Salary survey finds red state/blue state disparity

Dear AuntMinnie Member,

Radiologists tend to have the highest salaries in states that voted Republican in the last U.S. presidential election, while radiologic technologists do better in states that voted Democratic.

That's according to the results of AuntMinnie.com's most recent SalaryScan survey, the results of which are being released this week. The SalaryScan data can be reviewed in AuntMinnie.com's Job Boards.

According to SalaryScan, radiologists had the highest average base salaries in two regions that predominantly went "red" in the 2004 election -- the U.S. West North Central region and the U.S. East South Central zone. Radiologist salaries were lowest in two regions where most states went "blue" -- the U.S. New England area and the U.S. Pacific zone.

The situation was reversed for radiologic technologists. RTs reported the highest average base salaries in the U.S. Pacific region, followed by the U.S. New England zone. RT salaries were lowest in the U.S. East South Central region, followed by the U.S. West North Central area.

Statistical anomaly or alarming trend? Decide for yourself after reading our article on the SalaryScan results, which you can reach by clicking here. More detailed information on salaries for radiology professionals around the world is available in our Job Boards area, at jobs.auntminnie.com.