MRI technologists assist in the imaging of body for diagnostic purposes.
MRI technologists operate sophisticated magnetic resonance imaging machines and earn a good salary for their work. MRI technology is a specialty in the radiology field; technologists also operate X-ray and CAT scan machines. The purpose is capture images of a patient's internal organs for diagnosis of various illnesses, diseases and other ailments.
Michigan Average Salary
MRI technologists are categorized as "radiological technologists" by the Occupational Employment Statistics website, a publication issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In May 2009, MRI technologists made a mean or average annual salary of $49,480, or $23.79 per hour, according to the OES website.
Michigan Metro Salaries
Just like in any other job, MRI technologist salaries vary by metro area. In Battle Creek, Michigan, MRI technologists averaged $53,770 per year, eight percent more than the state average. Other profitable metropolitan areas for MRI technologists were Ann Arbor, offering an average yearly salary of $51,590, and the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn combined metro area, where the mean salary was $52,310 per year in May 2009. The combined Lansing-East Lansing area, on the other hand, paid an average $48,860 per year, 1.3 percent less than the Michigan state average.
State Comparison
Salaries also differ, sometimes significantly, by state. West Virginia had the highest concentration of radiological technologists in May 2009 with an average salary of $41,400 per year, 16.4 percent less than Michigan's average salary. Tennessee was comparable to Michigan's mean of $49,480 per year at $48,960. The highest paying state for MRI technologists in 2009 was Massachusetts, with a mean $68,530 per year, a huge difference of 38.5 percent more per year than in Michigan.
National Average Comparison
The national average for American radiological technologists, including MRI techs, was $54,180 per year, or $26.05 per hour. Michigan's mean of $49,480 per year is 9.5 percent less than the national average, and falls in the portion of the 25th and 50th percentile range of the national wage estimates.
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