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Medical Radiation Technologist vs Registered Technologist

In 2025, the median salary for Medical Radiation Technologist was $132 (0.1%) higher than for Registered Technologist: $107,951 against $107,819. Medical Radiation Technologist had 387 people on the list, Registered Technologist 562.

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Medical Radiation TechnologistRegistered Technologist
People on the 2025 list387562
Median salary$107,951$107,819
Middle half$103,583–$115,553$103,627–$113,717
Highest salary$246,138$189,165
Total salaries$43,204,725$62,276,879
People, change+19.4% vs 2024+6.0% vs 2024
Median, change−1.7% vs 2024−0.9% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearMedical Radiation TechnologistRegistered Technologist
2006$106,603
2007$105,670
2008$104,668
2009$108,038
2010$103,651
2011$101,948
2012$106,794
2013$103,473
2014$102,062
2015$106,428$104,184
2016$104,476$106,523
2017$103,347$102,901
2018$103,341$103,166
2019$103,824$104,216
2020$104,085$103,415
2021$106,236$104,409
2022$106,189$106,041
2023$105,692$106,549
2024$109,841$108,812
2025$107,951$107,819

People on the list by year

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YearMedical Radiation TechnologistRegistered Technologist
20069
200713
200812
200912
201010
20116
20125
20138
20147
2015109
201689
2017915
20181627
20192131
20204349
20214854
20227167
2023239291
2024324530
2025387562

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Medical Radiation Technologist or Registered Technologist?

By median salary in 2025, Medical Radiation Technologist: $107,951 against $107,819.

Which has more people on the list?

Registered Technologist: 562 against 387 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2015?

In 2015 the median for Medical Radiation Technologist was $106,428 and for Registered Technologist $104,184, a gap of $2,244; in 2025 the gap was $132.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work