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in northern California, RNs make the most (I’m an RN making about $60/hr with health benefits, but I also work in a more urban area of that part of the state; nurses that work in WAY northern California probably make less, but still more than MRI techs and definitely more than physical therapists).

Nationally, PTs earn about $66,000 a year average…but the salary range is quire variable. Unfortunately, you live in a part of the country that tends to pay the lowest for PTs. The Southeast tends to pay the lowest and the west coast the highest.

I live in a small town in Northern Cali, and I am a radiologic technologist, with advanced licensing in CT and MRI. I cannot tell you how much a PT or RN makes.
I have been gathering experience in the field, and I have held my specialized licenses for about 10 years. I currently work in a free standing imaging center, full time. My hourly pay is $28.
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists just did a large salary survey. In CA, this is the average yearly pay:
RT (which you must be in order to do CT scans): $71,063
primarily MRI: $83,145
primarily CT: $73,835
primarily mammography: $74,464
You can view this salary survey here:https://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/research/…

physical therapist everywhere!