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CT technologist salary in California

Open CT technologist jobs in California post a median of $60 an hour, the middle half $53.25–$69 (about $124,800 a year full time), $12.50 above the national posted median. From 82 jobs at 29 employers that state their pay.

$60
Median posted /hr
$53–$69
Middle half /hr
$124,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$58.30
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What CT technologists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 82 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $25, highest $99.90.

Posted on open jobs in California

$53.25–$69/hr

Middle half of 58 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $60. 40% of the 204 open CT technologist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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CT technologist pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$61.25$25–$81.917 (2)
Oakland$80.75$66.29–$91.735 (3)
Modesto$72.25$46–$99.905 (2)
Loma Linda$59.25$48.02–$74.245 (1)
San Leandro$78$64.78–$85.654 (2)
Oceanside$62.25$46.21–$86.714 (2)
Riverside$60.75$43.43–$70.154 (2)
Sacramento$73$31.68–$99.903 (2)
Stockton$72.25$57.86–$813 (2)
Fresno$64.25$41.19–$753 (2)
Fontana$62.25$43.43–$70.153 (1)
Quincy$59.75$45.74–$74.983 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

CT technologist pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for CT technologists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$80.75$43.43–$85.6512
Sutter Health$75.75$54.16–$99.908
Cedars-Sinai$57$25–$78.588
Sharp HealthCare$57$46.21–$72.836
Loma Linda University Health$59.25$48.02–$74.245
El Camino Health$84.25$74.19–$94.193
Alameda Health System$81.75$64.78–$91.733
Tenet Healthcare$75$46–$753
Scripps Health$73.25$59.81–$86.713
Providence$57.25$33.65–$81.913
Plumas District Hospital$55.50$45.74–$74.983
CommonSpirit Health$53.25$31.68–$72.953
Prime Healthcare$42$32.89–$54.743
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$60.75$55.80–$65.702
MemorialCare$54$542
Kaweah Health$49.75$39.70–$59.552
MarinHealth$78$65.15–$90.751
City of Hope California$66.50$66.621
Huntington Health$65.75$56.15–$75.501
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center$61.50$51.08–$71.881
Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District$57.25$48–$66.441
Coalinga Regional Medical Center$55$50–$601
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$54$45.37–$62.421
Trinity Health$53.25$41.19–$65.411
Orchard Hospital$51.25$46–$56.401
Emanate Health$50.50$50.501
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare$49$47–$511
Eisenhower Imaging Center$46.25$37.50–$551
ScionHealth$33.25$29.24–$37.081

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for CT technologists nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift CT technologist pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other CT technologist jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.75 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Cedars-Sinai, CA$61.75 (2)$57 (6)
Sharp HealthCare, CA$51.50 (1)$62.50 (5)
Loma Linda University Health, CA$56.25 (1)$62 (4)
Alameda Health System, CA$78.25 (2)$81.75 (1)
El Camino Health, CA$84.25 (2)$84.25 (1)
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, CA$60.75 (1)$60.75 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open CT technologist jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (29-2034)$33.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$46.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$58.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$66.24 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)$79.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)20,900 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

CT technologist salary in California: common questions

How much does a CT technologist make in California?

Open CT technologist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $60, the middle half $53.25–$69 (82 jobs from 29 employers). Full time that is about $124,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $58.30/hr ($121,260 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do CT technologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($61.25), Oakland ($80.75), Modesto ($72.25) and Loma Linda ($59.25). The town table lists 12.

Which employers in California pay CT technologists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: El Camino Health ($84.25), Alameda Health System ($81.75) and Kaiser Permanente ($80.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($60) is $12.50 above the national posted median of $47.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 82 of 204 open CT technologist jobs in California (40%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

CT technologist pay in other states

CT technologist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2034), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). CT technologist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/ct-technologist/california

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