Pay by state · 47 states
Radiation Therapist Salary by State (2026)
Radiation Therapists earn the most in California at $166,450 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $37,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $105,310. All 47 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $166,450California
- National median
- $105,310BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,560Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 47of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Radiation Therapist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of radiation therapists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $166,450 | $131,570 | $182,140 | 1,720 | $150,334 |
| 2 | OROregon | $131,600 | $113,890 | $142,620 | 160 | $127,321 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $129,620 | $108,090 | $141,580 | 820 | $120,106 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $129,460 | $119,960 | $137,960 | 600 | $118,984 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $125,880 | $108,430 | $139,190 | 540 | $117,631 |
| 6 | HIHawaii | $125,520 | $110,610 | $125,530 | N/A | $114,160 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $124,600 | $107,380 | $124,850 | N/A | $124,652 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $116,170 | $96,510 | $129,600 | 110 | $112,122 |
| 9 | KSKansas | $108,830 | $97,510 | $121,740 | 240 | $120,831 |
| 10 | AZArizona | $108,760 | $101,160 | $118,410 | 410 | $108,029 |
| 11 | COColorado | $108,020 | $101,820 | $121,520 | 320 | $104,821 |
| 12 | UTUtah | $107,660 | $100,690 | $128,620 | 70 | $108,897 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $107,120 | $97,850 | $115,890 | 250 | $102,059 |
| 14 | MAMassachusetts | $106,300 | $97,550 | $126,790 | 330 | $100,513 |
| 15 | NHNew Hampshire | $106,270 | $87,490 | $110,080 | 60 | $102,021 |
| 16 | TXTexas | $105,770 | $101,130 | $128,080 | 1,000 | $108,977 |
| 17 | MTMontana | $105,400 | $88,430 | $110,900 | 50 | $111,364 |
| 18 | VAVirginia | $103,310 | $95,170 | $129,020 | 500 | $102,182 |
| 19 | MEMaine | $101,980 | $95,890 | $133,910 | 140 | $105,080 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $101,060 | $99,190 | $119,390 | 50 | $103,167 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $100,920 | $92,060 | $105,280 | 1,280 | $97,588 |
| 22 | SCSouth Carolina | $100,790 | $82,150 | $104,800 | 200 | $107,510 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $100,540 | $81,440 | $111,340 | 560 | $103,042 |
| 24 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $100,250 | $100,250 | $125,200 | 70 | $91,218 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $100,010 | $76,680 | $119,880 | 100 | $108,457 |
| 26 | MOMissouri | $99,890 | $83,200 | $105,910 | 420 | $109,990 |
| 27 | IDIdaho | $99,660 | $81,540 | $125,030 | 100 | $104,363 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $99,250 | $84,680 | $103,850 | 710 | $105,220 |
| 29 | NENebraska | $98,670 | $84,370 | $107,760 | 120 | $109,508 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $98,650 | $82,190 | $104,110 | 690 | $106,334 |
| 31 | OKOklahoma | $98,390 | $81,920 | $102,890 | 120 | $112,007 |
| 32 | MNMinnesota | $98,000 | $85,480 | $105,540 | 210 | $99,370 |
| 33 | KYKentucky | $97,760 | $81,490 | $105,180 | 170 | $108,431 |
| 34 | SDSouth Dakota | $97,470 | $82,970 | $135,500 | N/A | $110,029 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $96,690 | $81,410 | $102,460 | 360 | $103,601 |
| 36 | MIMichigan | $95,890 | $83,310 | $102,880 | 450 | $99,660 |
| 37 | LALouisiana | $94,710 | $87,230 | $101,490 | 230 | $107,372 |
| 38 | GAGeorgia | $94,460 | $84,400 | $105,730 | 470 | $98,096 |
| 39 | WIWisconsin | $93,600 | $81,640 | $105,030 | 550 | $99,474 |
| 40 | NVNevada | $92,990 | $86,090 | $117,860 | 110 | $93,010 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $88,100 | $82,380 | $95,620 | 70 | $101,319 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $87,330 | $69,150 | $99,830 | 120 | $98,319 |
| 43 | TNTennessee | $83,520 | $80,770 | $98,480 | 350 | $90,911 |
| 44 | IAIowa | $81,610 | $77,150 | $96,670 | 120 | $92,990 |
| 45 | ARArkansas | $78,950 | $64,330 | $94,700 | 80 | $90,813 |
| 46 | WVWest Virginia | $71,590 | $54,880 | $104,900 | 120 | $79,992 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $37,560 | $37,550 | $52,180 | N/A | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Radiation Therapists, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $166,450, while California leads once prices are taken into account at $150,334.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Radiation Therapist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Radiation Therapists the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Radiation Therapists at $166,450 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($131,600) and New York ($129,620).
Which state pays Radiation Therapists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Radiation Therapists at $37,560 a year, $128,890 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Radiation Therapists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts California first at $150,334 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $166,450. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.