Radiation Therapists in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,473
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$24,067
23.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$78,434
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — 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
$100,540
Kept after tax
$76,473
Worth in national money
$78,434
State rank
23
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Pennsylvania is 23 of 46 states for radiation therapists, with a middle wage of $100,540. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports, radiation therapists comes in at 57 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $100,540, take-home of $76,473 is worth roughly $78,434 in national money. The average comes to $101,110, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Pennsylvania ranks 23 of 46 for radiation therapists at $100,540. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Radiation therapists ranks 57 of 492 occupations by median in Pennsylvania, 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.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for radiation therapists, whose median is $100,540, the adjusted figure of $78,434 differs little from $76,473 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $101,110 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 | $77,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,690 |
| This salary | $100,540 |
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 Pennsylvania | $76,473 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,560 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,439 |
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 | $96,153 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,750 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
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 radiation therapists in Pennsylvania earn under $100,540 and half over. The published range runs $77,390 at the tenth percentile to $122,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $76,473, from $100,540, 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 57 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $78,434, the adjusted value of that $100,540 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 57 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiation therapists in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $77,390 to $122,690; 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.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $76,473 from $100,540. 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 57 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $78,434 — the adjusted value of that $100,540 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 57 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $77,390 at the bottom tenth to $122,690 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 $78,434.
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; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $76,473.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($77,390 to $122,690) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania'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 $78,434 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 $76,473 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania 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.