The annual salary statistics of radiation therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radiation therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $86,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radiation therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $179,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radiation therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $121,200 | 0.05% | 21.67% |
| 2021 | $121,140 | 9.86% | - |
| 2020 | $109,190 | -3.58% | - |
| 2019 | $113,100 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $110,510 | 5.39% | - |
| 2017 | $104,550 | 4.63% | - |
| 2016 | $99,710 | 2.75% | - |
| 2015 | $96,970 | -0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $97,240 | -2.37% | - |
| 2013 | $99,540 | 4.62% | - |
| 2012 | $94,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $121,200, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for radiation therapists in state of New York, followed by Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary $110,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of radiation therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in Nassau-Suffolk.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |