Side-by-side distribution
Lab Technician
$29.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 45.1%
- Live roles
- 1,258
Radiologist
$527,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.6%
- Live roles
- 362
Highest-paying jobs
Lab Technician & Test Engineer
Lab Technician, Fluidstack Labs
Data Center & Lab Technician - AI Accelerator Infrastructure - Contract
Hardware Lab Technician
Master Test Lab Technician
Medical Lab Technician Microbiology - Limited Term
Medical Lab Technician - Clinical Laboratory - PRN
Senior Electronics & Electrical Lab Technician / Lead
Lab Technician and Test Engineer
Medical Laboratory Technician
Highest-paying jobs
Imaging Institute, Physician - Cardiothoracic Radiologist
Imaging Institute, Physician - Nuclear Medicine Radiologist
Imaging Institute, Physician - General Radiologist
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Physician - Abdominal Radiologist, Pittsburgh
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Physician - Division Director, Abdominal/Body Radiology
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Physician, Breast Radiologist
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Cardiothoracic Physician - Remote
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences - Musculoskeletal Radiologist - Remote, Evening
Chair of the Department of Radiology and Physician Executive, Enterprise Imaging Services at ChristianaCare, Newark DE
PHYSICIAN - Interventional Radiology - Duluth, MN
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Aspen Dental
|
$55,640 | 40 |
Advocate Health
|
$72,956 | 36 |
Sanford Health
|
$68,640 | 21 |
Siemens Healthineers
|
$47,537 | 21 |
|
Sutter Health
|
$80,309 | 19 |
| EH Essentia Health | $63,648 | 18 |
University of Rochester
|
$47,497 | 16 |
USC
|
$50,419 | 14 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $463,000 | 14 |
| EH Essentia Health | $1,000,000 | 13 |
| HM Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians | $490,000 | 11 |
|
Sanford Health
|
$646,191 | 10 |
|
Highmark Health
|
$760,000 | 9 |
Virtua Health
|
$560,000 | 9 |
Diversified Radiology
|
$700,000 | 7 |
Geisinger
|
$450,000 | 6 |
Lab Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $72,280 | 10 |
| New York | $62,400 | 5 |
| Austin | $62,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $52,010 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $50,440 | 13 |
| Denver | $50,372 | 6 |
Lab Technician vs Radiologist: which pays more?
The median for Lab Technician is $29.00/hr per year (typically $23.50/hr–$34.00/hr), versus $527,500 for Radiologist ($439,500–$700,000). That puts Radiologist about 775% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Lab Technician and Radiologist are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.