Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,419
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$16,091
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,522
Louisiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Louisiana — 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
$77,510
Kept after tax
$61,419
Worth in national money
$69,522
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Louisiana pays this job a middle wage of $77,510, 49 of 51 states and about 18.82% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Louisiana this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 103 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $77,510 you keep $61,419 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $69,522 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $74,770.
- Louisiana's $77,510 median for magnetic resonance imaging technologists places it 49 of 51 states, about 18.82% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Louisiana publishes a median for, magnetic resonance imaging technologists sits 103 of 484 — 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.
- Retained pay in Louisiana is $61,419 after the full tax stack, from $77,510. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $69,522 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $74,770 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,060 |
| This salary | $77,510 |
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 Louisiana | $61,419 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,358 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,322 |
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 | $74,754 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,970 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
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 Louisiana earn under $77,510 and half over. The published range runs $50,830 at the tenth percentile to $99,060 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $61,419 take-home in Louisiana comes from $77,510. 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 103 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $69,522 uses one figure for the whole of Louisiana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 103.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $50,830 to $99,060; 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.
- Retained pay of $61,419, from $77,510, assumes a single Louisiana 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 103 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 49 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $69,522, worked from $77,510, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Louisiana address, on work sitting at 103 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $74,770 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $50,830 at the bottom tenth to $99,060 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $69,522.
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; Louisiana then takes its own share, leaving $61,419.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Louisiana is $74,770. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,830 to $99,060) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Louisiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Louisiana'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 $69,522 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 $61,419 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Louisiana 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.