Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Washington
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$80,650
after federal, FICA and Washington tax
Tax takes
$21,440
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,290
Washington costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Washington — 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
$102,090
Kept after tax
$80,650
Worth in national money
$74,290
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Washington pays this job a middle wage of $102,090, ranking 5 of 51 states and sitting about 27.44% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Washington. It ranks 109 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $102,090, tax leaves $80,650 — and because Washington is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $74,290 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $100,900.
- Washington's median for radiologic technologists and technicians is $102,090, about 27.44% above the national figure and 5 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.
- Within Washington, radiologic technologists and technicians ranks 109 of 493 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After tax, $80,650 remains from the Washington median of $102,090 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $74,290 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $100,900 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 | $66,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,060 |
| This salary | $102,090 |
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 Washington | $80,650 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,650 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,705 |
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 | $102,090 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,025 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Washington earn less than $102,090. The published range is $66,570 up to $132,060, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Washington the take-home figure of $80,650, from $102,090, 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 109 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Washington, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $74,290, the adjusted value of that $102,090 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 109 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for radiologic technologists and technicians in Washington the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $66,570 to $132,060. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Washington is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $80,650 from $102,090. 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 109 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Washington, so $74,290 — the adjusted value of that $102,090 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 109 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $66,570 at the tenth percentile, $132,060 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 $74,290 of national purchasing power.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $80,650 survives, because Washington 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 ($66,570 to $132,060) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Washington rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Washington's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $74,290 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Washington levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $80,650 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.