Radiation Therapists in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,695
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$35,765
27.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$86,051
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — 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
$129,460
Kept after tax
$93,695
Worth in national money
$86,051
State rank
4
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for radiation therapists. The middle earner takes $129,460, which ranks 4 of 46 states with published figures. That is about 22.93% above the national middle.
- Within New Jersey this is well-paid work. Of 490 occupations with published figures in the state, radiation therapists ranks 47 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- New Jersey is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $129,460 the take-home is $93,695; in national-average money that behaves like $86,051. The average comes to $137,970, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Jersey ranks 4 of 46 states publishing a median for radiation therapists, at $129,460 — about 22.93% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation New Jersey publishes a median for, radiation therapists sits 47 of 490 — 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.
- Take-home for radiation therapists in New Jersey, on $129,460, is $93,695; deflated by the state's price level, $86,051. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $137,970 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Radiation Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $109,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $129,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $160,720 |
| This salary | $129,460 |
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 Jersey | $93,695 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $99,752 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,601 |
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 | $120,633 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$23,148 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Jersey earn less than $129,460. The published range is $109,650 up to $160,720, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $93,695 take-home in New Jersey comes from $129,460. 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 47 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Jersey, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $86,051, the adjusted value of that $129,460 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 47 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for radiation therapists in New Jersey the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $109,650 to $160,720. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $93,695, from $129,460, assumes a single New Jersey 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 47 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 46 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $86,051 — the adjusted value of that $129,460 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 47 of 490 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 $137,970 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $109,650 at the tenth percentile, $160,720 at the ninetieth.
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 $86,051 of national purchasing power.
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; New Jersey then takes its own share, leaving $93,695.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 New Jersey is $137,970. 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 ($109,650 to $160,720) 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 Jersey rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $86,051 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 $93,695 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.