SOC 29-2035 · May 2025 wage baseline
Travel MRI Technologist (MRI Tech) salary and pay benchmarks
Audit-ready, pre-tax gross-wage benchmarks across 116 covered metros and 52 states or jurisdictions. These figures exclude stipends and premium pay and are comparison data—not live jobs or package quotes.
What this dataset says
Among covered metros, San Jose–Sunnyvale, CA ranks highest at $2,946/week and San Juan–Bayamon, PR ranks lowest at $670/week. The middle metro benchmark is $1,959/week.
As of 2026-07-19, PayBeacon models travel MRI Technologist gross wages from May 2025 BLS wages and FY2024 CMS contract-labor filings. Because this is an allied role, the CMS premium is nursing-anchored and should be treated as directional.
What is a travel MRI tech salary?
Across PayBeacon's covered metros, the middle modeled travel MRI technologist (MRI tech) gross-wage benchmark is $1,959/week before tax. San Jose–Sunnyvale, CA is the highest-ranked covered metro at $2,946/week, while San Juan–Bayamon, PR is the lowest-ranked at $670/week.
These are comparison benchmarks—not live jobs, guaranteed salaries, or take-home pay. They exclude stipends, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, benefits, and reimbursements.
Travel MRI Technologist salary and pay by metro
Ranked by modeled weekly gross wage. Open any row for its local wage, state comparison, percentile spread, hospital sample, and downloadable record.
| Metro | Weekly | P25–P75 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose–Sunnyvale, CA | $2,946 | $2,182–$2,946 | #1 of 116 |
| Bridgeport–Stamford, CT | $2,761 | $2,391–$2,966 | #2 of 116 |
| Portland–South Portland, ME | $2,697 | $2,551–$3,003 | #3 of 116 |
| Boston–Cambridge, MA | $2,627 | $2,108–$2,856 | #4 of 116 |
| New York–Newark, NY | $2,607 | $2,268–$2,816 | #5 of 116 |
| Providence–Warwick, RI | $2,602 | $2,268–$2,742 | #6 of 116 |
| Denver–Aurora, CO | $2,468 | $2,266–$2,652 | #7 of 116 |
| New Haven, CT | $2,463 | $2,063–$2,681 | #8 of 116 |
| San Francisco–Oakland, CA | $2,435 | $1,688–$2,932 | #9 of 116 |
| Sacramento–Roseville, CA | $2,411 | $1,753–$2,881 | #10 of 116 |
| Manchester–Nashua, NH | $2,400 | $1,984–$2,411 | #11 of 116 |
| Chicago–Naperville, IL | $2,397 | $2,010–$2,469 | #12 of 116 |
| Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA | $2,369 | $2,249–$2,648 | #13 of 116 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $2,361 | $2,121–$2,576 | #14 of 116 |
| Seattle–Tacoma, WA | $2,349 | $2,237–$2,821 | #15 of 116 |
| Hartford–West Hartford, CT | $2,328 | $2,226–$2,416 | #16 of 116 |
| Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,328 | $2,218–$2,703 | #17 of 116 |
| Milwaukee–Waukesha, WI | $2,324 | $1,974–$2,500 | #18 of 116 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $2,285 | $1,946–$2,430 | #19 of 116 |
| Tucson, AZ | $2,283 | $2,165–$2,283 | #20 of 116 |
| Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN | $2,267 | $2,163–$2,342 | #21 of 116 |
| Madison, WI | $2,265 | $1,997–$2,397 | #22 of 116 |
| Trenton–Princeton, NJ | $2,251 | $2,025–$2,315 | #23 of 116 |
