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Radiologist Salary
by City (2026)

Interpret medical images including X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs to diagnose conditions. National median: $380K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$380K

Top 10% earn

$560K

Entry level

$290K

Salary growth

+2.2%/yr

Radiologist salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$406K	$532K	$658K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$392K	$513K	$635K	210	9.3%
New York City, NY	$385K	$505K	$625K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$383K	$502K	$621K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$383K	$502K	$621K	185	11%
Oakland, CA	$377K	$494K	$611K	185	9.3%
Boston, MA	$377K	$494K	$611K	162	5%
Washington, DC	$377K	$494K	$611K	152	8.5%
Bellevue, WA	$373K	$489K	$604K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$370K	$484K	$599K	172	9.3%
Los Angeles, CA	$363K	$475K	$588K	163	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$362K	$475K	$587K	165	6.85%
Jersey City, NJ	$363K	$475K	$588K	162	10.75%
Bethesda, MD	$362K	$475K	$587K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$359K	$471K	$582K	162	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$355K	$465K	$575K	158	6.99%
San Diego, CA	$354K	$464K	$573K	148	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$354K	$464K	$573K	150	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$354K	$464K	$573K	155	10.75%
Hilo, HI	$352K	$461K	$570K	155	11%
Arlington, VA	$348K	$456K	$564K	148	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$348K	$456K	$564K	192	11%
Santa Ana, CA	$347K	$454K	$562K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$345K	$451K	$558K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$345K	$451K	$558K	148	5.75%
Long Beach, CA	$342K	$448K	$555K	155	9.3%
Worcester, MA	$342K	$448K	$555K	120	5%
Baltimore, MD	$342K	$448K	$555K	115	5.75%
Anchorage, AK	$342K	$448K	$555K	128	None ✓
Alexandria, VA	$341K	$447K	$553K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$341K	$447K	$553K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$336K	$440K	$545K	140	10.75%
Chula Vista, CA	$334K	$438K	$541K	138	9.3%
Edison, NJ	$334K	$438K	$541K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$334K	$438K	$541K	138	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$334K	$437K	$541K	128	9.3%
Philadelphia, PA	$334K	$437K	$541K	110	3.07%
Portland, OR	$334K	$437K	$541K	130	9.9%
Chicago, IL	$325K	$426K	$526K	107	4.95%
Denver, CO	$325K	$426K	$526K	118	4.55%
Hartford, CT	$325K	$426K	$526K	118	6.99%
Dallas, TX	$319K	$418K	$517K	96	None ✓
Miami, FL	$319K	$418K	$517K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$319K	$418K	$517K	128	None ✓
Minneapolis, MN	$319K	$418K	$517K	106	6.8%
New Haven, CT	$317K	$416K	$514K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$315K	$413K	$511K	120	None ✓
Houston, TX	$313K	$410K	$508K	91	None ✓
Plano, TX	$313K	$410K	$508K	105	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$313K	$410K	$508K	99	5.75%
Lowell, MA	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	5%
Durham, NC	$313K	$410K	$508K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$313K	$410K	$508K	102	None ✓
St. Paul, MN	$313K	$410K	$508K	104	6.8%
Gresham, OR	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$313K	$410K	$507K	118	5.99%
Hialeah, FL	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$310K	$406K	$502K	115	5.99%
Aurora, CO	$307K	$403K	$498K	112	4.55%
Pembroke Pines, FL	$307K	$402K	$497K	112	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$307K	$402K	$497K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$307K	$402K	$497K	112	4.75%
Austin, TX	$305K	$399K	$494K	110	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$305K	$399K	$494K	93	None ✓
Irving, TX	$305K	$399K	$494K	97	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$305K	$399K	$494K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$305K	$399K	$494K	118	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$305K	$399K	$494K	118	2.5%
Raleigh, NC	$305K	$399K	$494K	102	4.75%
Pittsburgh, PA	$305K	$399K	$494K	90	3.07%
Eugene, OR	$305K	$399K	$494K	110	9.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	$305K	$399K	$494K	105	4.85%
Round Rock, TX	$302K	$396K	$490K	108	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$302K	$396K	$490K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$302K	$396K	$490K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$302K	$396K	$490K	108	4.55%
Boise, ID	$302K	$396K	$490K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$302K	$396K	$490K	108	6.6%
Stockton, CA	$299K	$392K	$485K	105	9.3%
Springfield, MA	$299K	$392K	$485K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$299K	$392K	$485K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$299K	$392K	$485K	105	None ✓
Meridian, ID	$299K	$392K	$485K	105	5.8%
San Antonio, TX	$296K	$388K	$479K	87	None ✓
Arlington, TX	$296K	$388K	$479K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$296K	$388K	$479K	91	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$296K	$388K	$480K	102	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$296K	$388K	$479K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$296K	$388K	$479K	100	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$296K	$388K	$479K	100	4.75%
Missoula, MT	$296K	$388K	$480K	102	6.75%
Denton, TX	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	9.3%
Cape Coral, FL	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	2.5%
Rochester, MN	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	6.8%
West Jordan, UT	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$294K	$385K	$477K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	None ✓
Chesapeake, VA	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	5.75%
North Las Vegas, NV	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$292K	$383K	$473K	98	7.15%
Orlando, FL	$290K	$380K	$470K	100	None ✓
Chandler, AZ	$290K	$380K	$470K	105	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$290K	$380K	$470K	98	5.75%
Madison, WI	$290K	$380K	$470K	102	5.3%
Las Vegas, NV	$290K	$380K	$470K	102	None ✓
