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MRI technologist salary in California

Open MRI technologist jobs in California post a median of $74.50 an hour, the middle half $60–$81.25 (about $155,000 a year full time), $25.50 above the national posted median. From 45 jobs at 17 employers that state their pay.

$74.50
Median posted /hr
$60–$81
Middle half /hr
$155,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$59.62
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What MRI 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 45 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $25, highest $110.

Posted on open jobs in California

$60–$81.25/hr

Middle half of 35 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $74.50. 67% of the 67 open MRI technologist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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MRI 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$63.75$25–$89.915 (2)
Oakland$88.25$73.46–$1104 (3)
San Francisco$88$72–$102.844 (3)
Palo Alto$77.75$70.14–$104.894 (3)
San Diego$52$25–$91.073 (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.

MRI technologist pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$80.50$59–$89.919
Sutter Health$88.25$63.25–$104.897
Cedars-Sinai$43.25$25–$78.584
Scripps Health$77$25–$91.073
CommonSpirit Health$74.75$31.53–$80.253
UCSF Health$90$74.58–$1102
El Camino Health$85.75$75.56–$95.922
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$77.75$73.35–$82.282
MarinHealth$76$54.32–$95.522
Sollis Health$74.50$72–$772
Providence$69.25$48.79–$85.252
RadNet$45$25–$752
Stanford Health Care$74.50$70.14–$78.981
Palomar Health$65.75$52.64–$79.051
Marshall Medical Center$65.25$59.28–$71.141
Akumin$51.25$40–$62.301
Colusa Medical Center$50$501

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 MRI technologists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open MRI 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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (29-2035)$35.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, opens in a new tab)$44.70 (source: BLS OEWS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, opens in a new tab)$59.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, opens in a new tab)$72.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, opens in a new tab)$83.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, opens in a new tab)3,570 (source: BLS OEWS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

MRI technologist salary in California: common questions

How much does an MRI technologist make in California?

Open MRI technologist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $74.50, the middle half $60–$81.25 (45 jobs from 17 employers). Full time that is about $155,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $59.62/hr ($124,000 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do MRI technologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($63.75), Oakland ($88.25), San Francisco ($88) and Palo Alto ($77.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in California pay MRI technologists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Sutter Health ($88.25), Kaiser Permanente ($80.50) and Scripps Health ($77).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($74.50) is $25.50 above the national posted median of $49. In the BLS survey California ranks 2 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: 45 of 67 open MRI technologist jobs in California (67%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

MRI technologist pay in other states

MRI 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: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists (SOC 29-2035), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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