Side-by-side distribution
Nurse
$46.89/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 53%
- Live roles
- 34,922
Radiologist
$527,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.6%
- Live roles
- 362
Highest-paying jobs
Structural Heart Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse (RN), Hospice Community Health Nurse (Weekends)
Substitute Nurse: Candidate Pool:
Relief Veterinary Assistant/ Veterinary Nurse - Santa Monica
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CRNA
Psych Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP, Psych APRN)
Experienced Dermatology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Experienced Dermatology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Independent Contractor
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 |
|---|---|---|
Advocate Health
|
$99,320 | 1,622 |
| AD AdventHealth | $93,725 | 1,363 |
CVS Health
|
$137,259 | 935 |
Trinity Health
|
$99,237 | 599 |
DaVita
|
$99,840 | 545 |
CenterWell
|
$122,720 | 532 |
BAYADA Home Health Care
|
$69,680 | 519 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $131,186 | 436 |
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 |
Nurse salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $199,680 | 96 |
| Seattle | $150,977 | 56 |
| Los Angeles | $148,950 | 52 |
| Boston | $117,915 | 231 |
| Sydney | $100,478 | 19 |
| Chicago | $99,216 | 111 |
| Atlanta | $98,675 | 31 |
| Austin | $98,384 | 35 |
| Denver | $97,521 | 140 |
| New York | $96,824 | 388 |
Nurse vs Radiologist: which pays more?
The median for Nurse is $46.89/hr per year (typically $40.15/hr–$52.91/hr), versus $527,500 for Radiologist ($439,500–$700,000). That puts Radiologist about 441% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Nurse 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.