Radiation therapist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level radiation therapist earnings begin at:

$59.57 per hour

$123,900 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level radiation therapist earnings begin at:

$52.92 per hour

$110,080 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level radiation therapist earnings begin at:

$51.09 per hour

$106,270 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level radiation therapist earnings begin at:

$42.06 per hour

$87,490 per year

10th percentile

Starting level radiation therapist earnings begin at:

$40.05 per hour

$83,310 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Radiation therapist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Missouri $99,890
Idaho $99,660
North Carolina $99,250
Nebraska $98,670
Ohio $98,650
Oklahoma $98,390
Minnesota $98,000
Kentucky $97,760
South Dakota $97,470
Indiana $96,690
Rhode Island $95,950
Michigan $95,890
Louisiana $94,710
Georgia $94,460
Wisconsin $93,600
Nevada $92,990
Mississippi $88,100
Alabama $87,330
Tennessee $83,520
Iowa $81,610
Arkansas $78,950
Alaska $77,100
West Virginia $71,590
Puerto Rico $31,630
California $166,450
Oregon $131,600
New York $129,620
New Jersey $129,460
Washington $125,880
Hawaii $125,520
Illinois $124,600
Connecticut $116,170
Kansas $108,830
Arizona $108,760
Colorado $108,020
Utah $107,660
Maryland $107,120
Massachusetts $106,300
New Hampshire $106,270
Texas $105,770
Montana $105,400
Virginia $103,310
Maine $101,980
Delaware $101,140
Vermont $101,060
Florida $100,920
South Carolina $100,790
Pennsylvania $100,540
District of Columbia $100,250
New Mexico $100,010

How do radiation therapist salaries compare to similar careers?

Radiation therapists earn about the same as related careers in New Hampshire. On average, they make less than informatics nurse specialists but more than acute care nurse practitioners.

Career Median Salary
Informatics nurse specialist salary $108K
Biomedical engineer salary $95K
Nuclear medicine technologist salary $108K
Diagnostic medical sonographer salary $104K
Audiologist salary $106K
Radiation therapist salary $106K
MRI technologist salary $105K
Counseling psychologist salary $64K
Registered nurse salary $100K
Acute care nurse practitioner salary $100K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)