Reno, NV	$290K	$380K	$470K	108	None ✓
Provo, UT	$290K	$380K	$470K	100	4.85%
Bakersfield, CA	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	9.3%
Aurora, IL	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	5.75%
Allentown, PA	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$289K	$378K	$468K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$286K	$374K	$463K	92	None ✓
Athens, GA	$286K	$374K	$463K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$286K	$374K	$463K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$286K	$374K	$463K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$286K	$374K	$463K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$284K	$372K	$460K	90	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$284K	$372K	$461K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$284K	$372K	$461K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$284K	$372K	$461K	93	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$284K	$372K	$461K	105	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$284K	$372K	$460K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$284K	$372K	$460K	90	4.95%
Mesa, AZ	$284K	$372K	$461K	98	2.5%
Virginia Beach, VA	$284K	$372K	$461K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$284K	$372K	$461K	90	3.99%
Sterling Heights, MI	$284K	$372K	$460K	90	4.25%
Milwaukee, WI	$284K	$372K	$461K	90	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$284K	$372K	$460K	90	5.3%
Charleston, SC	$284K	$372K	$461K	105	6.5%
Fargo, ND	$284K	$372K	$460K	90	2.5%
Pasadena, TX	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Greensboro, NC	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	5%
Great Falls, MT	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$282K	$369K	$456K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	None ✓
Spokane, WA	$278K	$365K	$451K	95	None ✓
Colorado Springs, CO	$278K	$365K	$451K	102	4.55%
Winston-Salem, NC	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	4.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$278K	$365K	$451K	88	3.99%
Detroit, MI	$278K	$365K	$451K	82	4.25%
Warren, MI	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	4.25%
Kansas City, MO	$278K	$365K	$451K	90	5.3%
St. Louis, MO	$278K	$365K	$451K	86	5.3%
Independence, MO	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$278K	$365K	$451K	88	3.23%
Louisville, KY	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	5%
Lafayette, LA	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$278K	$365K	$451K	85	4.9%
Corpus Christi, TX	$276K	$361K	$447K	84	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$276K	$361K	$447K	88	6.85%
Pueblo, CO	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$276K	$361K	$447K	82	3.99%
South Bend, IN	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	3.23%
Huntsville, AL	$276K	$361K	$447K	88	5%
Mobile, AL	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	4.75%
New Orleans, LA	$276K	$361K	$447K	92	6%
Des Moines, IA	$276K	$361K	$447K	88	4.82%
Davenport, IA	$275K	$361K	$446K	82	4.82%
Omaha, NE	$276K	$361K	$447K	88	5.84%
Killeen, TX	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$273K	$358K	$443K	80	5%
Abilene, TX	$271K	$355K	$439K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$271K	$355K	$439K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$271K	$355K	$439K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$271K	$355K	$439K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$271K	$355K	$439K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$271K	$355K	$439K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$268K	$351K	$434K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$268K	$351K	$434K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$268K	$351K	$434K	75	6.5%
El Paso, TX	$267K	$350K	$432K	82	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$267K	$350K	$432K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$267K	$350K	$432K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$267K	$350K	$432K	82	None ✓
Grand Rapids, MI	$267K	$350K	$432K	90	4.25%
Birmingham, AL	$267K	$350K	$432K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$267K	$350K	$432K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$267K	$350K	$432K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$267K	$350K	$432K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$267K	$350K	$432K	88	5.9%
Lubbock, TX	$261K	$342K	$423K	78	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$261K	$342K	$423K	85	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$261K	$342K	$423K	80	4.75%
Wichita, KS	$261K	$342K	$423K	82	5.7%
Laredo, TX	$255K	$334K	$414K	76	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$255K	$334K	$414K	82	4.9%

COL-adjusted: where does your salary go furthest?

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Radiologist Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Radiologist is $380,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $290,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $470,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Radiologists nationally earn $560,000+.

Education and requirements

MD; radiology residency and fellowship. This role is 35% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Radiologist compensation is growing at 2.2% annually, near the national average wage growth rate.

Radiologist salary FAQ

How much does a Radiologist make?

The median Radiologist salary in the US is $380,000 per year — about $183/hour. Most earn between $290,000 (25th percentile) and $470,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Radiologist?

Entry-level Radiologist positions typically start around $290,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Radiologists earn?

The top 10% of Radiologists earn $560,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Radiologists the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Radiologist salary at $532K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Radiologist salaries going up?

Yes — Radiologist pay is growing about 2.2% year over year, near the US average wage-growth rate.

Radiologist Salaryby City (2026)