Medical Dosimetrists Salary and Pay
How much do Medical Dosimetrists make?
In May 2024 the middle Medical Dosimetrists worker earned $138,110 a year, the average was $141,420, and the survey counted 3,970 jobs. The 25th percentile is $125,600 and the 75th is $157,840.
The complete pay picture for Medical Dosimetrists: 3,970 jobs nationally, a median of $138,110, and the state and metro tables that show where that median is beaten and where it is not.
Updated November 5, 2026
Salary converter for this occupation
Hourly figures use the BLS full-time convention of 2,080 hours a year. The converter loads this occupation's own ladder, median $138,110 first; type any offer into the custom box to price it against the same year.
The national wage ladder (BLS OEWS, May 2024)
| Pay level | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $103,760 | $49.88 |
| 25th percentile | $125,600 | $60.39 |
| Median (50th) | $138,110 | $66.40 |
| 75th percentile | $157,840 | $75.88 |
| 90th percentile | $176,360 | $84.79 |
Read the ladder vertically: each row is the wage of the Medical Dosimetrists worker at that point in the distribution, so $157,840 at the 75th percentile means three quarters of the occupation earns less. Figures BLS cannot publish appear as n/p, and its top code prints as $239,200+.
Employment and concentration
May 2024 employment stood at 3,970, or 0.00% of the U.S. total. Texas leads the state table with 430 jobs; the top three states sum to 29.0% of the occupation. The concentration measure tells the more interesting story: Mississippi posts a location quotient of 2.47, so a worker there is far more likely to meet a colleague in this field than the national pattern suggests.
The spread matters as much as the center. Earners at the 90th percentile make $176,360, which is 1.7 times the $103,760 at the 10th, a difference of $72,600 annually. Because the mean wage ($141,420) sits above the median ($138,110), a typical offer should be judged against the median and the 25th to 75th percentile band, not the mean.
Pay by state
The state spread for Medical Dosimetrists runs from the $179,640 median in Washington down through every other publishing state. Employment concentrates in Texas (430 jobs). The complete table:
| State | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 430 | 0.0 | 1.20 | $136,640 | $133,680 |
| Florida | 370 | 0.0 | 1.47 | $141,910 | $140,290 |
| New York | 350 | 0.0 | 1.41 | $160,120 | $160,850 |
| Pennsylvania | 290 | 0.0 | 1.89 | $132,210 | $128,030 |
| Michigan | 200 | 0.0 | 1.79 | $131,230 | $130,840 |
| California | 190 | 0.0 | 0.41 | $119,360 | $149,080 |
| Georgia | 130 | 0.0 | 1.06 | $158,940 | $159,790 |
| North Carolina | 130 | 0.0 | 1.00 | $141,840 | $141,090 |
| Virginia | 110 | 0.0 | 1.09 | $141,950 | $146,960 |
| Illinois | 100 | 0.0 | 0.66 | $144,140 | $140,780 |
| New Jersey | 100 | 0.0 | 0.93 | $163,490 | $165,100 |
| Tennessee | 100 | 0.0 | 1.22 | $121,090 | $130,360 |
| Wisconsin | 100 | 0.0 | 1.39 | $135,940 | $131,410 |
| Massachusetts | 70 | 0.0 | 0.73 | $142,030 | $141,890 |
| Mississippi | 70 | 0.1 | 2.47 | $84,620 | $79,520 |
| Washington | 70 | 0.0 | 0.78 | $185,080 | $179,640 |
| South Carolina | 60 | 0.0 | 1.04 | $141,890 | $145,380 |
| Arizona | 50 | 0.0 | 0.55 | $133,780 | $127,980 |
| Kentucky | 50 | 0.0 | 0.98 | $118,480 | $134,070 |
| Oregon | 50 | 0.0 | 1.08 | $173,330 | $170,220 |
| Colorado | 40 | 0.0 | 0.60 | $147,310 | $151,290 |
| Indiana | 40 | 0.0 | 0.52 | $134,380 | $131,190 |
| Maryland | 40 | 0.0 | 0.53 | $144,580 | $142,300 |
| Missouri | 40 | 0.0 | 0.52 | $124,820 | $119,170 |
| Connecticut | 30 | 0.0 | 0.71 | $153,040 | $153,650 |
| Iowa | 30 | 0.0 | 0.86 | $132,180 | $128,690 |
| West Virginia | 30 | 0.0 | 1.89 | $79,720 | $40,600 |
| Ohio | n/p | n/p | n/p | $160,730 | $127,150 |
The occupation in context
Ranked against all 826 published occupations, Medical Dosimetrists stands number 772 by employment and number 44 by median pay. Inside its own major group, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, the group median wage is $98,340 across 71 detailed occupations, so this occupation pays 40% more than its group median, and it supplies 0.0% of the group's 9,592,720 jobs. In 15 of the 28 states with a published median, the state median beats the national median of $138,110, which is the single best quick test of whether this occupation's pay is set nationally or locally: a high count means local markets regularly outbid the national figure.
Metropolitan areas: where the jobs and the pay sit
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the largest metro employer with 310 jobs, 7.8% of the national total. Employment rank and pay rank are different lists: the second table re-sorts metros with at least 500 jobs in this occupation by mean pay, the floor keeping a handful of workers from posing as a market.
Largest metro employers
| Metropolitan area | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 310 | $166,610 | $166,540 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 150 | $136,030 | $128,350 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 140 | $130,330 | $127,150 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 100 | $147,700 | $159,420 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 90 | $134,120 | $133,260 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 80 | $166,260 | $159,790 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 70 | $145,800 | $150,870 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 70 | $144,450 | $137,880 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 50 | $145,660 | $147,420 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 50 | $141,610 | $138,650 |
What the median pay looks like as a budget
As a household number, $138,110 a year is $11,509 a month gross, $5,312 every two weeks, $2,656 a week. Moving from the 25th percentile ($125,600) to the 75th ($157,840) is worth $32,240 a year, which is the realistic size of the experience and specialization premium inside this occupation. The next step from a gross figure is a net one: run the $11,509 monthly figure through the paycheck calculator applies your state's taxes, the salary calculator compares two offers in any unit, and the raise vs inflation calculator tells you whether a nominal raise is a real one.
To place a real offer: a salary of $151,921 would sit between the median ($138,110) and the 75th percentile ($157,840), inside the top half but outside the top quarter of this occupation's ladder. An offer at the 25th percentile, $125,600, is $12,510 under the median, the typical size of the discount attached to entry-level or low-cost-market postings in this field.
Related occupations in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
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Frequently asked questions
How much do Medical Dosimetrists make an hour?
The median hourly wage is $66.40, and the mean hourly wage is $67.99, from the May 2024 OEWS estimates. Annual figures for Medical Dosimetrists use the survey's 2,080-hour year where a conversion is needed, which is how the $138,110 annual median and the hourly figures reconcile.
Which state pays Medical Dosimetrists the most?
Washington, with a median annual wage of $179,640 across 70 jobs. The full state table on this page ranks every publishing state by employment and shows median and mean side by side.
How big is the Medical Dosimetrists workforce?
3,970 wage and salary workers in May 2024, 0.00% of U.S. employment in the survey. Employment concentrates most in Mississippi by location quotient (2.47).
How current is this Medical Dosimetrists salary data?
These are the May 2024 OEWS estimates behind the $138,110 median and the 3,970 job count on this page, released by BLS on April 2, 2025 and downloaded on November 5, 2026. OEWS is an employer survey, so those figures describe wages actually paid in this occupation, not advertised ranges.