SOC 29-1124 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Radiation Therapists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiation Therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $130,800. The 10th percentile is $81,500 and the 90th percentile is $175,650. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$130,800

10th percentile
$81,500
25th percentile
$130,800
Median
$130,800
75th percentile
$155,420
90th percentile
$175,650
Mean
$136,190

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Radiation Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $81,500 and the 90th percentile is $175,650. The difference is $94,150, which is 72.0% 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 $130,800 to the 75th at $155,420, covers $24,620.

The mean annual wage is $136,190, which sits above the median of $130,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 24.2% higher than the national median of $105,310 for Radiation Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,884, which is 16.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.4% lower than the California median of $166,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $130,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Radiation Therapists at $122,884 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Radiation Therapists. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $171,500 and employment of 140. That median is 31.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,280, against $122,884 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $169,150 and employment of 480. That median is 29.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,944, against $122,884 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $86,100. That median is 34.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,915, against $122,884 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Radiation Therapists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiation Therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $130,800. The 10th percentile is $81,500 and the 90th percentile is $175,650.

How does that compare with the national median for Radiation Therapists?

The local median is 24.2% higher than the national median of $105,310.

What is Radiation Therapists pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $130,800 is $122,884. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Radiation Therapists?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $171,500. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.