Top-paying states for 13 medical technician specialties

Medical dosimetrists are the highest-paying technician specialty in the country, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The bureau found the median annual wage for medical technician specialties in every state and the District of Columbia as of May 2022, the latest data available.

Here are the top-paying states for 13 clinical specialities along with the median annual wage:

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

1. Idaho: $92,180
2. District of Columbia: $91,150
3. Rhode Island: $89,030
4. Oregon: $85,730
5. Alaska: $85,450

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

1. New York: $76,110
2. Connecticut: $73,960
3. Oregon: $73,020
4. New Hampshire: $72,870
5. New Jersey: $70,100

Diagnostic medical sonographers

1. California: $114,480
2. Hawaii: $105,850
3. Washington: $103,700
4. Oregon: $101,850
5. Rhode Island: $96,400

Dietetic technicians

1. Oregon: $49,580
2. New York: $47,600
3. Washington: $47,590
4. California: $44,330
5. District of Columbia: $42,900

Emergency medical technicians

1. Hawaii: $56,790
2. Maryland: $54,110
3. Alaska: $53,080
4. District of Columbia: $51,550
5. Massachusetts: $49,500

Nuclear medicine technologists

1. California: $128,900
2. Washington: $111,280
3. Hawaii: $110,130
4. Rhode Island: $105,070
5. Oregon: $102,350

Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

1. California: $108,990
2. Alaska: $105,700
3. Hawaii: $103,650
4. Washington: $100,910
5. Oregon: $98,580

Medical dosimetrists

1. California: $176,170
2. Washington: $175,470
3. Georgia: $154,480
4. Oregon: $151,870
5. New Jersey: $146,590

Ophthalmic medical technicians

1. Alaska: $59,140
2. Minnesota: $58,050
3. Massachusetts: $54,100
4. California: $52,120
5. New Jersey: $50,630

Pharmacy technicians

1. California: $52,090
2. Washington: $49,530
3. Alaska: $48,210
4. Oregon: $46,770
5. District of Columbia: $45,240

Psychiatric technicians

1. California: $61,050
2. New Jersey: $58,970
3. District of Columbia: $56,570
4. Connecticut: $55,040
5. Oregon: $50,330

Radiologic technologists and technicians

1. California: $99,680
2. Hawaii: $88,440
3. Massachusetts: $85,800
4. Oregon: $84,540
5. Nevada: $84,330

Surgical technologists

1. Alaska: $73,960
2. California: $72,860
3. Connecticut: $71,430
4. Nevada: $69,300
5. Washington: $66,590