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 $81,552 for beginners, reaching about $85,897 at mid-level, and approach $89,600 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 $93,484, California $93,129, Massachusetts $91,888. 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: $469,710; Ct Supervisor: $101,755; CT Technologist: $83,463; Ct Tech Assistant: $76,643; Pet Ct Tech: $74,393.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Ct Tech in the United States is $84,433 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): $99,730
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,235 to $92,440
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,129

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Ct Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,440	$7,703	$1,778	$44
Average	$84,433	$7,036	$1,624	$41
25th Percentile	$72,235	$6,020	$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): $81,552
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,891
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,897
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $89,353
Expert (over 8 years): $89,600

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Ct Tech	$81,552
Intermediate Level Ct Tech	$81,891
Senior Level Ct Tech	$85,897
Specialist Level Ct Tech	$89,353
Expert Level Ct Tech	$89,600

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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: $93,484.
California: $93,129.
Massachusetts: $91,888.

District of Columbia $93,484 California $93,129 Massachusetts $91,888 Washington $91,550 New Jersey $91,516 Alaska $91,398 Connecticut $90,233 New York $89,760

Hawaii $88,249 Rhode Island $87,540 Maryland $87,058 Minnesota $86,400 Colorado $86,146 Illinois $86,062 Oregon $85,741 Delaware $85,505

New Hampshire $85,356 Virginia $85,024 Pennsylvania $84,053 Nevada $83,563 North Dakota $83,402 Michigan $83,149 Wisconsin $83,056 Vermont $82,870

Texas $82,355 Maine $82,322 Arizona $82,271 Ohio $82,212 Georgia $81,435 Indiana $81,047 Wyoming $80,971 Utah $80,853

Iowa $80,802 Kansas $80,397 Louisiana $80,278 North Carolina $80,236 Missouri $80,219 Florida $79,890 Montana $79,713 Nebraska $79,544

Kentucky $79,451 South Carolina $79,113 Tennessee $78,902 Idaho $78,818 New Mexico $78,201 Oklahoma $78,066 Alabama $77,568 South Dakota $76,732

Arkansas $76,276 West Virginia $76,031 Mississippi $75,297

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: $106,495
San Francisco: $105,448
Oakland: $103,109

