While visiting the forums today, we ran across an old—yet timeless—topic on wages. A guest poster on Radiography.com’s forum posted the question, “After you graduate from a certificate or associate hospital based program - what's the average start out pay?”
It’s a great question to ask when deciding what field of study to enter into because in today’s day and age, a starting salary of $10 per hour isn’t going to afford you a nice home, a safe neighborhood, or a decent car.
As you may recall, back in January, we discussed what radiographers make. In fact, we stated “Radiographers, also known as x-ray technicians, earn $39,605 to $53,360 per year, on the average—increasing and decreasing depending on where the radiographer lives geographically—and usually spend their days x-raying bones for fractures and breaks, providing ultrasounds, and performing other imaging procedures. “
But as discussed in the forum, one must take into account the geographic area one lives in as well as the demand (or need) for radiographers. If an area is oversaturated with radiographers, hospitals can afford to offer less pay per hour. If an area is in desperate need of radiographers, hospitals have been known to offer what is known as “sign on bonuses” and higher salaries—just to get qualified help!
Come back on Monday to learn more about IAMP and its programs.
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