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

How much do Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $105,800. The 10th percentile is $76,600 and the 90th percentile is $125,350. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$105,800

10th percentile
$76,600
25th percentile
$90,330
Median
$105,800
75th percentile
$114,640
90th percentile
$125,350
Mean
$101,450

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $76,600 and the 90th percentile is $125,350. The difference is $48,750, which is 46.1% 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 $90,330 to the 75th at $114,640, covers $24,310.

The mean annual wage is $101,450, which sits below the median of $105,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 10.8% higher than the national median of $95,480 for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,035, which is 11.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Connecticut median of $106,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists at $106,035 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 7th of 21 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).).

  • New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $108,770 and employment of 110. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,027, against $106,035 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 24 miles away, with a median of $121,930 and employment of 80. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,098, against $106,035 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $102,810 and employment of 170. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,062, against $106,035 here.

Employment share

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (50 of 160,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $105,800. The 10th percentile is $76,600 and the 90th percentile is $125,350. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 10.8% higher than the national median of $95,480.

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,800 is $106,035. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Waterbury-Shelton, CT compare with nearby metros for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists?

New Haven, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $108,770. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 7th of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.