Radiologic Therapists

Median Salary: $74,200

Many radiologic therapists across the U.S. share a handful of key professional traits. For example, self control, dependability, and stress tolerance can be essential for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 15,570 folks were working as radiologic therapists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to develop these characteristics and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're intending to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for radiologic therapists in the U.S. was $74,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $35.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about radiologic therapists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the U.S..

Radiologic therapists should be skilled in:

Information Ordering
Written Comprehension
Control Precision
Far Vision
Flexibility of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; radiologic therapists are typically:

Realistic
Conventional
Investigative

Working as a radiologic therapist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Medicine and Dentistry
English Language
Psychology
Mathematics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as radiologic therapists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of radiologic therapists in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	60	$72,600	$34.90	$83,900	$40.40	4.2%
Montgomery	NA	$66,900	$32.20	$84,800	$40.80	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	600	$70,600	$34.00	$87,600	$42.10	186.6%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	NA	$73,600	$35.40	$80,700	$38.80	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	NA	$91,400	$44.00	$105,000	$50.50	NA
Oakland	210	$94,000	$45.20	$104,900	$50.50	79%
Riverside	160	$80,100	$38.50	$94,500	$45.40	11.8%
Sacramento	NA	$94,500	$45.40	$112,200	$54.00	NA
San Diego	200	$79,000	$38.00	$93,200	$44.80	31.9%
San Francisco (Area)	NA	$92,300	$44.40	$105,100	$50.50	NA
San Francisco (City)	NA	$90,700	$43.60	$105,200	$50.60	NA
San Jose	110	$97,700	$47.00	$109,700	$52.70	3.4%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	170	$81,600	$39.20	$95,000	$45.70	16%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Hartford	50	$88,400	$42.50	$99,600	$47.90	-29.4%
New Haven	NA	$60,400	$29.10	$85,000	$40.90	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	260	$71,200	$34.20	$85,900	$41.30	-5%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gainesville	50	$73,700	$35.40	$83,000	$39.90	273.9%
Jacksonville	NA	$64,900	$31.20	$79,500	$38.20	NA
Lakeland	NA	$67,300	$32.40	$83,400	$40.10	NA
Miami (Area)	180	$74,600	$35.90	$91,500	$44.00	-22.7%
Orlando	NA	$70,000	$33.60	$81,800	$39.30	NA
Palm Bay	NA	$72,600	$34.90	$89,200	$42.90	NA
Pensacola	30	$57,100	$27.50	$77,100	$37.10	65.5%
Tampa	200	$70,200	$33.80	$83,200	$40.00	49.6%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	190	$69,000	$33.20	$84,400	$40.60	-28.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	490	$76,700	$36.90	$83,500	$40.20	11.8%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	70	$69,600	$33.40	$83,700	$40.30	187.4%
Indianapolis	130	$73,800	$35.50	$83,100	$39.90	24.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	NA	$66,200	$31.80	$80,000	$38.40	NA

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	70	$56,100	$27.00	$72,700	$35.00	68.9%
New Orleans	60	$59,500	$28.60	$73,700	$35.40	5%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	120	$64,700	$31.10	$76,900	$37.00	-21.8%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	290	$85,700	$41.20	$101,100	$48.60	43.7%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	180	$71,200	$34.20	$80,700	$38.80	-13.4%
Lansing	40	$64,800	$31.20	$76,500	$36.80	61.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	90	$63,900	$30.70	$77,000	$37.00	-58%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	80	$58,500	$28.10	$67,300	$32.30	184.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	90	$71,100	$34.20	$88,800	$42.70	-24.4%
St. Louis	130	$68,700	$33.00	$80,700	$38.80	-16%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$63,200	$30.40	$84,400	$40.60	NA
Omaha	100	$64,400	$31.00	$81,200	$39.10	82.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Reno	NA	$83,500	$40.20	$93,900	$45.10	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	60	$77,900	$37.50	$89,000	$42.80	13.4%
New York (Area)	NA	$89,400	$43.00	$103,700	$49.90	NA
Rochester	60	$64,300	$30.90	$75,600	$36.30	10.1%
Syracuse	80	$64,800	$31.20	$77,200	$37.10	109.2%
Utica	NA	$62,300	$29.90	$66,500	$32.00	NA

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	80	NA	NA	NA	NA	-15.1%
Greensboro	40	$69,400	$33.40	$78,400	$37.70	-4.2%
Raleigh	50	$57,300	$27.60	$69,300	$33.30	-11.8%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	100	$70,100	$33.70	$83,700	$40.20	-12.6%
Cleveland	120	$64,000	$30.80	$74,900	$36.00	2.5%
Columbus	70	$74,800	$36.00	$82,300	$39.60	-37%
Toledo	40	$66,000	$31.70	$79,200	$38.10	5.9%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	110	$58,300	$28.00	$66,600	$32.00	62.2%
Tulsa	100	NA	NA	NA	NA	92.4%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	130	$84,300	$40.60	$95,700	$46.00	10.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Philadelphia (Area)	350	$89,300	$42.90	$107,100	$51.50	6.7%
Pittsburgh	120	$63,600	$30.60	$75,600	$36.40	-11.8%
Scranton	NA	$76,000	$36.60	$88,000	$42.30	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$78,400	$37.70	$110,100	$52.90	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Greenville	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	79%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	NA	$59,800	$28.80	$71,200	$34.20	NA
Knoxville	60	$63,400	$30.50	$71,500	$34.40	59.7%
Memphis	60	$61,600	$29.60	$73,400	$35.30	-13.4%
Nashville	70	$64,300	$30.90	$74,500	$35.80	-16.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$71,500	$34.40	$89,300	$42.90	NA
Corpus Christi	NA	$72,000	$34.60	$81,400	$39.10	NA
Dallas (Area)	100	$73,200	$35.20	$83,200	$40.00	-71.4%
El Paso	NA	$74,800	$36.00	$94,900	$45.60	NA
Houston	320	$80,200	$38.50	$94,000	$45.20	5.9%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	100	$68,700	$33.00	$83,700	$40.20	37.8%
Roanoke	NA	$65,400	$31.50	$71,900	$34.60	NA
Virginia Beach	100	$72,500	$34.90	$86,700	$41.70	8.4%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	140	$94,300	$45.30	$113,200	$54.40	-16.8%
Spokane	30	$75,600	$36.40	$84,100	$40.40	34.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Madison	70	$76,600	$36.80	$89,600	$43.10	68.9%
Milwaukee	100	$80,200	$38.60	$92,400	$44.40	5%