Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Texas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,146
after federal, FICA and Texas tax
Tax takes
$14,484
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,011
Texas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Texas — 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
$78,630
Kept after tax
$64,146
Worth in national money
$66,011
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Texas is 27 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $78,630. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 124 among 493 occupations Texas publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Texas costs about what the country costs, so from $78,630, take-home of $64,146 is worth roughly $66,011 in national money. The average lands at $78,060, below the middle of the range.
- Texas ranks 27 of 51 for radiologic technologists and technicians at $78,630. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 124 of 493 in Texas 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.
- Price parity in Texas is near the national base, so for radiologic technologists and technicians, whose median is $78,630, the adjusted figure of $66,011 differs little from $64,146 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $78,060 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,630 |
| This salary | $78,630 |
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 Texas | $64,146 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Florida | $64,146 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,005 |
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 | $78,630 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,890 |
| Prices in Florida | 103 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $78,630 as a midpoint for Texas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,550 and the ninetieth is $102,630 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Texas the take-home figure of $64,146, from $78,630, 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 124 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Texas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $66,011, the adjusted value of that $78,630 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 124 of 493 in the state.
- The Texas median of $78,630 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,550 to $102,630. 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 Texas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $64,146 from $78,630. 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 124 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Texas, so $66,011 — the adjusted value of that $78,630 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 124 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $48,550 at the bottom tenth to $102,630 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Texas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $66,011 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $64,146 survives, because Texas levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
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 ($48,550 to $102,630) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Texas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Texas'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 $66,011 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Texas levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $64,146 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.