Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,599
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$22,461
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,975
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — 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
$92,060
Kept after tax
$69,599
Worth in national money
$71,975
State rank
26
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $92,060, ranking 26 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Georgia this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 86 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $92,060 you keep $69,599, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $71,975 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $90,930, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Georgia occupies the middle band for magnetic resonance imaging technologists: a median of $92,060, ranking 26 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 Georgia publishes a median for, magnetic resonance imaging technologists sits 86 of 492 — 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.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for magnetic resonance imaging technologists on $92,060 is $69,599. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $71,975 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $90,930 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 | $63,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $109,200 |
| This salary | $92,060 |
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 Georgia | $69,599 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,594 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,759 |
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 | $86,381 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,192 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
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 Georgia earn under $92,060 and half over. The published range runs $63,970 at the tenth percentile to $109,200 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $69,599, worked from $92,060. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 86 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,975, the adjusted value of that $92,060 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 86 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $63,970 to $109,200; 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.
- The Georgia take-home of $69,599, on $92,060 for work ranking 86 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 86 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $71,975 — the adjusted value of that $92,060 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 86 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $63,970 at the tenth percentile, $109,200 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $71,975 in national terms.
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; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $69,599.
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 ($63,970 to $109,200) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia'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 $71,975 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 $69,599 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia 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.