Radiology clinics employ radiology technicians and technologists who take X-rays of to help doctors diagnose problems and determine a course of treatment. They may specialize in mammography, cardiology, computer-aided tomography or other types of imaging. Radiology technicians and technologists earn lower salaries in Missouri than they do in many other parts of the country. In some parts of Missouri, the average salary is over $10,000 less per year than the national average.
National
The average salary of radiology technicians and technologists in the United States as of May 2010, was $55,730 per year, or $26.80 per hour, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10th percentile earned up to $36,510 yearly, or $17.55 per hour, and the 25th percentile made up to $44,200 each year, or $21.25 per hour. The median annual salary was $54,340, or $26.13 per hour. The 75th percentile made $65,590 per year, or $31.53 per hour. The 90th percentile made at least $76,850 annually or $36.95 per hour.
Missouri
The average annual salary of a radiology technician or technologist in Missouri as of May 2010, according to the BLS, was $49,080, or $23.59 per hour. The median hourly wage was $23.34 per hour.
Cities
St. Louis radiology technicians and technologists earned an average of $49,760 per year, or $23.92 per hour, according to the BLS as of May 2010. Radiology technicians and technologists in Springfield earned an average of $46,250 per year, or $22.23 per hour. The average salary in Joplin was $45,450 annually, or $21.85 per hour.
Nonmetropolitan Areas
Radiology technicians and technologists in the north Missouri nonmetropolitan area earned $43,530 on average each year, or $20.93 per hour as of May 2010, according to the BLS. (See Reference 6.) The average salary of a radiology technician or technologist in the southeastern nonmetropolitan part of the state earned significantly less at $43,630 per year, or $20.98 per hour on average. (See Reference 7.) In the southwest nonmetropolitan area of Missouri, the average annual salary was $49,120, or $23.61 per hour. (See Reference 8.)
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