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Radiologic technologist salary in California

Open radiologic technologist jobs in California post a median of $56.75 an hour, the middle half $47–$66.50 (about $118,000 a year full time), $12 above the national posted median. From 344 jobs at 50 employers that state their pay.

$56.75
Median posted /hr
$47–$67
Middle half /hr
$118,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$58.30
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Radiologic technologist jobs in California · Radiologic technologist pay nationwide

What radiologic 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 344 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $17, highest $115.40.

Posted on open jobs in California

$47–$66.50/hr

Middle half of 249 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $56.75. 60% of the 577 open radiologic technologist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Radiologic 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$56$25–$84.8837 (7)
San Diego$58$25.43–$91.0724 (6)
San Francisco$75.25$28–$105.6623 (3)
Sacramento$71.50$31.68–$99.9014 (4)
Modesto$70.75$27.56–$99.9314 (3)
Oakland$81.75$63–$99.9313 (3)
Stockton$64$27.56–$99.9312 (4)
Loma Linda$58.50$30.38–$74.2411 (1)
Roseville$72.25$28–$99.9310 (4)
Fresno$43.25$17–$759 (5)
Oceanside$52.50$39.72–$86.718 (2)
Visalia$46.75$36–$59.558 (1)
Palo Alto$80.50$55–$99.937 (4)
San Leandro$74.75$41–$85.657 (3)
Redwood City$72.50$42.52–$88.237 (2)
Santa Rosa$66.50$28.43–$92.967 (3)
Redding$52$24.27–$92.967 (3)
Bakersfield$30$17–$65.757 (3)
Turlock$73$46–$99.936 (2)
Folsom$67.25$33.55–$90.066 (3)
Riverside$59.75$43.43–$70.156 (2)
Rancho Mirage$44.75$24–$65.406 (4)
Auburn$72.25$33.55–$90.065 (1)
Elk Grove$71.50$33.55–$90.065 (2)
Mission Viejo$57.75$28–$81.915 (2)
Fontana$57$43.43–$70.155 (1)
Santa Maria$51.25$24.27–$66.265 (1)
Marina del Rey$46.25$35.41–$57.635 (1)
San Ramon$96.25$75–$115.404 (2)
San Mateo$82.75$66.40–$101.934 (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.

Radiologic technologist pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$75$38.15–$92.6561
Sutter Health$77.25$25–$105.6635
CommonSpirit Health$56.75$24.27–$79.2430
Providence$58$28.22–$84.1423
Cedars-Sinai$51.25$25–$78.5822
Sharp HealthCare$51.50$39.72–$72.8317
Scripps Health$69.75$44.63–$91.0716
Tenet Healthcare$53.50$32–$97.5012
Loma Linda University Health$58.50$30.38–$74.2411
United Surgical Partners International$45$35–$579
Kaweah Health$45$36–$59.558
Prime Healthcare$44.50$32.89–$54.888
Alameda Health System$81.75$64.78–$100.317
Concentra$33.25$25.43–$506
ScionHealth$31.50$24.45–$49.026
MarinHealth$72.75$57.04–$90.755
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$51.25$39.40–$62.424
San Antonio Regional Hospital$47$23–$61.964
Emergency Physicians Urgent Care$30$26–$364
RadNet$26.50$17–$754
El Camino Health$84.25$74.19–$94.193
El Camino Health Medical Network$59$50–$733
Plumas District Hospital$55.50$45.74–$74.983
MemorialCare$54$45–$543
Emanate Health$49.50$39.60–$59.403
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$79$66.78–$92.652
Huntington Health$64.50$49.88–$76.072
Salinas Valley Health$63.25$53.61–$74.182
Palomar Health$63$42.79–$85.212
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$60.75$55.80–$65.702
Sollis Health$60$55–$652
Shriners Children's$59.25$37.08–$73.942
Eisenhower Health$53.25$39.04–$65.402
Trinity Health$51$40.38–$65.412
City of Hope California$49.75$32.64–$66.622
Eisenhower Imaging Center$44.75$37.50–$552
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare$44.50$38–$512
John Muir Health$96.25$76.93–$115.401
Stanford Health Care$80.75$75.92–$85.481
Bass Medical Group$62.50$50–$751

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 radiologic technologists nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift radiologic technologist pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other radiologic technologist jobs in the same state (10 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.25 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
Kaiser Permanente, CA$70.25 (2)$75 (59)
Cedars-Sinai, CA$61.75 (2)$48 (20)
Sharp HealthCare, CA$51.50 (1)$52 (16)
Scripps Health, CA$54.75 (1)$73.25 (15)
Loma Linda University Health, CA$56.25 (1)$59 (10)
Alameda Health System, CA$78.25 (2)$86.50 (5)
El Camino Health, CA$84.25 (2)$84.25 (1)
Emanate Health, CA$50 (2)$43 (1)

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

Best-paid open radiologic 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

Radiologic technologist salary in California: common questions

How much does a radiologic technologist make in California?

Open radiologic technologist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $56.75, the middle half $47–$66.50 (344 jobs from 50 employers). Full time that is about $118,000 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 radiologic technologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($56), San Diego ($58), San Francisco ($75.25) and Sacramento ($71.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in California pay radiologic 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 Sutter Health ($77.25).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($56.75) is $12 above the national posted median of $44.75. 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: 344 of 577 open radiologic technologist jobs in California (60%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Radiologic technologist pay in other states

Radiologic 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

Cite this page

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

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