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Medical Dosimetrists Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Medical Dosimetrists in WA have a median annual salary of $189,280, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $152,800 at the 10th percentile to $229,060 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$189,280

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$91.00

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$152,800
10th
$169,670
25th
$189,280
Median
$213,390
75th
$229,060
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$189,280

Median annual · 2025

United States

$147,470

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 28.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $41,810).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  8. 8.MathematicsImportance 3.5
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.5
  11. 11.ScienceImportance 3.4
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.4

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Eclipse IDE
  • Epic Systems
  • Medical condition coding software
  • MEDITECH software

Common tasks

  • Design the arrangement of radiation fields to reduce exposure to critical patient structures, such as organs, using computers, manuals, and guides.
  • Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment.
  • Identify and outline bodily structures, using imaging procedures, such as x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography.
  • Calculate the delivery of radiation treatment, such as the amount or extent of radiation per session, based on the prescribed course of radiation therapy.
  • Calculate, or verify calculations of, prescribed radiation doses.
  • Develop radiation treatment plans in consultation with members of the radiation oncology team.
  • Supervise or perform simulations for tumor localizations, using imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography scans.
  • Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.
  • Record patient information, such as radiation doses administered, in patient records.
  • Advise oncology team members on use of beam modifying or immobilization devices in radiation treatment plans.

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