Pay · 29-2031

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians earn $74,310 a year at the midpoint

Pay in this work stretches a long way: the lowest tenth earn about $39,000, the highest tenth about $121,350, and the middle sits at $74,310.

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$74,310median a year · United States

$35.73an hour $76,940average 62,960people

Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.

$47,89025th $74,310median $98,11075th

$39,00010th percentile $121,35090th percentile

$47,890a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job

$113,510best-paying state · Utah

$38,000lowest-paying state · Mississippi

+53%top state against the national median

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State matters a lotThe same job pays $113,510 in Utah and $38,000 in Mississippi — a gap of $75,510 a year.

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Conducted electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
Explained testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Monitored patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.

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Ranked 265 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 66% of the occupations in the survey.

263 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $74,340
264 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $74,330
265 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $74,310
266 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $74,260
267 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,090

Cardiovascular technologist wages by state

The 49 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.99 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State	Median a year	Where most start	10th to 90th	Employed
Utah	$113,510	$47,780	$47,780 — $224,280	1,250
Hawaii	$111,730	$50,520	$50,520 — $132,860	140
Massachusetts	$105,580	$47,690	$47,690 — $134,390	1,110
Rhode Island	$104,000	$64,160	$64,160 — $126,150	260
Idaho	$100,100	$46,460	$46,460 — $123,200	220
District of Columbia	$99,380	$49,520	$49,520 — $157,420	280
Oregon	$99,240	$49,740	$49,740 — $135,060	550
Connecticut	$94,940	$43,880	$43,880 — $129,020	620
Colorado	$94,190	$50,230	$50,230 — $129,730	720
New York	$89,570	$50,540	$50,540 — $128,750	3,540
Delaware	$87,640	$39,980	$39,980 — $111,240	290
Maryland	$86,440	$41,160	$41,160 — $117,140	970
Washington	$83,790	$56,310	$56,310 — $150,130	1,110
New Hampshire	$83,100	$46,950	$46,950 — $120,760	150
Montana	$82,850	$40,690	$40,690 — $106,640	190
New Jersey	$82,710	$47,950	$47,950 — $115,550	2,440
Maine	$82,050	$46,380	$46,380 — $105,830	220
Michigan	$80,650	$38,990	$38,990 — $96,500	2,070
Indiana	$79,380	$38,930	$38,930 — $104,130	1,380
Ohio	$79,270	$38,670	$38,670 — $101,030	2,140
Alaska	$79,040	$48,210	$48,210 — $137,280	160
Iowa	$78,850	$40,530	$40,530 — $101,850	380
California	$78,170	$54,720	$54,720 — $157,470	5,570
Georgia	$78,070	$40,920	$40,920 — $112,120	2,580
Florida	$77,140	$37,490	$37,490 — $106,800	5,640
Virginia	$76,880	$38,370	$38,370 — $131,330	2,410
Tennessee	$76,650	$39,600	$39,600 — $103,970	1,030
Arizona	$74,900	$39,450	$39,450 — $127,670	1,450
Arkansas	$74,800	$45,410	$45,410 — $105,140	410
Wisconsin	$74,380	$47,460	$47,460 — $108,080	900
Missouri	$73,680	$37,500	$37,500 — $103,930	850
Minnesota	$71,520	$48,970	$48,970 — $106,650	950
Nevada	$71,240	$46,020	$46,020 — $125,480	380
Kansas	$69,060	$39,820	$39,820 — $102,440	540
South Dakota	$67,290	$40,650	$40,650 — $103,040	200
North Dakota	$65,890	$38,790	$38,790 — $110,240	120
Illinois	$61,870	$40,550	$40,550 — $105,150	1,710
Kentucky	$60,980	$37,870	$37,870 — $101,250	940
Nebraska	$60,000	$40,280	$40,280 — $98,490	330
South Carolina	$59,170	$35,330	$35,330 — $101,090	890
Pennsylvania	$58,090	$40,810	$40,810 — $100,250	3,630
North Carolina	$55,460	$38,650	$38,650 — $101,850	1,990
Texas	$53,000	$36,650	$36,650 — $103,120	6,140
Louisiana	$50,050	$29,830	$29,830 — $88,010	890
Alabama	$47,650	$31,390	$31,390 — $81,310	930
New Mexico	$47,340	$36,720	$36,720 — $98,760	400
West Virginia	$45,910	$34,450	$34,450 — $79,370	350
Oklahoma	$44,900	$34,150	$34,150 — $89,030	830
Mississippi	$38,000	$30,390	$30,390 — $82,330	590

Cardiovascular technologist pay rate, hourly and yearly

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$74,318a year

What people often ask

What is a cardiovascular technologist’s yearly income?

A cardiovascular technologist makes a median of $74,310 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $47,890 and $98,110.

What is a cardiovascular technologist’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $35.73 an hour; the average is $76,940 a year.

What is the starting pay for a cardiovascular technologist?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $47,890 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $39,000.

Which state pays cardiovascular technologists and technicians the most?

Utah, with a median of $113,510 a year.

How many people work as cardiovascular technologists and technicians?

About 62,960 in the United States — number 265 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $190 of what cardiovascular technologists and technicians earn — $74,310 a year — but not always the same spread.

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