Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$77,490
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$23,110
23.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,643
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — 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
$100,600
Kept after tax
$77,490
Worth in national money
$76,643
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $100,600, ranking 19 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Arizona this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 61 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $100,600 the take-home is $77,490, which is worth about $76,643 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $99,320, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Arizona occupies the middle band for magnetic resonance imaging technologists: a median of $100,600, ranking 19 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Arizona publishes a median for, magnetic resonance imaging technologists sits 61 of 491 — 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.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for magnetic resonance imaging technologists on its $100,600 median: $77,490 retained after tax becomes $76,643 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $99,320 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $81,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $123,040 |
| This salary | $100,600 |
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 Arizona | $77,490 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,602 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,274 |
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 | $97,597 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,284 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $100,600 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $81,380 and the ninetieth is $123,040 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $77,490 take-home in Arizona comes from $100,600. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 61 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arizona, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $76,643, the adjusted value of that $100,600 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 61 of 491 in the state.
- The Arizona median of $100,600 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $81,380 to $123,040. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $77,490, from $100,600, assumes a single Arizona filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 61 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $76,643 — the adjusted value of that $100,600 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 61 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $81,380 at the tenth percentile, $123,040 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Arizona costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $76,643 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arizona then takes its own share, leaving $77,490.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($81,380 to $123,040) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $76,643 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $77,490 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona 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.