Compensation data

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. 1.North Dakota$408,751adjusted
  2. 2.South Dakota$408,055adjusted
  3. 3.Minnesota$316,706adjusted
See the full ranking for all 34 states

Radiology salary in every state

StateAnnual meanPrice levelReal pay
North Dakota$556,17089.0$624,910
South Dakota$534,64088.6$603,431
Minnesota$527,74098.6$535,233
Arizona$478,540100.7$475,214
Maine$448,54097.1$461,936
New Hampshire$447,500104.2$429,463
Florida$434,010103.4$419,739
Maryland$428,880105.0$408,457
Pennsylvania$418,72097.6$429,016
Georgia$416,10096.3$432,087
Massachusetts$391,790105.8$370,312
West Virginia$390,97089.5$436,838
Wisconsin$381,72094.1$405,654
Virginia$380,580101.1$376,439
Utah$378,42098.9$382,629
Michigan$376,21096.2$391,071
New Jersey$374,880108.8$344,559
Indiana$360,39093.3$386,270
Iowa$344,00087.8$391,800
Colorado$343,570103.1$333,240
Kentucky$338,21090.2$374,956
New York$336,460107.9$311,826
Nevada$334,320100.0$334,320
Montana$319,46094.6$337,696
California$309,990110.7$280,027
Texas$292,22097.1$300,947
District of Columbia$268,900109.9$244,677
Wyoming$266,42092.7$287,400
Ohio$264,47092.8$284,989
South Carolina$232,03093.7$247,631
Connecticut$227,700103.6$219,788
Kansas$199,48090.1$221,398
Arkansas$140,99086.9$162,244
New Mexico$127,90092.2$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.