| Albany–Schenectady, NY | $2,249 | $1,809–$2,294 | #24 of 116 |
| Springfield, MA | $2,246 | $2,118–$2,709 | #25 of 116 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $2,234 | $1,976–$2,260 | #26 of 116 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $2,230 | $2,098–$2,394 | #27 of 116 |
| Worcester, MA | $2,225 | $2,133–$2,668 | #28 of 116 |
| Allentown–Bethlehem, PA | $2,215 | $1,861–$2,264 | #29 of 116 |
| Syracuse, NY | $2,212 | $1,841–$2,476 | #30 of 116 |
| Baltimore–Columbia, MD | $2,206 | $2,062–$2,411 | #31 of 116 |
| Akron, OH | $2,195 | $1,943–$2,285 | #32 of 116 |
| Rochester, MN | $2,193 | $2,193–$2,193 | #33 of 116 |
| Philadelphia–Camden, PA | $2,190 | $1,880–$2,308 | #34 of 116 |
| Indianapolis–Carmel, IN | $2,184 | $1,979–$2,501 | #35 of 116 |
| Portland–Vancouver, OR | $2,166 | $1,935–$2,338 | #36 of 116 |
| Boise City, ID | $2,161 | $1,955–$2,238 | #37 of 116 |
| Columbus, OH | $2,161 | $1,945–$2,431 | #38 of 116 |
| Washington–Arlington, DC | $2,130 | $2,055–$2,400 | #39 of 116 |
| Las Vegas–Henderson, NV | $2,128 | $1,883–$2,181 | #40 of 116 |
| Omaha, NE | $2,126 | $2,080–$2,452 | #41 of 116 |
| Phoenix–Mesa, AZ | $2,108 | $1,791–$2,293 | #42 of 116 |
| Cleveland, OH | $2,092 | $1,971–$2,307 | #43 of 116 |
| Richmond, VA | $2,092 | $1,740–$2,139 | #44 of 116 |
| Dayton–Kettering, OH | $2,081 | $1,892–$2,242 | #45 of 116 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $2,059 | $1,995–$2,415 | #46 of 116 |
| San Diego–Chula Vista, CA | $2,049 | $1,537–$2,374 | #47 of 116 |
| Charlotte–Concord, NC | $2,040 | $1,780–$2,182 | #48 of 116 |
| Huntington–Ashland, WV | $2,035 | $1,796–$2,183 | #49 of 116 |
| Virginia Beach–Chesapeake, VA | $2,034 | $1,681–$2,085 | #50 of 116 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $2,025 | $1,786–$2,160 | #51 of 116 |
| Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL | $2,002 | $1,739–$2,116 | #52 of 116 |
| Greenville–Anderson, SC | $1,988 | $1,803–$2,109 | #53 of 116 |
| Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY | $1,986 | $1,754–$2,198 | #54 of 116 |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,986 | $1,918–$2,304 | #55 of 116 |
| Columbia, SC | $1,970 | $1,812–$2,125 | #56 of 116 |
| St. Louis, MO | $1,969 | $1,819–$2,228 | #57 of 116 |
| Charleston–North Charleston, SC | $1,963 | $1,777–$2,161 | #58 of 116 |
| Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA | $1,954 | $1,825–$2,182 | #59 of 116 |
| Winston–Salem, NC | $1,949 | $1,783–$2,200 | #60 of 116 |
| Toledo, OH | $1,948 | $1,901–$2,178 | #61 of 116 |
| Lexington–Fayette, KY | $1,942 | $1,937–$2,407 | #62 of 116 |
| Salt Lake City–Murray, UT | $1,936 | $1,852–$2,252 | #63 of 116 |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,933 | $1,720–$2,150 | #64 of 116 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $1,932 | $1,727–$2,127 | #65 of 116 |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,924 | $1,714–$2,017 | #66 of 116 |
| Atlanta–Sandy Springs, GA | $1,903 | $1,640–$2,012 | #67 of 116 |
| Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA | $1,891 | $1,697–$2,230 | #68 of 116 |
