MRI technologist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level MRI technologist earnings begin at:

$48.46 per hour

$100,800 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level MRI technologist earnings begin at:

$45.85 per hour

$95,360 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level MRI technologist earnings begin at:

$38.06 per hour

$79,170 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level MRI technologist earnings begin at:

$36.27 per hour

$75,440 per year

10th percentile

Starting level MRI technologist earnings begin at:

$29.84 per hour

$62,060 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

MRI technologist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Hawaii $99,460
Alaska $99,450
Washington $98,030
Oregon $95,750
Rhode Island $95,360
District of Columbia $95,220
Massachusetts $95,220
Nevada $94,800
New Jersey $89,720
New York $84,890
Connecticut $83,080
Colorado $79,810
Maryland $79,810
New Hampshire $79,530
Minnesota $79,170
Idaho $78,870
Arizona $78,620
New Mexico $77,940
Utah $77,890
Virginia $77,740
Illinois $77,590
Delaware $77,450
Wisconsin $77,450
Texas $77,380
Vermont $77,030
Georgia $75,040
Iowa $75,040
Indiana $75,040
North Carolina $75,040
Nebraska $75,040
Maine $75,000
Michigan $75,000
Missouri $75,000
Ohio $75,000
Wyoming $74,880
West Virginia $74,760
Oklahoma $74,430
Kansas $73,420
Pennsylvania $73,380
South Carolina $73,050
Florida $71,140
Kentucky $67,300
Montana $62,390
Tennessee $61,790
Alabama $61,370
North Dakota $61,340
South Dakota $61,030
Arkansas $60,550
Louisiana $60,500
Mississippi $59,930
Puerto Rico $36,700
California $102,450

How do MRI technologist salaries compare to similar careers?

MRI technologists earn about the same as related careers in Minnesota. On average, they make less than clinical nurse specialists but more than epidemiologists.

Career Median Salary
Clinical nurse specialist salary $79K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $79K
Registered nurse salary $79K
Chiropractor salary $78K
Radiation therapist salary $79K
MRI technologist salary $79K
Microbiologist salary $75K
Insurance sales agent salary $62K
Occupational therapist salary $78K
Epidemiologist salary $82K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)