Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $112K, rent takes 40.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,642/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $2,000/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 $51K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,031/month. At HUD’s $2,642/month FMR, rent would take 87% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 50% above the national median — $112K here vs. $74K nationally. Keep in mind cost of living here is 11% above the national average, which offsets some of that premium.

Urban Honolulu pays $112K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +50%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 110.96), the purchasing-power equivalent is $101K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $111,730 a year, that works out to about $54 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,520, and experienced cardiovascular technologists and technicians can clear $132,860. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,558/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,642/month, which eats 40.3% 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.

Urban Honolulu has a Regional Price Parity of 110.96 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median cardiovascular technologists and technicians salary is worth about $100,694 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.