Radiologic technologists in Texas make good money taking images of patient's inner workings.
Radiologic technologists operate large and sensitive machinery such as x-ray and MRI machines to capture images of a patient's organs. These images provide assistance in diagnosis and help doctors prescribe the proper treatment for the patient's ailment. In Texas, radiologic technologists make a comfortable average salary while working with patients, machinery and paperwork all day.
Average Texas Salary
Radiologic technologists working in Texas in May 2009 averaged a salary of $52,510 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean hourly wage was $25.24. The median or 50th percentile salary in Texas was $25.15 per hour.
Texas Metro Salaries
Average salaries for radiologic technologists vary not only by employer but by location. The combined metro area of Dallas-Plano-Irving paid radiologic technologists an average of $57,930 per year, 10.3 percent more than the Texas state average and the highest paying metro in the state. San Antonio paid a little less than the Texas average at a mean $52,240 annually, while radiologic technologists in the combined metropolitan area of Austin-Round Rock made a mean $55,550 per year. Those working in Waco made less than the Texas average by 10.8 percent at $47,390 annually.
State Average Comparisons
Texan radiologic technologists fared well when comparing the state average salary with those of other states in 2009. West Virginia, the most densely populated state for radiologic technologists, only paid a mean $41,400 per year. Nearby Tennessee also paid less than the Texas state average at a mean $48,960 per year. The highest-paying state in the U.S. for radiologic technologists was Massachusetts, where the average salary was $68,530 per year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a 30.5 percent increase on the Texas mean.
National Average Comparison
The mean salary for radiologic technologists in the United States in May 2009 was $54,180 per year or $26.05 hourly, according to the BLS. The median or 50th percentile was $53,240, only $730 more per year than the Texas mean salary of $52,510 per year. This makes Texas a comfortably profitable place for radiologic technologists to work.
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