San Jose, CA $106,495

San Francisco, CA $105,448

Oakland, CA $103,109

New York, NY $97,849

Queens Village, NY $97,216

Paramus, NJ $96,540

Passaic, NJ $96,456

Bergenfield, NJ $96,371

Stamford, CT $96,245

Huntington, NY $96,160

Newark, NJ $95,611

Bridgeport, CT $95,442

New Brunswick, NJ $95,164

Vallejo, CA $94,987

Middlesex, NJ $94,936

Somerset, NJ $94,860

Petaluma, CA $94,666

Santa Cruz, CA $94,336

Boston, MA $94,168

Monterey, CA $93,745

Fairbanks, AK $93,686

Los Angeles, CA $93,526

Washington, DC $93,484

Seattle, WA $93,332

Santa Rosa, CA $93,315

Juneau, AK $93,070

Orange, CA $92,791

Anchorage, AK $92,639

Anaheim, CA $92,580

Santa Ana, CA $92,454

Nassau, NY $92,403

Long Beach, CA $92,369

Danbury, CT $92,344

Santa Maria, CA $92,057

Everett, WA $92,040

Bremerton, WA $91,626

Trenton, NJ $91,466

Sacramento, CA $91,432

San Diego, CA $91,390

Brockton, MA $91,356

Tacoma, WA $91,322

Santa Barbara, CA $91,204

Lowell, MA $90,866

New Suffolk, NY $90,832

Nashua, NH $90,731

Lompoc, CA $90,596

Ventura, CA $90,512

Stockton, CA $90,486

New Haven, CT $90,317

Atlantic City, NJ $90,098

Hartford, CT $89,912

Modesto, CA $89,870

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,684

New Britain, CT $89,642

Olympia, WA $89,524

Kennewick, WA $89,524

New London, CT $89,507

Norwich, CT $89,482

Lawrence, MA $89,439

Bakersfield, CA $89,203

Riverside, CA $89,085

New Bedford, MA $89,085

Richland, WA $89,000

Portsmouth, NH $88,933

Vineland, NJ $88,916

San Bernardino, CA $88,848

Boulder, CO $88,612

Worcester, MA $88,544

Portland, OR $88,468

Saint Paul, MN $88,367

Minneapolis, MN $88,367

Philadelphia, PA $88,249

Honolulu, HI $87,801

Springfield, MA $87,506

Providence, RI $87,497

Chicago, IL $87,253

Bellingham, WA $87,151

Baltimore, MD $87,058

Chico, CA $86,847

Wilmington, DE $86,704

Pittsfield, MA $86,619

Manchester, NH $86,459

Spokane, WA $86,087

Denver, CO $86,079

Albany, NY $85,682

Troy, NY $85,648

Schenectady, NY $85,471

Burlington, VT $85,285

Portland, ME $84,990

Salem, OR $84,922

Yakima, WA $84,905

Ann Arbor, MI $84,880

Rochester, MN $84,644

Fresno, CA $84,601

Reno, NV $84,601

Milwaukee, WI $84,525

Detroit, MI $84,441

Allentown, PA $84,416

Carson City, NV $84,407

Houston, TX $84,281

Colorado Springs, CO $84,272

Syracuse, NY $84,230

Eugene, OR $84,069

Bismarck, ND $83,968

Gary, IN $83,968

Galveston, TX $83,968

Springfield, OR $83,901

Medford, OR $83,698

Fort Collins, CO $83,664

Austin, TX $83,597

Mesa, AZ $83,419

Phoenix, AZ $83,402

Dallas, TX $83,377

Reading, PA $83,326

Saint Cloud, MN $83,293

Concord, NH $83,217

Madison, WI $83,183

Utica, NY $82,955

Raleigh, NC $82,887

Las Vegas, NV $82,879

Rochester, NY $82,820

Des Moines, IA $82,811

Atlanta, GA $82,676

Battle Creek, MI $82,651

Salt Lake City, UT $82,626

Lancaster, PA $82,499

Champaign, IL $82,482

Harrisburg, PA $82,381

Durham, NC $82,305

Kansas City, MO $82,296

Kansas City, KS $82,279

Fort Worth, TX $82,271

Boca Raton, FL $82,237

Cleveland, OH $82,229

Columbus, OH $82,212

Pittsburgh, PA $82,203

Richmond, VA $82,170

Indianapolis, IN $82,153

Cincinnati, OH $82,043

Petersburg, VA $81,916

Billings, MT $81,731

Lansing, MI $81,731

Huntsville, AL $81,731

Lebanon, PA $81,722

Dayton, OH $81,714

Pueblo, CO $81,714

Appleton, WI $81,688

Buffalo, NY $81,655

Racine, WI $81,612

Charlotte, NC $81,604

Saint Louis, MO $81,579

Springfield, IL $81,545

Elkhart, IN $81,528

York, PA $81,528

Gastonia, NC $81,520

Benton Harbor, MI $81,520

Beaumont, TX $81,469

Lorain, OH $81,452

Toledo, OH $81,418

Binghamton, NY $81,376

Rock Hill, SC $81,368

Rockford, IL $81,325

Fargo, ND $81,283

Elyria, OH $81,283

Flagstaff, AZ $81,224

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,173

Miami, FL $81,123

Duluth, MN $80,988

Bangor, ME $80,878

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,785

Louisville, KY $80,743

Grand Rapids, MI $80,726

Hialeah, FL $80,717

Casper, WY $80,599

Scranton, PA $80,498

