The highest-paying states for radiation therapists (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 of radiation therapists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $135,580, California is the highest paying state for radiation therapists. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $109,750). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of radiation therapists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $135,580 |
$97,340 | 900 |
| 2 | Washington | $109,750 |
$88,000 | 280 |
| 3 | New York | $109,580 |
$80,150 | 1,030 |
| 4 | Oregon | $108,290 |
$78,850 | 260 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $106,720 |
$90,200 | 540 |
| 6 | Idaho | $102,700 |
$79,910 | 70 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $102,370 |
$80,150 | 180 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $101,550 |
$72,150 | 350 |
| 9 | Delaware | $101,150 |
$84,370 | 50 |
| 10 | Colorado | $100,260 |
$77,610 | 330 |
| 11 | Texas | $99,850 |
$64,800 | 1,410 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $99,110 |
$79,960 | 80 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $96,530 |
$75,190 | 80 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $96,470 |
$80,480 | 250 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $96,080 |
$61,670 | 30 |
| 16 | Vermont | $95,870 |
$75,460 | 40 |
| 17 | Utah | $95,070 |
$78,390 | 150 |
| 18 | Illinois | $94,720 |
$70,630 | 550 |
| 19 | Arizona | $92,350 |
$79,450 | 370 |
| 20 | Virginia | $92,030 |
$73,680 | 620 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $90,470 |
$67,810 | 830 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $88,140 |
$60,170 | 40 |
| 23 | Montana | $86,000 |
$72,420 | 60 |
| 24 | Maryland | $85,830 |
$63,060 | 250 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $85,280 |
$76,270 | 140 |
| 26 | Georgia | $84,640 |
$66,430 | 320 |
| 27 | Nevada | $83,500 |
$50,030 | 160 |
| 28 | Indiana | $83,240 |
$64,980 | 330 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $83,140 |
$48,260 | 60 |
| 30 | Maine | $82,580 |
$67,280 | 60 |
| 31 | Florida | $82,450 |
$63,650 | 920 |
| 32 | Michigan | $82,230 |
$65,500 | 380 |
| 33 | Kansas | $81,840 |
$64,870 | 210 |
| 34 | Mississippi | $81,820 |
$59,900 | 110 |
| 35 | Minnesota | $81,760 |
$75,990 | 240 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $81,730 |
$65,140 | 520 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $80,750 |
$64,420 | 240 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $80,510 |
$65,030 | 120 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $80,380 |
$66,170 | 50 |
| 40 | Ohio | $80,090 |
$59,620 | 760 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $79,170 |
$65,380 | 190 |
| 42 | Alaska | $78,840 |
$52,900 | 40 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $78,820 |
$62,810 | 590 |
| 44 | Alabama | $78,510 |
$50,460 | 190 |
| 45 | Missouri | $78,330 |
$61,410 | 560 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $77,990 |
$60,830 | 120 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $77,640 |
$61,990 | 320 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $75,520 |
$63,650 | 60 |
| 49 | Iowa | $72,670 |
$65,350 | 210 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $72,500 |
$39,350 | 30 |
| 51 | North Dakota | $63,580 |
$43,930 | 40 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $31,630 |
$25,710 | 80 |