Top-paying states for 13 medical technician specialties

The bureau found the median annual wage for medical technician specialties in every state and the District of Columbia as of May 2022, the latest data available.

Here are the top-paying states for 13 clinical specialities along with the median annual wage:

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

1. Idaho: $92,180
2. District of Columbia: $91,150
3. Rhode Island: $89,030
4. Oregon: $85,730
5. Alaska: $85,450

 

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

1. New York: $76,110
2. Connecticut: $73,960
3. Oregon: $73,020
4. New Hampshire: $72,870
5. New Jersey: $70,100

 

Diagnostic medical sonographers

1. California: $114,480
2. Hawaii: $105,850
3. Washington: $103,700
4. Oregon: $101,850
5. Rhode Island: $96,400

 

Dietetic technicians

1. Oregon: $49,580
2. New York: $47,600
3. Washington: $47,590
4. California: $44,330
5. District of Columbia: $42,900

 

Emergency medical technicians

1. Hawaii: $56,790
2. Maryland: $54,110
3. Alaska: $53,080
4. District of Columbia: $51,550
5. Massachusetts: $49,500

 

Nuclear medicine technologists

1. California: $128,900
2. Washington: $111,280
3. Hawaii: $110,130
4. Rhode Island: $105,070
5. Oregon: $102,350

 

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

1. California: $108,990
2. Alaska: $105,700
3. Hawaii: $103,650
4. Washington: $100,910
5. Oregon: $98,580

 

Medical dosimetrists

1. California: $176,170
2. Washington: $175,470
3. Georgia: $154,480
4. Oregon: $151,870
5. New Jersey: $146,590

 

Ophthalmic medical technicians

1. Alaska: $59,140
2. Minnesota: $58,050
3. Massachusetts: $54,100
4. California: $52,120
5. New Jersey: $50,630

 

Pharmacy technicians

1. California: $52,090
2. Washington: $49,530
3. Alaska: $48,210
4. Oregon: $46,770
5. District of Columbia: $45,240

 

Psychiatric technicians

1. California: $61,050
2. New Jersey: $58,970
3. District of Columbia: $56,570
4. Connecticut: $55,040
5. Oregon: $50,330

 

Radiologic technologists and technicians

1. California: $99,680
2. Hawaii: $88,440
3. Massachusetts: $85,800
4. Oregon: $84,540
5. Nevada: $84,330

 

Surgical technologists

1. Alaska: $73,960
2. California: $72,860
3. Connecticut: $71,430
4. Nevada: $69,300
5. Washington: $66,590