Radiographer: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Medical radiographers (SOC 2254)
About £39,313 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.7% on last year
£4,143 a month About £3,276 a month after tax 40 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £40,663 in 2021 to £49,713 in 2026 (+22%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £34,676 | £40,663 | £49,668 | x |
| 2022 | x | £35,537 | £42,851 | £51,207 | x |
| 2023 | £30,969 | £37,691 | £44,326 | £50,540 | x |
| 2024 | £31,621 | £37,674 | £45,299 | £53,488 | x |
| 2025 | £33,949 | £39,855 | £48,401 | £54,806 | x |
| 2026 | £34,746 | £40,359 | £49,713 | £56,586 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £49,713 a year and half earn more. That is 22% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £40,359 and £56,586; one in ten earns less than £34,746.
Ranked by median, it is number 70 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,276 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,157 in Scotland.
The median for men is £52,018 and for women £47,871, a gap of 8% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £34,746 | £2,895 |
| 20th | £38,788 | £3,232 |
| 25th (P25) | £40,359 | £3,363 |
| 30th | £42,893 | £3,574 |
| 40th | £46,161 | £3,847 |
| Median (50th) | £49,713 | £4,143 |
| 60th | £51,706 | £4,309 |
| 70th | £55,138 | £4,595 |
| 75th (P75) | £56,586 | £4,715 |
| 80th | £57,387 | £4,782 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £52,018 | £52,042 | 13 |
| Women | £47,871 | £47,860 | 26 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £39,313 | £3,276 |
| Scotland | £37,880 | £3,157 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £50,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 23 job titles to SOC 2254 Medical radiographers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Advanced practitioner
- Advanced practitioner radiographer
- Advanced practitioner sonographer
- Clinical photographer
- Clinical vascular scientist
- CT radiographer
- Diagnostic radiographer
- Mammographer
- Medical photographer
- Medical radiographer
- MRI radiographer
- Nuclear medicine practitioner
- Radiographer
- Radiography advanced practitioner
- Radiotherapy physics practitioner
- Radiotherapy physics scientist
- Sonographer
- Superintendent radiographer
- Therapeutic radiographer
- Therapy radiographer
- Ultrasonographer
- Vascular technologist
- X-ray operator
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.