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

A Ct Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,522 for beginners, reaching about $85,854 at mid-level, and approach $89,528 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Ct Tech?

Ct Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ct Tech roles are District of Columbia $93,443, California $93,089, Massachusetts $91,848. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ct Tech roles make?

Salaries for Ct Tech level roles vary by specialization: CT Tech Radiology / Cardiology: $469,031; Ct Supervisor: $101,731; CT Technologist: $83,470; Ct Tech Assistant: $76,630; Pet Ct Tech: $74,413.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ct Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Ct Tech Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Ct Tech in the United States is $84,396 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,582
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,225 to $92,345
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,144

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Ct Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,345	$7,695	$1,776	$44
Average	$84,396	$7,033	$1,623	$41
25th Percentile	$72,225	$6,019	$1,389	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Ct Tech Salaries

A Ct 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Ct Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Ct 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): $81,522
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,860
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,854
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,283
Expert (over 8 years): $89,528

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Ct Tech	$81,522
Intermediate Level Ct Tech	$81,860
Senior Level Ct Tech	$85,854
Specialist Level Ct Tech	$89,283
Expert Level Ct Tech	$89,528

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

District of Columbia: $93,443.
California: $93,089.
Massachusetts: $91,848.

District of Columbia $93,443 California $93,089 Massachusetts $91,848 Washington $91,511 New Jersey $91,477 Alaska $91,359 Connecticut $90,194 New York $89,721

Hawaii $88,211 Rhode Island $87,502 Maryland $87,021 Minnesota $86,362 Colorado $86,109 Illinois $86,025 Oregon $85,704 Delaware $85,468

New Hampshire $85,319 Virginia $84,987 Pennsylvania $84,016 Nevada $83,527 North Dakota $83,366 Michigan $83,113 Wisconsin $83,020 Vermont $82,835

Texas $82,320 Maine $82,286 Arizona $82,235 Ohio $82,176 Georgia $81,400 Indiana $81,012 Wyoming $80,936 Utah $80,818

Iowa $80,767 Kansas $80,362 Louisiana $80,244 North Carolina $80,202 Missouri $80,185 Florida $79,855 Montana $79,678 Nebraska $79,509

Kentucky $79,417 South Carolina $79,079 Tennessee $78,868 Idaho $78,784 New Mexico $78,168 Oklahoma $78,033 Alabama $77,535 South Dakota $76,699

Arkansas $76,243 West Virginia $75,999 Mississippi $75,264

Top Paying Cities for Ct 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: $106,449
San Francisco: $105,402
Oakland: $103,064

