Side-by-side distribution
Radiologist
$163,857
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.9%
- Live roles
- 35
Tech Lead
$185,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.3%
- Live roles
- 2,594
Highest-paying jobs
Daytime Musculoskeletal Radiologist Partner-Track Denver, CO
7 Nights On /21 Nights Off, Overnight Emergency Body Imaging Radiologist - 10p - 7a MST
Remote Evening Body Imaging Radiologist | 5 PM–2 AM MST | 7 On/14 Off
Remote Overnight Pediatric Radiologist | 7 On/14 Off | $75K Sign-On
Body Imaging Radiologist Opportunity in Vail, CO ($75k Sign On Bonus)
Daytime Nuclear Medicine Radiologist - Partner Track
Radiologist
Locum Consultant Radiologist (GI) - Birmingham
Locum Consultant Radiologist - Manchester
Consultant Radiologist - North England
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Business Development Lead - Retail Tech & Software Services
Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
Customer Engineering Lead
Technical Lead, Safety Research
Lead Security Engineer
Data Engineering Lead
Staff Engineer, Emulation Technical Lead
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
Technical Lead Manager, Data Engineering, Trust & Safety
Lead Machine Learning Inference Engineer, Advertising
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Diversified Radiology
|
$475,000 | 9 |
| PH Pulse Healthcare | $163,857 | 4 |
| SA Schwarzman Animal Medical Center | $320,000 | 1 |
Prenuvo
|
$56,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 33 |
STR
|
$198,250 | 26 |
Motional
|
$237,500 | 21 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$197,750 | 21 |
Fluidstack
|
$275,000 | 19 |
Scout Motors
|
$176,250 | 16 |
Relativity Space
|
$170,000 | 15 |
|
OpenAI
|
$338,750 | 14 |
Tech Lead salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $266,500 | 24 |
| San Francisco | $238,500 | 141 |
| Seattle | $234,225 | 34 |
| New York | $222,000 | 100 |
| Boston | $212,500 | 51 |
| Atlanta | $190,000 | 13 |
| Denver | $183,500 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 19 |
| Toronto | $167,673 | 24 |
| Chicago | $166,000 | 26 |
Radiologist vs Tech Lead: which pays more?
The median for Radiologist is $163,857 per year (typically $119,429–$487,500), versus $185,000 for Tech Lead ($152,500–$223,683). That puts Tech Lead about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Radiologist and Tech Lead 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.