Radiology managers are trained as radiology technicians or are physician radiologists.
Radiology managers are responsible for several diagnostic imaging departments, including x-ray, MRI, CAT scans, ultrasound and nuclear medicine. Radiology managers usually have a bachelor's or master's degree and a background in radiology, generally as a radiology technician. Some hospitals and health-care facilities employ physicians as radiology managers or supervisors. Radiology managers are certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and have several years experience in the field.
Training
Many hospitals prefer to promote from within, providing education opportunities for radiology technicians to become managers. Physicians who serve as radiology managers have clinical diagnostic duties in addition to overseeing radiologic staff members. They are paid radiologist salaries plus additional pay to compensate for their supervisory duties.
Radiology Manager Salary
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't isolate radiology manager salaries, instead included them in its "Medical and Health Services Managers" data. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2010 information, medical and health services managers earned a median salary of $84,270. The middle 50th percentile pay range was $65,650 to $109,490 a year, with a 10th percentile salary of $51,280 and a 90th percentile figure of $144,880. Salary.com places the median salary of diagnostic imaging managers at $89,012 as of June 2011, with a middle 50th percentile salary range of $77,598 to $95,439, a 10th percentile salary of $67,206 and a 90th percentile salary figure of $101,291.
Physician Radiology Manager Salary
Doctors who serve as radiology managers are paid as physicians, with additional remuneration for administrative duties. Radiologists make a median salary of $454,205, according to the Physician Compensation Survey conducted by the American Medical Group Association. Interventional radiologists, who perform procedures such as biopsies and angioplasties, earn a median salary of $478,000.
Radiologist Technician Salary
Many radiology managers begin their careers as radiologic technicians, gaining experience by taking patient x-rays, conducting magnetic resonance imaging tests, providing ultrasound services and learning all aspects of diagnostic imaging. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a May 2010 median salary of $54,340 for radiologic technicians and technologists. The middle 50th percentile pay range is $44,200 to $65,590 annually, with a 10th percentile salary of $36,510 and a 90th percentile salary of $76,850. The average wage is $26.13 an hour.
Geography
The highest-paying states for radiology manager salaries, included in the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2010 "Medical and Health Services Managers" data, are Massachusetts with an average salary of $112,670, Washington at $109,670 and Rhode Island at $109,580. Cities with the top radiology manager salaries include the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area in California with an average salary of $123,930, Madera, California, at $123,050, and the Boston area at $120,670.
Outlook
The job-growth rate for medical and health services managers is expected to be above average through 2018 at 16 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospitals will continue to be the largest employers of radiology managers. About 283,500 medical and health services managers were employed in May 2010, and those working in hospitals earned an average salary of $87,040, far outpacing average salaries for managers in outpatient facilities, physician offices and nursing homes. Radiology managers with extensive health-care experience, and those with experience in large hospitals and health-systems, will enjoy the best job prospects.
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