San Jose, CA $106,449

San Francisco, CA $105,402

Oakland, CA $103,064

New York, NY $97,807

Queens Village, NY $97,174

Paramus, NJ $96,498

Passaic, NJ $96,414

Bergenfield, NJ $96,330

Stamford, CT $96,203

Huntington, NY $96,119

Newark, NJ $95,570

Bridgeport, CT $95,401

New Brunswick, NJ $95,123

Vallejo, CA $94,946

Middlesex, NJ $94,895

Somerset, NJ $94,819

Petaluma, CA $94,625

Santa Cruz, CA $94,296

Boston, MA $94,127

Monterey, CA $93,705

Fairbanks, AK $93,646

Los Angeles, CA $93,485

Washington, DC $93,443

Seattle, WA $93,291

Santa Rosa, CA $93,274

Juneau, AK $93,030

Orange, CA $92,751

Anchorage, AK $92,599

Anaheim, CA $92,540

Santa Ana, CA $92,414

Nassau, NY $92,363

Long Beach, CA $92,329

Danbury, CT $92,304

Santa Maria, CA $92,017

Everett, WA $92,000

Bremerton, WA $91,587

Trenton, NJ $91,426

Sacramento, CA $91,392

San Diego, CA $91,350

Brockton, MA $91,316

Tacoma, WA $91,283

Santa Barbara, CA $91,165

Lowell, MA $90,827

New Suffolk, NY $90,793

Nashua, NH $90,692

Lompoc, CA $90,557

Ventura, CA $90,473

Stockton, CA $90,447

New Haven, CT $90,278

Atlantic City, NJ $90,059

Hartford, CT $89,873

Modesto, CA $89,831

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,645

New Britain, CT $89,603

Olympia, WA $89,485

Kennewick, WA $89,485

New London, CT $89,468

Norwich, CT $89,443

Lawrence, MA $89,401

Bakersfield, CA $89,164

Riverside, CA $89,046

New Bedford, MA $89,046

Richland, WA $88,962

Portsmouth, NH $88,894

Vineland, NJ $88,877

San Bernardino, CA $88,810

Boulder, CO $88,574

Worcester, MA $88,506

Portland, OR $88,430

Saint Paul, MN $88,329

Minneapolis, MN $88,329

Philadelphia, PA $88,211

Honolulu, HI $87,763

Springfield, MA $87,468

Providence, RI $87,460

Chicago, IL $87,215

Bellingham, WA $87,114

Baltimore, MD $87,021

Chico, CA $86,810

Wilmington, DE $86,666

Pittsfield, MA $86,582

Manchester, NH $86,422

Spokane, WA $86,050

Denver, CO $86,042

Albany, NY $85,645

Troy, NY $85,611

Schenectady, NY $85,434

Burlington, VT $85,248

Portland, ME $84,953

Salem, OR $84,885

Yakima, WA $84,869

Ann Arbor, MI $84,843

Rochester, MN $84,607

Fresno, CA $84,565

Reno, NV $84,565

Milwaukee, WI $84,489

Detroit, MI $84,404

Allentown, PA $84,379

Carson City, NV $84,371

Houston, TX $84,244

Colorado Springs, CO $84,236

Syracuse, NY $84,193

Eugene, OR $84,033

Bismarck, ND $83,932

Gary, IN $83,932

Galveston, TX $83,932

Springfield, OR $83,864

Medford, OR $83,662

Fort Collins, CO $83,628

Austin, TX $83,560

Mesa, AZ $83,383

Phoenix, AZ $83,366

Dallas, TX $83,341

Reading, PA $83,290

Saint Cloud, MN $83,257

Concord, NH $83,181

Madison, WI $83,147

Utica, NY $82,919

Raleigh, NC $82,852

Las Vegas, NV $82,843

Rochester, NY $82,784

Des Moines, IA $82,776

Atlanta, GA $82,641

Battle Creek, MI $82,615

Salt Lake City, UT $82,590

Lancaster, PA $82,463

Champaign, IL $82,446

Harrisburg, PA $82,345

Durham, NC $82,269

Kansas City, MO $82,261

Kansas City, KS $82,244

Fort Worth, TX $82,235

Boca Raton, FL $82,202

Cleveland, OH $82,193

Columbus, OH $82,176

Pittsburgh, PA $82,168

Richmond, VA $82,134

Indianapolis, IN $82,117

Cincinnati, OH $82,008

Petersburg, VA $81,881

Billings, MT $81,695

Lansing, MI $81,695

Huntsville, AL $81,695

Lebanon, PA $81,687

Dayton, OH $81,678

Pueblo, CO $81,678

Appleton, WI $81,653

Buffalo, NY $81,619

Racine, WI $81,577

Charlotte, NC $81,569

Saint Louis, MO $81,543

Springfield, IL $81,510

Elkhart, IN $81,493

York, PA $81,493

Gastonia, NC $81,484

Benton Harbor, MI $81,484

Beaumont, TX $81,434

Lorain, OH $81,417

Toledo, OH $81,383

Binghamton, NY $81,341

Rock Hill, SC $81,332

Rockford, IL $81,290

Fargo, ND $81,248

Elyria, OH $81,248

Flagstaff, AZ $81,189

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,138

Miami, FL $81,088

Duluth, MN $80,953

Bangor, ME $80,843

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,750

Louisville, KY $80,708

Grand Rapids, MI $80,691

Hialeah, FL $80,683

Casper, WY $80,564

Scranton, PA $80,463

New Orleans, LA $80,438

Virginia Beach, VA $80,429

Akron, OH $80,387

Peoria, IL $80,277

Sarasota, FL $80,261

Green Bay, WI $80,202

Baton Rouge, LA $80,159

Charleston, SC $80,142

Nashville, TN $80,117

Jamestown, NY $80,100

Davenport, IA $80,100

Tucson, AZ $80,058

Cheyenne, WY $80,033

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,007

Tampa, FL $79,991

Omaha, NE $79,974

Port Arthur, TX $79,940

Evansville, IN $79,940

Bradenton, FL $79,906

Santa Fe, NM $79,754

Orlando, FL $79,670

Clearwater, FL $79,577

Canton, OH $79,400

La Crosse, WI $79,400

Grand Forks, ND $79,374

Albuquerque, NM $79,349

Tulsa, OK $79,349

Newport News, VA $79,341

High Point, NC $79,315

Ogden, UT $79,282

Corpus Christi, TX $79,214

Laramie, WY $79,163

Norfolk, VA $79,163

Rock Island, IL $79,113

Saginaw, MI $79,096

Jacksonville, FL $79,087

Salisbury, NC $79,071

Memphis, TN $79,054

Moline, IL $79,012

Fort Myers, FL $78,986

Waterloo, IA $78,877

