Radiologist pay in California
Employed radiologists in California earned a mean annual wage of $309,990 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is 19 percent below the national mean of $381,530.
- Mean annual wage
- $309,990
- Median annual wage
- $270,560
- 10th percentile annual wage
- $96,610
- 90th percentile annual wage
- $499,880
- Employed radiologists
- 690
- Sampling error of the wage estimate
- 15.7 percent
One in ten employed radiologists earned less than the 10th percentile wage, and one in ten earned more than the 90th. Sampling error is the survey's relative standard error: the lower it is, the more precise the estimate.
Radiology jobs in California
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What these figures cover
The survey counts radiologists who are paid as employees. It leaves out practice partners and independent contractors, which includes 1099 teleradiology work. The figures are wages before tax. They do not include benefits or partnership income, and they are not offers from any employer.
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 29-1224 (Radiologists). Retrieved November 11, 2026. The survey is published once a year.