How Much Does an MRI Tech Make in Delaware in 2026?

A typical MRI Tech in Delaware earns about $49.77 per hour ($103,510 per year), per the latest government wage data (May 2025). Calculated from that annual figure, the pay works out to roughly $8,626 a month. On a weekly basis it comes to about $1,991. Those numbers describe the middle of the state's pay range.

That puts Delaware 8% above the national figure of $95,480 a year. Among the 51 states and territories ranked for this job, Delaware sits at number 15. The state employs about 170 MRI Techs, a small workforce that reflects Delaware's size more than anything else. The national workforce comes to 43,390.

Entry-level positions in Delaware typically offer around $38.63 per hour, or about $80,350 a year. That is the starting range for technologists new to the state's hospitals and imaging centers. Pay tends to move toward the typical figure within a few years. The next step up lands near $41.41 an hour, or $86,120 annually.

Experienced MRI Techs often earn upwards of $53.56 an hour, or $111,410 a year. The top 10% of earners in Delaware make over $56.30 an hour, which comes to more than $117,110 annually. The gap between the entry figure and the top figure is $36,760. Work setting, years on the job, and the part of the state a technologist works in account for most of that difference.

Delaware MRI Tech pay stood at $71,380 a year in 2015. By 2025 the typical figure had reached $103,510. That is a gain of $32,130 over the decade, a rise of 45%. The climb was uneven, with the sharpest increases arriving in the last few years of that stretch.

Nationally, pay for the job rose 41% over the same ten years, so Delaware moved up slightly faster than the country as a whole. For someone starting now, the record shows that pay in the state has moved up substantially since 2015. What happened in those years describes the past and does not set what comes next.

Delaware reports figures for a single metro area, so pay is fairly uniform across the state. Wilmington is the one city with its own number: $98,620 per year, or $47.41 an hour. That sits about 5% below the statewide figure. City figures cover each city's full metro area, which for Wilmington extends past Delaware's borders.

With only one reported market, Wilmington is both the highest-paying and the lowest-paying city in the state, and there is no city-to-city spread to measure. It also holds the largest MRI Tech workforce, with about 1,160 positions counted across the metro area. Where pay runs lower in one area than another, it usually tracks lower living costs there.

Maryland pays MRI Techs about $105,230 a year, roughly 2% above Delaware's figure. New Jersey sits essentially level at $103,930. Pennsylvania runs lower at $91,120, about 12% below Delaware. For a technologist living near a state line, all three markets are within reach of a short commute. Licensure held in one state can often be transferred or endorsed into a nearby one, though the requirements vary by state.

MRI Techs in Delaware typically earn $103,510 a year, or $49.77 an hour, which is 8% above the national figure. Pay has risen 45% since 2015. For requirements on getting licensed or keeping a registry credential current, check the state licensing or registry page. For local numbers, the Wilmington city page carries figures for that metro area.