SOC 29-2035 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists make in Huntsville, AL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Huntsville, AL is $81,270. The 10th percentile is $59,990 and the 90th percentile is $94,940. Employment is 110.
Median annual wage
$81,270
- 10th percentile
- $59,990
- 25th percentile
- $74,220
- Median
- $81,270
- 75th percentile
- $93,540
- 90th percentile
- $94,940
- Mean
- $80,750
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $59,990 and the 90th percentile is $94,940. The difference is $34,950, which is 43.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $74,220 to the 75th at $93,540, covers $19,320.
The mean annual wage is $80,750, which sits below the median of $81,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Huntsville, AL median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $95,480 for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,319, which is 8.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3% higher than the Alabama median of $78,890.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntsville, AL is 93.072, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists at $87,319 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. Huntsville, AL ranks 4th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Chattanooga, TN-GA is 80 miles away, with a median of $76,840 and employment of 170. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,011, against $87,319 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 90 miles away, with a median of $82,470 and employment of 350. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,605, against $87,319 here.
- Birmingham, AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $84,290 and employment of 150. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,975, against $87,319 here.
Employment share
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntsville, AL (110 of 266,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL · Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists make in Huntsville, AL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Huntsville, AL is $81,270. The 10th percentile is $59,990 and the 90th percentile is $94,940. Employment is 110.
How does that compare with the national median for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists?
The local median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $95,480.
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists pay in Huntsville, AL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntsville, AL is 93.072, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,270 is $87,319. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Huntsville, AL compare with nearby metros for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists?
Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $76,840. Huntsville, AL ranks 4th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.