Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,312
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$25,328
25.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,767
Virginia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Virginia — 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
$98,640
Kept after tax
$73,312
Worth in national money
$72,767
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Virginia pays this job around $98,640 at the midpoint, 20 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 489 occupations Virginia reports, this job comes in at 86 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $98,640, tax leaves $73,312, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $72,767 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $98,310.
- For magnetic resonance imaging technologists the Virginia median is $98,640, ranking 20 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 86 of 489 occupations by median in Virginia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Because Virginia sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for magnetic resonance imaging technologists — median $98,640 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $73,312 retained, $72,767 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $98,310 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 | $78,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $121,940 |
| This salary | $98,640 |
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 Virginia | $73,312 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,223 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,730 |
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 | $91,659 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,678 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
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 Virginia earn under $98,640 and half over. The published range runs $78,400 at the tenth percentile to $121,940 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 Virginia's $73,312, worked from $98,640. 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 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,767, the adjusted value of that $98,640 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 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Virginia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $78,400 to $121,940; 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 Virginia take-home of $73,312, on $98,640 for work ranking 86 of 489 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 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $72,767 — the adjusted value of that $98,640 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 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $78,400 at the bottom tenth to $121,940 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $72,767 of national purchasing power.
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 Virginia's own levy, $73,312 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 ($78,400 to $121,940) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Virginia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Virginia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $72,767 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 $73,312 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Virginia 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.