Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Mississippi
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,548
after federal, FICA and Mississippi tax
Tax takes
$11,752
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,470
Mississippi costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Mississippi — 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
$59,300
Kept after tax
$47,548
Worth in national money
$54,470
State rank
51
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Mississippi pays this job a middle wage of $59,300, 51 of 51 states and about 25.98% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 162 among 486 occupations Mississippi publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $59,300 you keep $47,548 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $54,470 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $59,090.
- Mississippi's $59,300 median for radiologic technologists and technicians places it 51 of 51 states, about 25.98% 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.
- Position 162 of 486 in Mississippi places radiologic technologists and technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Mississippi is $47,548 after the full tax stack, from $59,300. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $54,470 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,090 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,090 |
| This salary | $59,300 |
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 Mississippi | $47,548 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,828 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,193 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $56,462 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,862 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Mississippi earn less than $59,300. The published range is $40,740 up to $78,090, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $47,548 take-home in Mississippi comes from $59,300. 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 162 of 486.
- Two cautions on $54,470, the adjusted value of that $59,300 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Mississippi. 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 162 of 486 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for radiologic technologists and technicians in Mississippi the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,740 to $78,090. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $47,548, from $59,300, assumes a single Mississippi 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 162 of 486 locally, and the state ranks 51 of 51 for it.
- This $54,470 adjusted figure, worked from $59,300, 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 162 of 486 in the state. The occupation ranks 162 of 486 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $40,740 at the bottom tenth to $78,090 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Mississippi is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $54,470 in national terms.
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; Mississippi then takes its own share, leaving $47,548.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,740 to $78,090) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Mississippi rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Mississippi'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 $54,470 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 $47,548 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Mississippi 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.