Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Montana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,055
after federal, FICA and Montana tax
Tax takes
$17,015
22.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,548
Montana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Montana — 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
$77,070
Kept after tax
$60,055
Worth in national money
$66,548
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Montana pays this job around $77,070 at the midpoint, 31 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 475 occupations Montana reports, this job comes in at 118 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $77,070 you keep $60,055 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $66,548 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $74,610.
- For radiologic technologists and technicians the Montana median is $77,070, ranking 31 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Radiologic technologists and technicians ranks 118 of 475 occupations by median in Montana, 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.
- Retained pay in Montana is $60,055 after the full tax stack, from $77,070. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $66,548 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $74,610 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 | $55,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,650 |
| This salary | $77,070 |
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 Montana | $60,055 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,049 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,666 |
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 | $72,815 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,301 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $77,070 as a midpoint for Montana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $55,750 and the ninetieth is $91,650 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Montana the take-home figure of $60,055, from $77,070, 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 118 of 475 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Montana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $66,548, the adjusted value of that $77,070 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 118 of 475 in the state.
- The Montana median of $77,070 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $55,750 to $91,650. 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 Montana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,055 from $77,070. 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 118 of 475 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Montana, so $66,548 — the adjusted value of that $77,070 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 118 of 475 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $74,610, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $55,750 and the top tenth $91,650, so most people doing this work in Montana sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $66,548.
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 Montana's own levy, $60,055 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.
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 Montana is $74,610. 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 ($55,750 to $91,650) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Montana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Montana'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 $66,548 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 $60,055 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Montana 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.