New Orleans, LA $80,473

Virginia Beach, VA $80,464

Akron, OH $80,422

Peoria, IL $80,312

Sarasota, FL $80,295

Green Bay, WI $80,236

Baton Rouge, LA $80,194

Charleston, SC $80,177

Nashville, TN $80,152

Jamestown, NY $80,135

Davenport, IA $80,135

Tucson, AZ $80,093

Cheyenne, WY $80,067

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,042

Tampa, FL $80,025

Omaha, NE $80,008

Port Arthur, TX $79,974

Evansville, IN $79,974

Bradenton, FL $79,941

Santa Fe, NM $79,789

Orlando, FL $79,704

Clearwater, FL $79,611

Canton, OH $79,434

La Crosse, WI $79,434

Grand Forks, ND $79,409

Albuquerque, NM $79,383

Tulsa, OK $79,383

Newport News, VA $79,375

High Point, NC $79,350

Ogden, UT $79,316

Corpus Christi, TX $79,248

Laramie, WY $79,198

Norfolk, VA $79,198

Rock Island, IL $79,147

Saginaw, MI $79,130

Jacksonville, FL $79,122

Salisbury, NC $79,105

Memphis, TN $79,088

Moline, IL $79,046

Fort Myers, FL $79,020

Waterloo, IA $78,911

Spartanburg, SC $78,826

Lincoln, NE $78,784

Fort Wayne, IN $78,767

Birmingham, AL $78,674

Cedar Falls, IA $78,657

Provo, UT $78,649

Springfield, OH $78,640

San Antonio, TX $78,624

Greensboro, NC $78,590

South Bend, IN $78,581

Winston Salem, NC $78,573

Boise, ID $78,548

Savannah, GA $78,488

Muskegon, MI $78,336

Lima, OH $78,235

Lake Charles, LA $78,201

Anderson, IN $78,184

Lexington, KY $78,159

Augusta, GA $78,134

Greenville, SC $78,134

Wichita, KS $78,058

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,058

Columbia, SC $77,982

Bloomington, IN $77,771

Roanoke, VA $77,720

Asheville, NC $77,610

Knoxville, TN $77,467

Shreveport, LA $77,458

Wilmington, NC $77,349

Frankfort, KY $77,188

Oklahoma City, OK $77,129

Chillicothe, OH $77,095

Longview, TX $77,087

Topeka, KS $77,062

Mobile, AL $76,935

Terre Haute, IN $76,901

Erie, PA $76,893

Altoona, PA $76,850

Melbourne, FL $76,825

Amarillo, TX $76,791

Killeen, TX $76,766

Fayetteville, AR $76,698

Sioux Falls, SD $76,639

Chattanooga, TN $76,589

Idaho Falls, ID $76,580

Gainesville, FL $76,403

Portsmouth, OH $76,361

Little Rock, AR $76,344

Lynchburg, VA $76,344

Lafayette, LA $76,310

Youngstown, OH $76,310

Temple, TX $76,276

Daytona Beach, FL $76,259

Clarksville, TN $76,251

Pensacola, FL $76,243

Hopkinsville, KY $75,989

Charleston, WV $75,981

Florence, SC $75,939

Sioux City, IA $75,888

Macon, GA $75,643

Tallahassee, FL $75,635

Fayetteville, NC $75,618

Waco, TX $75,601

Wichita Falls, TX $75,601

Pine Bluff, AR $75,567

Vincennes, IN $75,407

Lubbock, TX $75,373

Great Falls, MT $75,322

Alamogordo, NM $75,314

Abilene, TX $75,246

Rapid City, SD $75,136

Monroe, LA $75,136

Albany, GA $75,086

Huntington, WV $75,077

Jackson, MS $75,069

Greenville, MS $75,060

Parkersburg, WV $74,976

Montgomery, AL $74,959

Johnstown, PA $74,942

Springfield, MO $74,875

Biloxi, MS $74,833

Sumter, SC $74,655

Columbus, GA $74,647

Twin Falls, ID $74,596

Pascagoula, MS $74,486

Kingsport, TN $74,267

Gulfport, MS $74,241

Alexandria, LA $73,963

Fort Smith, AR $73,752

El Paso, TX $73,524

Helena, MT $73,414

Las Cruces, NM $73,144

Harlingen, TX $72,907

Pocatello, ID $72,831

Florence, AL $72,806

Brownsville, TX $72,789

Dothan, AL $72,654

Mcallen, TX $72,612

Columbus, MS $71,987

Altus, OK $71,599

Lawton, OK $71,438

Pierre, SD $71,134

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	$130,870	55%
ISO	$124,960	48%
Diagnostic Tests	$112,295	33%
Analysis	$103,008	22%
Initiative	$94,564	12%
Family Centered Care	$93,720	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 April 01, 2026

$72,235

Average $84,433/year

$92,440

$6,020

Average $7,036/month

$7,703

$1,389

Average $1,624/week

$1,778

$35

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,440	$7,703	$1,778	$44
Average	$84,433	$7,036	$1,624	$41
25th Percentile	$72,235	$6,020	$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

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$66,813

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