Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,809
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$30,461
26.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,941
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$113,270
Kept after tax
$82,809
Worth in national money
$76,941
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays this job a middle wage of $113,270, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 18.63% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New York. It ranks 68 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $113,270 the take-home is $82,809; in national-average money that behaves like $76,941. The average lands at $110,030, below the middle of the range.
- New York's median for magnetic resonance imaging technologists is $113,270, about 18.63% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within New York, magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 68 of 493 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.
- Take-home for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in New York, on $113,270, is $82,809; deflated by the state's price level, $76,941. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $110,030 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 | $81,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $113,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,420 |
| This salary | $113,270 |
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 New York | $82,809 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $88,515 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$14,147 |
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 | $105,158 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$19,542 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $113,270 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $81,180 and the ninetieth is $133,420 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $82,809 take-home in New York comes from $113,270. 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 68 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $76,941 uses one figure for the whole of New York. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 68.
- The New York median of $113,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $81,180 to $133,420. 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 $82,809, from $113,270, assumes a single New York 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 68 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 7 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $76,941, worked from $113,270, 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 New York address, on work sitting at 68 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $81,180 at the tenth percentile, $133,420 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $76,941 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 New York's own levy, $82,809 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($81,180 to $133,420) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $76,941 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 $82,809 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.