SOC 29-2034 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Radiologic Technologists and Technicians make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $110,770. The 10th percentile is $62,310 and the 90th percentile is $140,020. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$110,770

10th percentile
$62,310
25th percentile
$94,730
Median
$110,770
75th percentile
$137,520
90th percentile
$140,020
Mean
$112,990

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $62,310 and the 90th percentile is $140,020. The difference is $77,710, which is 70.2% 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 $94,730 to the 75th at $137,520, covers $42,790.

The mean annual wage is $112,990, which sits above the median of $110,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 38.3% higher than the national median of $80,110 for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,813, which is 27.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.7% lower than the California median of $121,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $110,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Radiologic Technologists and Technicians at $101,813 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $107,650 and employment of 390. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,391, against $101,813 here.
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $103,670 and employment of 80. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,464, against $101,813 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $99,210 and employment of 450. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,339, against $101,813 here.

Employment share

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (250 of 200,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (230,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $110,770. The 10th percentile is $62,310 and the 90th percentile is $140,020. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 38.3% higher than the national median of $80,110.

What is Radiologic Technologists and Technicians pay in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $110,770 is $101,813. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA compare with nearby metros for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $107,650. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 2nd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.