Radiologist Salary in California
Median annual pay in California
$270,560
$130.08/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in California
$244,364
Regional Price Parity: 110.720 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($420,860): −$150,300 (−35.7%)
California ranks 26th of 34 states by median pay, and 27th of 34 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $96,610 | $46.45 |
| 25th percentile | $106,000 | $50.96 |
| Median | $270,560 | $130.08 |
| 75th percentile | $496,790 | $238.84 |
| 90th percentile | $499,880 | $240.33 |
Employment
- Employment in California
- 690
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in California
- $270,560
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $420,860
- Difference
- −$150,300 (−35.7%)
Cost of living
$270,560 ÷ 110.720 × 100 = $244,364
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | ||
| 24th | $319,320 | $329,003 24th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 25th | $279,990 | $310,551 25th |
| California This page | ||
| 26th | $270,560 | $244,364 27th |
| Ohio | ||
| 27th | $260,000 | $280,251 26th |
| Delaware | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $239,660 — |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Cardiologist salary in California
$185,610/year California
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in California
$253,430/year California
- Radiologic Technologist and Technician salary in California
$121,260/year California
- Radiation Therapist salary in California
$166,450/year California
- General Internal Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$256,560/year U.S.
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +3.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Radiologist salary in nearby places
- Radiologist salary in Arizona
$470,640/year Arizona
- Radiologist salary in Nevada
$386,210/year Nevada
- Radiologist salary in Oregon
≥ $239,200/year Oregon
- Radiologist salary in the U.S.
$420,860/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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