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Staten Island, New York

Radiology Technologist

Imaging TechFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$136k

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Job Description

Operates X-ray equipment to make radiographs of designated portions of the body.

Performs quality control checks. Maintains required documentation.

Job Responsibility

Translates examination into layman terms based on professional knowledge to relieve patient of pre-testing anxiety.

  • Performs various x-ray exams according to established standards, procedures and procedures of the division.
  • Positions patient for taking of radiographs according to the departmental standard operating procedures.
  • Recognizes and promptly reports patient’s motor abnormalities; including, fainting, discoloration, contrast reactions etc., to the Radiologist.
  • Operates equipment for transferring computed images to film and archival of disc memory to tape.
  • Utilizes film markers and ensures images are properly marked as the “right” or “left” side.
  • Ensures images are legibly labeled with correct date and patient identification.
  • Keys in Patient history data and other pertinent information obtained from requisition.
  • Arranges, attaches, or adjusts immobilization and supportive devices for patients.

Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • Vocational or Technical school Diploma required.
  • Current license to practice as a Radiology Technologist in New York State, required.
  • Current ARRT Radiology registration, required.
  • 1-3 years of technical experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

Operates X-ray equipment to perform diagnostic examinations while ensuring proper patient positioning and image labeling. Maintains quality control standards and documents patient history and examination data accurately.

Requirements

Requires a vocational or technical school diploma and a current New York State Radiology Technologist license. Candidates must hold current ARRT Radiology registration and possess 1-3 years of technical experience.

Qualifications

Education
High school
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

X-ray equipment operationARRT registrationPatient history data entryImmobilization device adjustmentComputed imagingRadiographic procedures

Radiologic Technology Career Context

In New York, the Radiologic Technology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (22 salary observations; 59 listings), vs ~$79k nationally (169 salary observations; 914 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-05-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Radiologic Technology listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Radiologic Technology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$108k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Radiologic Technology (Imaging Tech) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,282 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 11.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 62% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.