66,386 Cooleemee, NC $66,376 Danbury, NC $65,506

Dobson, NC $65,096 East Bend, NC $65,724 Germanton, NC $65,855 Hamptonville, NC $65,341 King, NC $65,729 Lawsonville, NC $65,365 Lewisville, NC $65,870 Lowgap, NC $64,699

Madison, NC $65,637 Mayodan, NC $65,454 Mocksville, NC $65,837 Mount Airy, NC $65,152 White Plains, NC $65,240 Pfafftown, NC $65,908 Pilot Mountain, NC $65,434 Pine Hall, NC $65,684

Pinnacle, NC $65,594 Rural Hall, NC $65,922 Sandy Ridge, NC $65,382 Siloam, NC $65,475 Stoneville, NC $65,452 Toast, NC $65,151 Tobaccoville, NC $65,829 Walkertown, NC $66,022

Walnut Cove, NC $65,795 Westfield, NC $65,380 Woodleaf, NC $66,392 Yadkinville, NC $65,625 Winston Salem, NC $66,092 Tarawa Terrace, NC $64,494 Midway Park, NC $64,379 Mccutcheon Field, NC $64,561

La Grange, NC $64,886 Lowland, NC $63,566 Marshallberg, NC $63,917 Maury, NC $64,781 Maysville, NC $63,977 Merritt, NC $63,653 Morehead City, NC $64,007 New Bern, NC $63,865

Newport, NC $63,845 Oriental, NC $63,744 Pink Hill, NC $64,226 Pollocksville, NC $63,675 Richlands, NC $64,445 Salter Path, NC $63,975 Sealevel, NC $63,670 Seven Springs, NC $64,560

Smyrna, NC $63,732 Snow Hill, NC $64,970 Stacy, NC $63,683 Stella, NC $64,116 Stonewall, NC $63,941 Swansboro, NC $64,160 Trenton, NC $63,763 Vanceboro, NC $63,746

Vandemere, NC $63,820 Williston, NC $63,741 Winterville, NC $64,211 Emerald Isle, NC $64,033 Hickory, NC $65,773 Banner Elk, NC $63,973 Blowing Rock, NC $63,993 Boomer, NC $64,411

Boone, NC $64,060 Catawba, NC $66,554 Claremont, NC $66,235 Collettsville, NC $63,939 Connellys Springs, NC $65,764 Conover, NC $66,116 Creston, NC $63,781 Crossnore, NC $64,210

Crumpler, NC $63,935 Deep Gap, NC $63,893 Drexel, NC $65,297 Elkin, NC $65,255 Elk Park, NC $63,890 Ennice, NC $64,497 Ferguson, NC $64,018 Statesville, NC $65,728

Fleetwood, NC $63,915 Glade Valley, NC $64,490 Glen Alpine, NC $64,884 Glendale Springs, NC $63,868 Granite Falls, NC $65,292 Grassy Creek, NC $63,905 Lenoir, NC $64,749 Harmony, NC $65,532

Hays, NC $64,449 Hiddenite, NC $65,087 Hildebran, NC $65,850 Hudson, NC $65,168 Jefferson, NC $63,944 Jonas Ridge, NC $64,419 Jonesville, NC $65,255 Lansing, NC $63,944

Laurel Springs, NC $63,967 Linville, NC $63,919 Linville Falls, NC $64,483 Mc Grady, NC $64,156 Maiden, NC $67,061 Millers Creek, NC $64,075 Minneapolis, NC $63,954 Montezuma, NC $64,213

Moravian Falls, NC $64,601 Morganton, NC $64,710 North Wilkesboro, NC $64,662 Newland, NC $64,059 Newton, NC $66,627 Olin, NC $65,423 Patterson, NC $64,154 Pineola, NC $64,136

Piney Creek, NC $63,956 Plumtree, NC $64,055 Purlear, NC $63,956 Icard, NC $65,854 Rhodhiss, NC $65,622 Roaring Gap, NC $64,531 Fayetteville, NC $63,743 Fort Bragg, NC $63,940

Pope Army Airfield, NC $64,077 Aberdeen, NC $64,531 Autryville, NC $63,862 Timberlake, NC $65,880 Barnesville, NC $63,880 Bladenboro, NC $63,927 Bunnlevel, NC $65,234 Calypso, NC $65,010

Cameron, NC $64,820 Carthage, NC $64,798 Clinton, NC $64,490 Cordova, NC $64,423 Cumberland, NC $64,360 Dublin, NC $63,875 Dudley, NC $65,295 Dunn, NC $65,344

Elizabethtown, NC $63,956 Ellerbe, NC $64,180 Erwin, NC $65,390 Fairmont, NC $63,914 Faison, NC $64,827 Falcon, NC $64,276 Gibson, NC $64,085 Godwin, NC $64,249

Hamlet, NC $64,225 Hoffman, NC $64,396 Hope Mills, NC $63,766 Kenansville, NC $64,375 Lakeview, NC $64,791 Laurel Hill, NC $64,201 Laurinburg, NC $64,146 Lemon Springs, NC $65,356

Linden, NC $64,391 Lumber Bridge, NC $63,875 Lumberton, NC $63,852 Marietta, NC $63,956 Marston, NC $64,208 Maxton, NC $63,785 Mount Olive, NC $64,760 Newton Grove, NC $65,329

Norman, NC $64,325 Olivia, NC $65,412 Orrum, NC $63,882 Pinehurst, NC $64,849 Parkton, NC $63,790 Pembroke, NC $63,773 Pinebluff, NC $64,583 Proctorville, NC $63,994

Raeford, NC $64,154 Red Springs, NC $64,015 Rex, NC $63,864 Rockingham, NC $64,216 Roseboro, NC $63,957 Rowland, NC $63,895 Saint Pauls, NC $63,850 Salemburg, NC $64,186

Shannon, NC $63,932 Southern Pines, NC $64,636 Spring Lake, NC $64,252 Stedman, NC $63,779 Tar Heel, NC $63,927 Turkey, NC $64,551 Vass, NC $64,660 Wade, NC $63,877

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RT Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For RT 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, RT positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view RT as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a RT

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$81,163	$39.0	20%

RT Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RT'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

$60,238

Average $67,636/year

$74,775

$5,020

Average $5,636/month

$6,231

$1,158

Average $1,301/week

$1,438

$29

Average $33/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,775	$6,231	$1,438	$36
Average	$67,636	$5,636	$1,301	$33
25th Percentile	$60,238	$5,020	$1,158	$29

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