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Highest Paying Industries for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

The top 34 highest paying industries for magnetic resonance imaging 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 $86,480, scientific research and development services is the highest paying industry for magnetic resonance imaging technologists. It is followed by research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences industry (average annual salary $86,110). 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 magnetic resonance imaging technologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 34 Highest Paying Industries for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Scientific Research and Development Services	$86,480	$59,950	30
2	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$86,110	$58,990	30
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$85,390	$49,820	80
4	Educational Services - Privately owned	$85,390	$49,820	80
5	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$77,130	$53,860	150
6	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$75,670	$49,490	80
7	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$73,520	$49,460	120
8	Outpatient Care Centers	$72,410	$50,860	550
9	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$71,810	$37,330	210
10	Educational Services	$71,810	$37,330	210
11	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$71,340	$47,470	40
12	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$69,770	$51,620	290
13	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$69,350	$50,760	400
14	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,890	$47,890	100
15	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$68,200	$49,650	6,660
16	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$68,060	$49,020	12,650
17	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$67,930	$42,880	100
18	Offices of Physicians	$67,620	$48,040	4,830
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$67,030	$46,480	32,340
20	Hospitals - Privately owned	$66,670	$45,580	17,100
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$66,610	$45,480	16,810
22	Hospitals - State government owned	$66,410	$39,490	560
23	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$66,290	$45,030	19,690
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$66,210	$44,940	19,280
25	State government, including schools and hospitals	$65,910	$37,650	680
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$65,750	$38,910	450
27	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$65,630	$42,720	480
28	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$65,630	$42,720	480
29	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,800	$40,390	2,740
30	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$63,780	$35,000	130
31	Educational Services - State government owned	$63,780	$35,000	130
32	Hospitals - Local government owned	$63,260	$42,160	2,030
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$63,190	$42,110	2,020
34	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$63,180	$41,560	2,050