Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Colorado
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,416
after federal, FICA and Colorado tax
Tax takes
$20,344
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,497
Colorado costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Colorado — 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
$87,760
Kept after tax
$67,416
Worth in national money
$66,497
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Colorado pays this job a middle wage of $87,760, ranking 13 of 51 states and sitting about 9.55% above the national middle.
- Within Colorado this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 117 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $87,760 the take-home is $67,416, which is worth about $66,497 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $89,470, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Colorado's median for radiologic technologists and technicians is $87,760, about 9.55% above the national figure and 13 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Colorado publishes a median for, radiologic technologists and technicians sits 117 of 491 — 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.
- Colorado's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for radiologic technologists and technicians on its $87,760 median: $67,416 retained after tax becomes $66,497 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $89,470 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $87,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $111,730 |
| This salary | $87,760 |
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 Colorado | $67,416 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $70,569 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,124 |
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 | $83,278 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,459 |
| 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 radiologic technologists and technicians in Colorado earn under $87,760 and half over. The published range runs $63,270 at the tenth percentile to $111,730 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Colorado the take-home figure of $67,416, from $87,760, 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 117 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $66,497, the adjusted value of that $87,760 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Colorado. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 117 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiologic technologists and technicians in Colorado, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $63,270 to $111,730; 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 Colorado is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $67,416 from $87,760. 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 117 of 491 locally.
- This $66,497 adjusted figure, worked from $87,760, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 117 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 117 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $63,270 at the tenth percentile, $111,730 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 $66,497 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 Colorado's own levy, $67,416 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 ($63,270 to $111,730) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Colorado rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Colorado's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $66,497 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 $67,416 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Colorado 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.