Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $95K, rent takes 20.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,202/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new magnetic resonance imaging technologists typically earn — is $76K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,568/month. At HUD’s $1,202/month FMR, rent would take 26% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $95K locally vs. $95K nationally, a 1% difference.

Wisconsin pays $95K median vs. the U.S. average of $95K — that’s -1%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 94.33), the purchasing-power equivalent is $100K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $94,720 a year, that works out to about $46 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $76,140, and experienced magnetic resonance imaging technologists can clear $105,410. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,921/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,202/month, which eats 20.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Wisconsin has a Regional Price Parity of 94.33 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median magnetic resonance imaging technologists salary is worth about $100,413 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.