| Peoria, IL | $1,882 | $1,847–$2,277 | #69 of 116 |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,877 | $1,820–$2,248 | #70 of 116 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,867 | $1,694–$2,029 | #71 of 116 |
| Raleigh–Cary, NC | $1,863 | $1,623–$2,049 | #72 of 116 |
| Houston–Pasadena, TX | $1,847 | $1,647–$1,946 | #73 of 116 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | $1,845 | $1,667–$2,035 | #74 of 116 |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,842 | $1,562–$1,888 | #75 of 116 |
| Lancaster, PA | $1,839 | $1,505–$2,152 | #76 of 116 |
| Greensboro–High Point, NC | $1,837 | $1,785–$2,200 | #77 of 116 |
| Wichita, KS | $1,836 | $1,641–$2,108 | #78 of 116 |
| Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA | $1,828 | $1,424–$2,251 | #79 of 116 |
| Springfield, MO | $1,826 | $1,535–$2,295 | #80 of 116 |
| Detroit–Warren, MI | $1,817 | $1,724–$1,929 | #81 of 116 |
| Pensacola–Ferry Pass, FL | $1,814 | $1,582–$1,960 | #82 of 116 |
| Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL | $1,813 | $1,683–$1,945 | #83 of 116 |
| North Port–Bradenton, FL | $1,807 | $1,743–$2,146 | #84 of 116 |
| Stockton–Lodi, CA | $1,805 | $1,526–$2,212 | #85 of 116 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $1,800 | $1,594–$2,036 | #86 of 116 |
| Rochester, NY | $1,788 | $1,764–$2,139 | #87 of 116 |
| Orlando–Kissimmee, FL | $1,781 | $1,678–$2,085 | #88 of 116 |
| Fresno, CA | $1,776 | $1,406–$2,278 | #89 of 116 |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,776 | $1,622–$2,044 | #90 of 116 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $1,774 | $1,297–$2,049 | #91 of 116 |
| Nashville–Davidson, TN | $1,769 | $1,666–$2,022 | #92 of 116 |
| Riverside–San Bernardino, CA | $1,765 | $1,383–$2,217 | #93 of 116 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,764 | $1,670–$2,100 | #94 of 116 |
| Palm Bay–Melbourne, FL | $1,758 | $1,685–$1,958 | #95 of 116 |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL | $1,753 | $1,610–$2,077 | #96 of 116 |
| Killeen–Temple, TX | $1,744 | $1,510–$1,782 | #97 of 116 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,735 | $1,584–$2,097 | #98 of 116 |
| Memphis, TN | $1,732 | $1,682–$1,775 | #99 of 116 |
| Little Rock–North Little Rock, AR | $1,725 | $1,528–$1,964 | #100 of 116 |
| Deltona–Daytona Beach, FL | $1,724 | $1,602–$1,989 | #101 of 116 |
| Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI | $1,712 | $1,684–$1,936 | #102 of 116 |
| San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX | $1,699 | $1,468–$1,781 | #103 of 116 |
| Austin–Round Rock, TX | $1,683 | $1,536–$1,928 | #104 of 116 |
| New Orleans–Metairie, LA | $1,663 | $1,448–$2,010 | #105 of 116 |
| Knoxville, TN | $1,653 | $1,418–$1,687 | #106 of 116 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $1,648 | $1,339–$1,692 | #107 of 116 |
| Bakersfield–Delano, CA | $1,641 | $1,378–$2,142 | #108 of 116 |
| Mobile, AL | $1,600 | $1,499–$1,685 | #109 of 116 |
| Jackson, MS | $1,569 | $1,255–$1,701 | #110 of 116 |
| Augusta–Richmond County, GA | $1,562 | $1,410–$1,789 | #111 of 116 |
