Average Salary

• In 2008 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated that approximately 214,000 people were working as radiologic technologists in America. with an average salary of $52,210. Commission, profit sharing and bonuses may augment this figure.
  
  

Salary by Location

• Various states across America can offer different average salaries to diagnostic radiologic technologists. In December 2010 PayScale.com found that of the states it surveyed, the lowest levels of average pay were found in Arizona, at $24,566 to $40,695; Georgia at $29,479 to $41,116 and Florida at $29,163 to $45,781.
  
  

Salary by Experience

• The amount of experience in radiologic technology that an individual possesses will play a significant part in determining their salary. PayScale.com lists the average wage level for someone with a year or less in the field as between $29,883 and $49,791 as of 2010. For those with 10 to 19 years of experience, the figures are $75,987 to $90,000.
  
  

Salary by Employer

• Different sectors of the medical industry offer radiologic technologists different average salaries. In its 2008 survey of the occupation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that diagnostic laboratory work paid the most handsome wages ($55,210) while outpatient care facilities and private practice paid the least ($50,840 and $48,530 respectively).
  
  

Training

• The first step to becoming a radiologic technologist and earning the starting salaries available in the industry is to successfully pass a course in X-ray technology at either a university or a medical facility. Typically, this takes between 21 months and two years to complete. Training in other imaging technologies is often undertaken on-the-job. Courses approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists are highly regarded by employers.
  
  

Outlook

• Predictions published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest a healthy employment sector for radiologic technologists in the near future. It estimates demand for the services of qualified practitioners will rise by some 17 percent in the decade 2008 to 2018. Mastery of several imaging techniques, such as computed tomography, is likely to secure the best remuneration rates.