Spartanburg, SC $78,792

Lincoln, NE $78,750

Fort Wayne, IN $78,733

Birmingham, AL $78,640

Cedar Falls, IA $78,623

Provo, UT $78,615

Springfield, OH $78,606

San Antonio, TX $78,590

Greensboro, NC $78,556

South Bend, IN $78,547

Winston Salem, NC $78,539

Boise, ID $78,514

Savannah, GA $78,455

Muskegon, MI $78,303

Lima, OH $78,201

Lake Charles, LA $78,168

Anderson, IN $78,151

Lexington, KY $78,125

Augusta, GA $78,100

Greenville, SC $78,100

Wichita, KS $78,024

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,024

Columbia, SC $77,948

Bloomington, IN $77,737

Roanoke, VA $77,687

Asheville, NC $77,577

Knoxville, TN $77,433

Shreveport, LA $77,425

Wilmington, NC $77,315

Frankfort, KY $77,155

Oklahoma City, OK $77,096

Chillicothe, OH $77,062

Longview, TX $77,054

Topeka, KS $77,028

Mobile, AL $76,902

Terre Haute, IN $76,868

Erie, PA $76,859

Altoona, PA $76,817

Melbourne, FL $76,792

Amarillo, TX $76,758

Killeen, TX $76,733

Fayetteville, AR $76,665

Sioux Falls, SD $76,606

Chattanooga, TN $76,556

Idaho Falls, ID $76,547

Gainesville, FL $76,370

Portsmouth, OH $76,328

Little Rock, AR $76,311

Lynchburg, VA $76,311

Lafayette, LA $76,277

Youngstown, OH $76,277

Temple, TX $76,243

Daytona Beach, FL $76,226

Clarksville, TN $76,218

Pensacola, FL $76,210

Hopkinsville, KY $75,956

Charleston, WV $75,948

Florence, SC $75,906

Sioux City, IA $75,855

Macon, GA $75,610

Tallahassee, FL $75,602

Fayetteville, NC $75,585

Waco, TX $75,568

Wichita Falls, TX $75,568

Pine Bluff, AR $75,534

Vincennes, IN $75,374

Lubbock, TX $75,340

Great Falls, MT $75,290

Alamogordo, NM $75,281

Abilene, TX $75,214

Rapid City, SD $75,104

Monroe, LA $75,104

Albany, GA $75,053

Huntington, WV $75,045

Jackson, MS $75,036

Greenville, MS $75,028

Parkersburg, WV $74,944

Montgomery, AL $74,927

Johnstown, PA $74,910

Springfield, MO $74,842

Biloxi, MS $74,800

Sumter, SC $74,623

Columbus, GA $74,615

Twin Falls, ID $74,564

Pascagoula, MS $74,454

Kingsport, TN $74,235

Gulfport, MS $74,209

Alexandria, LA $73,931

Fort Smith, AR $73,720

El Paso, TX $73,492

Helena, MT $73,382

Las Cruces, NM $73,112

Harlingen, TX $72,876

Pocatello, ID $72,800

Florence, AL $72,775

Brownsville, TX $72,758

Dothan, AL $72,623

Mcallen, TX $72,581

Columbus, MS $71,956

Altus, OK $71,568

Lawton, OK $71,407

Pierre, SD $71,104

What Skills Can Increase a Ct Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Blood Samples (Mentioned in 5.21% Job Postings): Blood Samples refers to the extraction of blood from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle. The Blood is then analyzed for components of the need, like glucose or cholestrol.
Medical Services (Mentioned in 3.12% Job Postings): A service that provides medical treatment to people within an area or country: In poorer countries without a reliable health service, 90% of care for people with Aids-related illnesses is carried out in the home. health services.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.21%
Blood Samples	5.21%
Medical Services	3.12%

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 Ct Tech's salary.

Blood Samples: Can increase your salary by up to 55%.
ISO: Can increase your salary by up to 48%.
Diagnostic Tests: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Blood Samples	$130,814	55%
ISO	$124,906	48%
Diagnostic Tests	$112,247	33%
Analysis	$102,963	22%
Initiative	$94,524	12%
Family Centered Care	$93,680	11%

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How Education impacts a Ct Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ct Teches enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Ct Tech with a Bachelor's Degree is between $75,872 and $81,256).

Ct Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ct Tech

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 19.5%

Associates 44.7%

Bachelors 30.1%

Masters 2.4%

Doctorate 2.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	19.5%
Associates	44.7%
Bachelors	30.1%
Masters	2.4%
Doctorate	2.4%

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Ct Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Ct 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 January 01, 2026

$72,225

Average $84,396/year

$92,345

$6,019

Average $7,033/month

$7,695

$1,389

Average $1,623/week

$1,776

$35

Average $41/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,345	$7,695	$1,776	$44
Average	$84,396	$7,033	$1,623	$41
25th Percentile	$72,225	$6,019	$1,389	$35

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Salary Trends for Ct Tech

Salaries for a Ct Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $67,983 in 2023 to around $66,813 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ct Tech salary trends, .

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2023

$67,983

2024

$67,626

2025

$66,813

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2024	$67,626
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