The annual salary statistics of radiation therapists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radiation therapists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $71,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radiation therapists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,330.
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 | $97,890 | 5.83% | 16.22% |
| 2021 | $92,180 | -2.93% | - |
| 2020 | $94,880 | 1.08% | - |
| 2019 | $93,860 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $89,060 | -4.96% | - |
| 2017 | $93,480 | -0.10% | - |
| 2016 | $93,570 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $91,820 | 6.57% | - |
| 2014 | $85,790 | 5.65% | - |
| 2013 | $80,940 | -1.32% | - |
| 2012 | $82,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,890, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for radiation therapists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $103,500). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of radiation therapists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Reading | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |