SOC 29-2035 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists make in Salem, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Salem, OR is $121,920. The 10th percentile is $94,740 and the 90th percentile is $131,140. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$121,920

10th percentile
$94,740
25th percentile
$103,730
Median
$121,920
75th percentile
$129,660
90th percentile
$131,140
Mean
$114,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $94,740 and the 90th percentile is $131,140. The difference is $36,400, which is 29.9% 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 $103,730 to the 75th at $129,660, covers $25,930.

The mean annual wage is $114,840, which sits below the median of $121,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 27.7% higher than the national median of $95,480 for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,628, which is 23.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Oregon median of $121,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $121,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists at $117,628 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. Salem, OR ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $120,650 and employment of 330. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,446, against $117,628 here.
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $112,370 and employment of 50. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,635, against $117,628 here.
  • Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 140 miles away, with a median of $119,310 and employment of 40. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,086, against $117,628 here.

Employment share

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (30 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists make in Salem, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Salem, OR is $121,920. The 10th percentile is $94,740 and the 90th percentile is $131,140. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists?

The local median is 27.7% higher than the national median of $95,480.

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists pay in Salem, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $121,920 is $117,628. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Salem, OR compare with nearby metros for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $120,650. Salem, OR ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.