The median salary for Radiation Therapy Technologists (RTTs) is $75,000, or $36.10 an hour, and there are approximately 16,590 individuals nationally employed as radiation therapy technologists.

Radiation Therapy Technologists (RTTs) Median Salary: $75,000

Vital members of thriving economies countrywide, radiation therapy technologists earned a median yearly pay of $75,000 in 2010. When you break that annual income down, it works out to $36.10 an hour. Incomes change based on locale, experience, and education, which is why it is most certainly essential to pursue proper training.

A reported 16,590 individuals worked as radiation therapy technologists in 2010, as the U.S. Department of Labor reports. Successful radiation therapy technologists are often known to be social, realistic, and investigative. If you are ready to advance in this field, it's vital to have the right mix of attributes and excellent training.

Individuals ready to advance in this occupation should be skilled in: Written Comprehension Near Vision Category Flexibility Finger Dexterity Manual Dexterity

Valuable attributes for radiation therapy technologists include: Integrity Self Control Independence

A radiation therapy technologist should be knowledgeable in subjects like: Physics English Language Computers and Electronics Mathematics Education and Training

Getting the right training is essential for success as a radiation therapy technologist. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin analyzing data or information, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, or developing and building teams, all typical daily tasks. Want to view more about radiation therapy technologists? You can find everything from pay info to job density for every metropolitan area in the U.S.

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Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	60	$70,500	$33.90	$83,300	$40.10	-2.3%
Mobile	30	$62,600	$30.10	$74,200	$35.70	42%

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	580	$74,300	$35.70	$90,000	$43.30	164.9%

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Smith	NA	$71,200	$34.20	$84,100	$40.50	NA
Little Rock	NA	$74,500	$35.80	$83,000	$39.90	NA

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	750	$90,100	$43.30	$106,300	$51.10	9.9%
Oakland	280	$97,800	$47.00	$110,900	$53.30	125.2%
Riverside	130	$86,200	$41.40	$98,700	$47.50	-14.5%
San Diego	150	$83,600	$40.20	$99,200	$47.70	-6.1%
San Francisco (Area)	340	$97,900	$47.10	$111,500	$53.60	35.1%
San Francisco (City)	60	$98,400	$47.30	$115,000	$55.30	-54.2%
San Jose	110	$103,500	$49.80	$114,400	$55.00	-1.5%

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	170	$82,500	$39.70	$96,300	$46.30	10.7%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Hartford	50	$86,200	$41.50	$96,300	$46.30	-36.6%

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	270	$73,800	$35.50	$86,900	$41.80	-26.7%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gainesville	60	$72,700	$35.00	$91,800	$44.10	260.3%
Jacksonville	240	$68,000	$32.70	$82,200	$39.50	227.5%
Lakeland	NA	$67,700	$32.60	$82,800	$39.80	NA
Miami (Area)	180	$76,000	$36.50	$92,300	$44.40	-35.1%
Orlando	NA	$67,100	$32.20	$75,000	$36.10	NA
Palm Bay	NA	$74,100	$35.60	$90,900	$43.70	NA
Pensacola	30	$59,100	$28.40	$82,800	$39.80	55%
Port St. Lucie	NA	$148,200	$71.30	$161,600	$77.70	NA
Tampa	230	$73,600	$35.40	$97,200	$46.70	61.8%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	200	$69,000	$33.20	$82,600	$39.70	-32.1%
Augusta	50	$67,400	$32.40	$75,000	$36.10	73.3%

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	530	$77,400	$37.20	$84,400	$40.60	-3.1%

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	140	$72,400	$34.80	$83,800	$40.30	25.2%

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	40	$67,200	$32.30	$79,600	$38.30	-3.1%

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	30	$58,200	$28.00	$71,700	$34.50	-6.9%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	NA	$74,000	$35.60	$86,700	$41.70	NA

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	70	$56,900	$27.30	$73,600	$35.40	59.5%
New Orleans	60	$59,400	$28.60	$73,900	$35.50	-9.9%

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	70	$59,400	$28.60	$85,400	$41.00	-58%

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	350	$86,000	$41.40	$102,000	$49.00	11.5%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	NA	$69,100	$33.20	$77,300	$37.20	NA
Grand Rapids	70	$47,000	$22.60	$73,400	$35.30	50.4%

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	130	$62,000	$29.80	$71,000	$34.20	-39.7%

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	50	$63,800	$30.70	$72,700	$35.00	72.5%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	160	$67,200	$32.30	$81,300	$39.10	29%
St. Louis	140	$71,800	$34.50	$83,900	$40.30	-17.6%

Montana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	40	$64,700	$31.10	$95,200	$45.80	258%

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	100	$65,200	$31.30	$81,900	$39.40	65.6%

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Reno	NA	$84,100	$40.40	$95,100	$45.70	NA

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	50	$77,800	$37.40	$91,100	$43.80	-4.6%
New York (Area)	NA	$88,200	$42.40	$106,700	$51.30	NA
Rochester	50	$70,300	$33.80	$79,600	$38.30	-26.7%
Syracuse	40	$61,600	$29.60	$70,000	$33.60	11.5%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	-18.3%
Greensboro	50	$69,100	$33.20	$80,300	$38.60	3.8%
Raleigh	60	$59,800	$28.80	$71,300	$34.30	-12.2%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	120	$69,600	$33.40	$81,800	$39.30	-8.4%
Cleveland	130	$65,700	$31.60	$77,100	$37.00	-0.8%
Columbus	60	$78,000	$37.50	$87,000	$41.80	-50.4%

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	200	$64,200	$30.90	$74,600	$35.90	170.2%
Tulsa	140	NA	NA	NA	NA	164.9%

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	120	$83,600	$40.20	$93,300	$44.90	-6.9%

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Philadelphia (Area)	NA	$85,700	$41.20	$95,300	$45.80	NA
Pittsburgh	80	$65,000	$31.20	$75,100	$36.10	-44.3%

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$80,600	$38.70	$104,200	$50.10	NA

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	30	$59,200	$28.50	$72,900	$35.10	12.2%
Knoxville	50	$65,500	$31.50	$75,000	$36.10	19.1%
Memphis	60	$62,500	$30.10	$74,500	$35.80	-17.6%
Nashville	50	$73,100	$35.10	$83,600	$40.20	-46.6%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$71,500	$34.40	$89,900	$43.20	NA
Corpus Christi	NA	$71,300	$34.30	$79,000	$38.00	NA
Dallas (Area)	130	$77,400	$37.20	$89,100	$42.90	-64.1%
Houston	420	$75,200	$36.20	$92,100	$44.30	29.8%
Killeen	NA	$69,100	$33.20	$83,800	$40.30	NA
San Antonio	80	$84,400	$40.60	$94,400	$45.40	-22.1%

Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	40	$72,000	$34.60	$87,200	$41.90	-55%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	100	$68,800	$33.10	$83,600	$40.20	27.5%
Roanoke	40	$67,600	$32.50	$74,600	$35.90	129.8%
Virginia Beach	50	$73,900	$35.50	$85,300	$41.00	-42%

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	160	$94,200	$45.30	$112,500	$54.10	-21.4%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	100	$80,200	$38.60	$92,300	$44.40	-3.1%

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