| McAllen–Edinburg, TX | $1,470 | $1,289–$1,651 | #112 of 116 |
| Oxnard–Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,432 | $1,085–$1,929 | #113 of 116 |
| El Paso, TX | $1,412 | $1,387–$1,671 | #114 of 116 |
| Lubbock, TX | $1,389 | $1,230–$1,730 | #115 of 116 |
| San Juan–Bayamon, PR | $670 | $586–$777 | #116 of 116 |
Travel MRI Technologist salary and pay by state
| State / jurisdiction | Weekly | P25–P75 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $2,606 | $2,327–$2,723 | #1 of 52 |
| Alaska | $2,591 | $2,146–$2,698 | #2 of 52 |
| Delaware | $2,577 | $2,144–$2,774 | #3 of 52 |
| Rhode Island | $2,539 | $2,138–$2,795 | #4 of 52 |
| District of Columbia | $2,512 | $1,972–$2,548 | #5 of 52 |
| New York | $2,495 | $2,161–$2,769 | #6 of 52 |
| Colorado | $2,455 | $2,235–$2,642 | #7 of 52 |
| Wyoming | $2,444 | $2,010–$2,749 | #8 of 52 |
| Connecticut | $2,408 | $2,195–$2,630 | #9 of 52 |
| Vermont | $2,399 | $2,004–$3,078 | #10 of 52 |
| New Hampshire | $2,398 | $1,986–$2,414 | #11 of 52 |
| Massachusetts | $2,345 | $2,106–$2,817 | #12 of 52 |
| New Jersey | $2,284 | $2,090–$2,544 | #13 of 52 |
| Illinois | $2,270 | $1,947–$2,457 | #14 of 52 |
| Wisconsin | $2,268 | $1,974–$2,412 | #15 of 52 |
| Iowa | $2,267 | $2,100–$2,551 | #16 of 52 |
| Maryland | $2,257 | $2,084–$2,470 | #17 of 52 |
| North Dakota | $2,240 | $2,098–$2,490 | #18 of 52 |
| Hawaii | $2,230 | $2,013–$2,407 | #19 of 52 |
| Washington | $2,210 | $1,879–$2,403 | #20 of 52 |
| Minnesota | $2,193 | $1,888–$2,317 | #21 of 52 |
| Oregon | $2,189 | $1,917–$2,336 | #22 of 52 |
| Arizona | $2,165 | $1,802–$2,283 | #23 of 52 |
| Nevada | $2,157 | $2,016–$2,479 | #24 of 52 |
| Idaho | $2,148 | $1,955–$2,219 | #25 of 52 |
| Indiana | $2,148 | $1,901–$2,457 | #26 of 52 |
| Nebraska | $2,126 | $1,996–$2,367 | #27 of 52 |
| Montana | $2,108 | $1,932–$2,414 | #28 of 52 |
| Ohio | $2,092 | $1,924–$2,307 | #29 of 52 |
| Virginia | $2,091 | $1,819–$2,297 | #30 of 52 |
| California | $2,064 | $1,548–$2,526 | #31 of 52 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,024 | $1,751–$2,238 | #32 of 52 |
| Kansas | $2,015 | $1,836–$2,321 | #33 of 52 |
| Kentucky | $1,985 | $1,801–$2,295 | #34 of 52 |
| South Dakota | $1,971 | $1,730–$2,127 | #35 of 52 |
| Missouri | $1,964 | $1,784–$2,203 | #36 of 52 |
| Utah | $1,936 | $1,813–$2,251 | #37 of 52 |
| Oklahoma | $1,925 | $1,785–$2,159 | #38 of 52 |
| South Carolina | $1,923 | $1,767–$2,151 | #39 of 52 |
| North Carolina | $1,910 | $1,783–$2,152 | #40 of 52 |
| New Mexico | $1,867 | $1,677–$2,029 | #41 of 52 |
| West Virginia | $1,840 | $1,753–$2,170 | #42 of 52 |
| Florida | $1,788 | $1,659–$2,089 | #43 of 52 |
| Michigan | $1,786 | $1,692–$1,928 | #44 of 52 |
| Georgia | $1,749 | $1,512–$1,949 | #45 of 52 |
| Texas | $1,742 | $1,510–$1,908 | #46 of 52 |
| Alabama | $1,724 | $1,499–$1,874 | #47 of 52 |
| Arkansas | $1,702 | $1,496–$1,794 | #48 of 52 |
| Tennessee | $1,686 | $1,451–$1,775 | #49 of 52 |
| Louisiana | $1,631 | $1,367–$1,820 | #50 of 52 |
| Mississippi | $1,475 | $1,290–$1,639 | #51 of 52 |
| Puerto Rico | $670 | $584–$777 | #52 of 52 |