Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,155
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$16,395
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,140
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — 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
$74,550
Kept after tax
$58,155
Worth in national money
$60,140
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Georgia pays this job a middle wage of $74,550, 36 of 51 states and about 6.94% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 141.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $74,550 you keep $58,155 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $60,140 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $76,120, since top earners drag the number up.
- Georgia's $74,550 median for radiologic technologists and technicians places it 36 of 51 states, about 6.94% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, radiologic technologists and technicians sits at 141 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Georgia is $58,155 after the full tax stack, from $74,550. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $60,140 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $76,120 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,840 |
| This salary | $74,550 |
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 Georgia | $58,155 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,276 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,917 |
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 | $70,113 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,030 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $74,550 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,730 and the ninetieth is $102,840 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $58,155, from $74,550, 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 141 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $60,140 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 141.
- The Georgia median of $74,550 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,730 to $102,840. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $58,155 from $74,550. 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 141 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $60,140, worked from $74,550, 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 Georgia address, on work sitting at 141 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $49,730 at the tenth percentile, $102,840 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $60,140 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 Georgia's own levy, $58,155 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 ($49,730 to $102,840) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia'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 $60,140 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 $58,155 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia 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.