How much do Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists make in Joplin, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $66,410 and the 90th percentile is $93,270. The difference is $26,860, which is 38.1% 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 $70,480 to the 75th at $89,930, covers $19,450.

The mean annual wage is $77,020, which sits above the median of $70,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Joplin, MO-KS median is 26.2% lower than the national median of $95,480 for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,223, which is 13.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the Missouri median of $83,110.

Joplin, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Joplin, MO-KS is 85.718, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists at $82,223 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. Joplin, MO-KS ranks 8th 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 71 miles away, with a median of $81,120 and employment of 60. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,798, against $82,223 here.
• Springfield, MO is 75 miles away, with a median of $77,290 and employment of 80. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,250, against $82,223 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 109 miles away, with a median of $87,450 and employment of 110. That median is 24.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,023, against $82,223 here.

Employment share

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Joplin, MO-KS (40 of 87,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 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.