The demand for radiologic technologists in Alabama should increase by more than 17 percent from 2008 through 2018, reports the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. This increase in demand should create more than 500 new jobs in the state during that time frame. The average annual salary earned by radiologic technologists in Alabama varies by geographic location.
Statewide Averages
The average radiologic technologist in Alabama earned an average of $44,730 per year as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most technologists receive their pay at an hourly rate; across the state, the average wages for techs were $21.50. In comparison to the rest of the United States, the national average salary for radiologic technologists of $54,180 was 21 percent above the Alabama rates. Overall, Alabama had the fifth lowest average annual salaries among all states.
North Alabama Averages
Radiologic technologists in Huntsville had the highest average annual salaries of all techs in northern Alabama as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Professionals in the city earned an annual average of $47,120. Those employed in Gadsden had the lowest average annual salaries in the region at $41,170 per year. Average annual salaries in Decatur were $42,970, and in the rural areas of northwestern Alabama, radiologic technologists were paid $45,190 per year.
Central Alabama Wages
Average wages for radiologic technologists in Birmingham were the highest of those in Central Alabama as of May 2009, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. At an average of $46,690 per year, salaries for Birmingham techs were also the only in the region at or above the state average for the field. Radiologic technologists in the Auburn-Opelika metropolitan area had the lowest average annual salaries of any city in the state at $38,110. Rates were slightly higher in Anniston, at $39,070 annually. In Montgomery, technologists made an average of $42,480 per year while those in Tuscaloosa averaged $41,270 annually.
South Alabama Wages
The city of Dothan had the highest average annual wages for radiologic technologists as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dothan techs received an average of $50,800 per year. In the south Alabama city of Mobile, average annual wages for technicians were also above the state average at $46,090. The rural areas in the southwestern and southeastern ends of Alabama featured average salaries of $45,180 and $40,350, respectively.
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