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SOC 29-1124 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Radiation Therapists — Kansas

Kansas · 1 metro areas compared

$108,830 /year
$52.32per hour
240jobs in area
+3.3%vs US median

The median wage for Radiation Therapists in Kansas is $108,830 per year, close to the national median of $105,310 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $105,31010TH$85,54025TH$97,510MEDIAN$108,83075TH$121,74090TH$166,680

How pay has moved

$119,618$54,8932019202020212022202320242025$108,830
$65,860 in 2019 to $108,830 in 2025, +65.2% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow more slowly than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+1.9%
Openings per year
900
Typical entry-level education
Associate's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Kansas.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Radiation Therapists in Kansas is $108,830 per year, close to the national median of $105,310 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $85,540 at the tenth percentile to more than $166,680 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $97,510 to $121,740.

The area has 240 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.2 of every thousand jobs. Among the 46 states with published data for this occupation, Kansas ranks 9th by median wage. Wichita leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $100,900. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 58th of 669 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Kansas · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$85,540−18.8%
25th$97,510−7.4%
Median (50th)$108,830+3.3%
75th$121,740+15.6%
90th$166,680+58.3%
Mean$112,750+7.1%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Highest-paying metro areas in Kansas

Median annual wage for Radiation Therapists, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Wichita$100,90040

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Kansas run 9.9% below the national average, so the median of $108,830 goes as far as $120,788 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 14.7% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$108,830as reported by BLS

Local price level

90.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$120,788US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $108,830 a year, 3.3% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $85,540 to $166,680 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 240 jobs in this occupation.
  • It ranks 9th of 46 states for this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Wichita, at $100,900.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Radiation Therapists in Kansas?

The median annual wage is $108,830, or $52.32 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $105,310, so pay in Kansas is 3.3% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Kansas earns more than $166,680 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $85,540 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Wichita, at $100,900 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 240 jobs in this occupation in Kansas. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.