Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,976
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$17,914
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,774
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$78,890
Kept after tax
$60,976
Worth in national money
$67,774
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $78,890, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 17.38% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Alabama this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 97 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $78,890 the take-home is $60,976; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $67,774 would nationally. The average lands at $78,280, below the middle of the range.
- Alabama ranks 46 of 51 for magnetic resonance imaging technologists, with a median of $78,890 — about 17.38% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Alabama publishes a median for, magnetic resonance imaging technologists sits 97 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Alabama, on $78,890, is $60,976 — equivalent to $67,774 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $78,280 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,880 |
| This salary | $78,890 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alabama | $60,976 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,329 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,574 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $74,124 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,175 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Alabama earn under $78,890 and half over. The published range runs $60,560 at the tenth percentile to $96,880 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Alabama the take-home figure of $60,976, from $78,890, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 97 of 482 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,774, the adjusted value of that $78,890 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 97 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,560 to $96,880; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Alabama is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,976 from $78,890. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 97 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $67,774 — the adjusted value of that $78,890 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 97 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $60,560 and the top tenth $96,880, so most people doing this work in Alabama sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Alabama is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $67,774 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Alabama's own levy, $60,976 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($60,560 to $96,880) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $67,774 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,976 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.