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Radiation therapist salary in California

Open radiation therapist jobs in California post a median of $76.50 an hour, the middle half $67.50–$85 (about $159,100 a year full time), $22 above the national posted median. From 44 jobs at 16 employers that state their pay.

$76.50
Median posted /hr
$68–$85
Middle half /hr
$159,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$80.02
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What radiation therapists 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 44 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $25, highest $120.50.

Posted on open jobs in California

$67.50–$85/hr

Middle half of 37 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $76.50. 58% of the 76 open radiation therapist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Radiation therapist 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)
Santa Cruz$91$65.10–$120.504 (1)
San Luis Obispo$82.75$65.10–$109.304 (1)
Pasadena$74.50$53.66–$903 (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.

Radiation therapist pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Providence$66$39.98–$90.149
Sutter Health$87.75$65.10–$120.508
City of Hope California$72.25$58.61–$87.446
Stanford Health Care$82$66.52–$102.015
Huntington Health$74.50$53.66–$903
Kaiser Permanente$96.75$90.16–$103.472
CommonSpirit Health$68$30.76–$85.172
Bass Medical Group$96.75$84.77–$108.691
OneOncology$85$75–$951
Montage Health$84.25$72.18–$96.521
Sharp HealthCare$78.50$68.45–$88.331
MemorialCare$77.50$63–$921
Eisenhower Health$72.75$57.69–$87.641
Tenet Healthcare$66.75$60–$73.341
Kaweah Health$62.75$50.24–$75.361
Cedars-Sinai$29.50$25–$34.241

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 radiation therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open radiation therapist 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
Radiation Therapists (29-1124)$62.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiation Therapists, opens in a new tab)$63.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiation Therapists, opens in a new tab)$80.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiation Therapists, opens in a new tab)$87.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiation Therapists, opens in a new tab)$100.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiation Therapists, opens in a new tab)1,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Radiation Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Radiation therapist salary in California: common questions

How much does a radiation therapist make in California?

Open radiation therapist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $76.50, the middle half $67.50–$85 (44 jobs from 16 employers). Full time that is about $159,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $80.02/hr ($166,450 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do radiation therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Santa Cruz ($91), San Luis Obispo ($82.75) and Pasadena ($74.50). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in California pay radiation therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Sutter Health ($87.75), Stanford Health Care ($82) and Huntington Health ($74.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($76.50) is $22 above the national posted median of $54.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 47 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: 44 of 76 open radiation therapist jobs in California (58%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Radiation therapist pay in other states

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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: Radiation Therapists (SOC 29-1124), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiation Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiation Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Radiation therapist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/radiation-therapist/california

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