Orlando's Average Salary

• The mean salary of X-ray technicians in the Orlando, Florida metropolitan area was $45,250 per year, breaking down to $21.76 per hour, as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics. The 50th percentile, also called the median, of X-ray technicians earned $21.93 hourly or $45,610 annually.
  
  

Metro Area Comparison

• Compared to other Florida metro areas, Orlando is behind in the game. Pensacola X-ray techs made an average $47,680 annually or $22.93 hourly, with Miami colleagues averaging $51,870 per year or $24.94 an hour. X-ray techs in Jacksonville made a mean $49,500 a year or $23.80 an hour and Daytona metro X-ray technicians averaged $45,120 yearly or $21.69 hourly.
  
  

Florida's Average Salary

• The average or mean salary for an X-ray technician in the state of Florida was $51,180 per year or $24.61 an hour in May 2009, states the Occupational Employment Statistics. Comparatively, Orlando's mean salary for X-ray technicians of $45,250 per year or $21.76 per hour is 13 percent less than the Florida mean salary.
  
  

National Comparison

• The national mean salary for X-ray technicians in May 2009 was $54,180 yearly or $26.05 hourly. This puts Orlando's mean salary of $45,250 per year or $21.76 per hour at almost 20 percent less than the national average as listed by the Occupational Employment Statistics, proving Orlando is significantly less profitable for X-ray technicians than other metros in both Florida and throughout the nation.