What is the salary for MRI technologists?


And if anybody had experience with this field, did you like it and was it a very difficult job?

  1. Answers Guru
    September 5th, 2010 at 15:08 | #1
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    Depends on location, exact job, number of years of experience, etc. It’s hard to state a blanket number./

  2. Mike
    September 5th, 2010 at 15:42 | #2
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    Depends on many factors regarding the specific job type and work experience.

    Salary ranges could be good though and thus your skills could also play a very important factor such as the softwares you know, or the job requirements needed for that specific position you’re applying.

    Hope this helps.

  3. Lissacal
    September 5th, 2010 at 15:53 | #3
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    If you are not already a radiologic technologist (the proper term for an x-ray tech), I would not suggest you go into MRI. There are MRI only schools out there, but they are really only interested in taking your money. You will have a difficult time finding a job, if you are not a RT. Most employers want to hire somebody who can do more than just MRI, such as x-rays and CT scans. Without your RT license, you cannot legally do those procedures.

    That being said, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists just did a large salary survey, in 2007. The salary varies, depending on your experience, specialties and geographical area. To view, the survey, and see the average salary in your state, you can go to this link:

    https://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/research/wss2007/wss07annualcompensation.pdf

    For example, in Alabama, a RT with MRI, averaged $51,174 per year in 2007. This equals about $25.60 per hour. In California, the average yearly salary was $83,145 per year or about $40 per hour.

    I like doing MRI (and other imaging modalities), but what I enjoy, you might hate. Consider doing an observation period in an imaging center or department to get a good idea of what the job entails. Best wishes…

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