Radiology salary by state
Federal wage data for radiology — the national figure plus every state BLS publishes (34 of 51). “Real pay” adjusts each state's wage for local prices, so you can compare offers on equal footing.
National annual mean
$381,530
National annual median
$420,860
Where radiology pay goes furthest
Ranked by take-home adjusted for local prices — not the biggest headline number.
- 1.North Dakota$408,751adjusted
- 2.South Dakota$408,055adjusted
- 3.Minnesota$316,706adjusted
Radiology salary in every state
| State | Annual mean | Price level | Real pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | $556,170 | 89.0 | $624,910 |
| South Dakota | $534,640 | 88.6 | $603,431 |
| Minnesota | $527,740 | 98.6 | $535,233 |
| Arizona | $478,540 | 100.7 | $475,214 |
| Maine | $448,540 | 97.1 | $461,936 |
| New Hampshire | $447,500 | 104.2 | $429,463 |
| Florida | $434,010 | 103.4 | $419,739 |
| Maryland | $428,880 | 105.0 | $408,457 |
| Pennsylvania | $418,720 | 97.6 | $429,016 |
| Georgia | $416,100 | 96.3 | $432,087 |
| Massachusetts | $391,790 | 105.8 | $370,312 |
| West Virginia | $390,970 | 89.5 | $436,838 |
| Wisconsin | $381,720 | 94.1 | $405,654 |
| Virginia | $380,580 | 101.1 | $376,439 |
| Utah | $378,420 | 98.9 | $382,629 |
| Michigan | $376,210 | 96.2 | $391,071 |
| New Jersey | $374,880 | 108.8 | $344,559 |
| Indiana | $360,390 | 93.3 | $386,270 |
| Iowa | $344,000 | 87.8 | $391,800 |
| Colorado | $343,570 | 103.1 | $333,240 |
| Kentucky | $338,210 | 90.2 | $374,956 |
| New York | $336,460 | 107.9 | $311,826 |
| Nevada | $334,320 | 100.0 | $334,320 |
| Montana | $319,460 | 94.6 | $337,696 |
| California | $309,990 | 110.7 | $280,027 |
| Texas | $292,220 | 97.1 | $300,947 |
| District of Columbia | $268,900 | 109.9 | $244,677 |
| Wyoming | $266,420 | 92.7 | $287,400 |
| Ohio | $264,470 | 92.8 | $284,989 |
| South Carolina | $232,030 | 93.7 | $247,631 |
| Connecticut | $227,700 | 103.6 | $219,788 |
| Kansas | $199,480 | 90.1 | $221,398 |
| Arkansas | $140,990 | 86.9 | $162,244 |
| New Mexico | $127,900 | 92.2 | $138,720 |
BLS publishes radiology wages for 34 of the 50 states + DC. States it doesn't publish are omitted rather than estimated.
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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — “Radiologists” (May 2025). Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024), US average = 100. Real pay divides the wage by the state's price level; the ranked page additionally estimates take-home. Wages cover all employment settings and exclude many self-employed/partnership physicians — individual offers vary widely. VitalPost shows sourced public data for context only, not financial advice.