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Highest Paying Industries for Radiologic Technologists

The top 61 highest paying industries for radiologic technologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $72,780, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing is the highest paying industry for radiologic technologists. It is followed by rental and leasing services industry (average annual salary $72,780). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of radiologic technologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 61 Highest Paying Industries for Radiologic Technologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$72,780	$57,390	60
2	Rental and Leasing Services	$72,780	$57,390	60
3	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$72,780	$57,390	60
4	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$65,800	$47,290	40
5	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$64,440	$38,990	240
6	Educational Services - Privately owned	$63,650	$38,530	260
7	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$63,370	$41,230	1,430
8	Temporary Help Services	$63,320	$43,140	950
9	Educational Services	$63,300	$41,150	1,450
10	Scientific Research and Development Services	$62,310	$42,070	120
11	Educational Services - State government owned	$62,030	$41,120	1,090
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$62,010	$41,110	1,080
13	Employment Services	$61,890	$40,840	1,370
14	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$61,880	$42,370	50
15	Administrative and Support Services	$61,550	$38,960	1,490
16	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$61,400	$41,440	2,210
17	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$61,400	$41,560	2,370
18	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$61,290	$39,100	1,520
19	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$60,510	$41,900	110
20	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$59,980	$41,070	110
21	Federal government, including USPS	$59,100	$45,750	4,900
22	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$59,100	$45,750	4,900
23	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$58,860	$44,600	5,600
24	Federal, State, and Local Government	$58,860	$44,600	5,600
25	State government, including schools and hospitals	$58,820	$40,020	4,680
26	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$58,690	$39,560	440
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$58,530	$40,230	3,140
28	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,460	$40,960	430
29	Hospitals - State government owned	$58,420	$40,140	3,330
30	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$58,280	$41,320	300
31	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$57,890	$43,000	60
32	Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,390	$40,290	99,390
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,310	$40,270	97,150
34	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$56,980	$37,890	15,950
35	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$56,900	$39,960	116,310
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$56,820	$39,940	113,840
37	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,890	$39,110	23,710
38	Outpatient Care Centers	$55,750	$35,100	7,820
39	Health Care and Social Assistance	$55,650	$37,410	183,760
40	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$55,070	$33,760	130
41	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$54,090	$28,520	270
42	Office Administrative Services	$53,790	$32,660	110
43	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$53,290	$36,780	14,130
44	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$53,030	$34,310	67,400
45	Hospitals - Local government owned	$53,010	$36,580	13,590
46	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$52,980	$36,550	13,550
47	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$51,060	$34,570	90
48	Offices of Physicians	$50,990	$33,660	41,570
49	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$50,770	$28,390	1,100
50	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$50,480	$31,900	600
51	Offices of Dentists	$50,290	$26,110	420
52	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,530	$35,110	260
53	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$48,580	$33,880	70
54	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$47,740	$32,960	450
55	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$47,740	$32,960	450
56	Home Health Care Services	$46,860	$35,560	90
57	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$45,490	$32,180	110
58	Manufacturing	$44,060	$29,150	40
59	Testing Laboratories	$40,970	$27,050	180
60	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$40,970	$27,050	180
61	Offices of Chiropractors	$36,240	$25,940	390