Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,502
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$15,208
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,727
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$71,710
Kept after tax
$56,502
Worth in national money
$64,727
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Mississippi is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $71,710, ranking 51 of 51 states — about 24.9% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Mississippi. It ranks 102 out of 486 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Mississippi does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $71,710 you keep $56,502, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $64,727 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $71,340, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Mississippi ranks 51 of 51 for magnetic resonance imaging technologists, with a median of $71,710 — about 24.9% 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.
- Within Mississippi, magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 102 of 486 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Mississippi income tax, retained pay for magnetic resonance imaging technologists on $71,710 is $56,502. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $64,727 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 $71,340 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 | $54,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $82,730 |
| This salary | $71,710 |
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 Mississippi | $56,502 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,278 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,726 |
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 | $67,763 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,147 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Mississippi earn less than $71,710. The published range is $54,080 up to $82,730, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Mississippi the take-home figure of $56,502, from $71,710, 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 102 of 486 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $64,727 uses one figure for the whole of Mississippi. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 486 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 102.
- Reported values are medians; for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Mississippi the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $54,080 to $82,730. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Mississippi is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $56,502 from $71,710. 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 102 of 486 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $64,727, worked from $71,710, 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 Mississippi address, on work sitting at 102 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $54,080 at the bottom tenth to $82,730 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 $64,727.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Mississippi adds its own income tax on top — which is why $56,502 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($54,080 to $82,730) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $64,727 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 $56,502 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.