Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $91K, rent takes 36.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,700/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new cardiovascular technologists and technicians typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,244/month.

Local pay is 22% above the national median — $91K here vs. $74K nationally.

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area pays $91K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +22%.

The median is $90,760 a year, that works out to about $44 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,550, and experienced cardiovascular technologists and technicians can clear $106,700. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,625/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 36.3% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median cardiovascular technologists and technicians salary is worth about $90,760 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.