SOC 29-2035 · Albuquerque, NM metro

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Salary in Albuquerque, NM

The average salary for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Albuquerque, New Mexico is $88,050 a year ($42.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $87,850: half of the 90 people in this job in the Albuquerque, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($98,357).

$88,050average per year

$42.33 / hourMedian $87,850Take-home ≈ $67,790

  • $74K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,300 or more. The middle half of magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Albuquerque earn between $79,730 and $95,480.

  • $74K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$88,050$7,338$42.33
Median$87,850$7,321$42.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,730$6,644$38.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$95,480$7,957$45.90

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $88,050, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $67,790 a year, or $5,649 a month and $2,607 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Albuquerque a good place for magnetic resonance imaging technologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $88,050 buys what about $92,155 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Highest-paying cities for magnetic resonance imaging technologists

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($160,650).

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists salary in Albuquerque: questions

How much do magnetic resonance imaging technologists make an hour in Albuquerque?

$42.33 an hour on average, and $42.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level magnetic resonance imaging technologists salary in Albuquerque?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the magnetic resonance imaging technologists take-home pay in Albuquerque?

About $67,790 a year ($5,649 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $88,050.

Do magnetic resonance imaging technologists earn more in Albuquerque than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($98,357).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2035; area Albuquerque, NM (10740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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