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Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist federal salary series 0647

Full-time federal employees in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist series earned a median of $101,542 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 7% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $89,721 and $114,470.

Median pay
$101,542
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$89,721–$114,470
25th–75th percentile
Employees
5,958
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+2.5%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist
All federal (full-time)

What shapes diagnostic radiologic technologist pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-9 (2,430 employees, median $100,582). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (5,108 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in California ($133,671) and lowest in Mississippi ($79,555), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 11% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 199 $74,350 $66,017–$77,334
GS-8 1,413 $89,033 $80,070–$99,528
GS-9 2,430 $100,582 $91,651–$110,556
GS-10 1,215 $108,389 $98,583–$121,114
GS-11 431 $119,035 $108,098–$131,116
GS-12 150 $135,274 $124,760–$150,762
GS-13 36 $161,727 $147,972–$175,646

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist pay by agency

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 5,108 $102,138 $90,408–$114,856
Department of Health and Human Services 203 $88,445 $80,070–$101,097

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Florida 516 $95,423 $86,284–$108,823
Texas 374 $101,636 $88,770–$112,907
California 319 $133,671 $117,909–$143,411
North Carolina 257 $101,289 $93,082–$111,774
Ohio 230 $109,906 $100,993–$117,618
Pennsylvania 199 $100,602 $85,261–$110,906
Arizona 195 $110,120 $99,803–$121,640
Illinois 188 $100,616 $89,019–$110,954
Tennessee 188 $92,152 $84,679–$98,990
New York 171 $107,610 $95,710–$126,748

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +2.5% from $99,055 in September 2025 to $101,542 in September 2026. Headcount went from 6,026 to 5,958 (−1.1%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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