Travel MRI tech salary in Texas
What Texas assignments pay right now, taken from our open travel MRI jobs. Compare Dallas, Houston and the rest of the state by weekly package, see how shift choice moves the number, and check what a Texas paycheck covers once rent and utilities come out.
Traveling MRI tech salary in Texas, offer by offer
Texas has enough open MRI assignments that the spread is worth a look, not just the average. The left chart groups every open offer by weekly package. The right one splits the same jobs by scheduled shift, so you can see what off-hours coverage adds.
Where Texas offers land
What each shift pays
How much do MRI techs make in Texas?
On assignment, a Texas travel MRI tech is looking at about $2,310 a week today, based on the open jobs above. Offers start near $2,075 and top out around $2,646, and the largest cluster sits in the $2,000–$2,300 range. Those figures are the full advertised package, meaning hourly wages plus any housing and meal stipends, before taxes.
Staff MRI technologists earn less on paper. BLS puts the Texas annual mean for permanent MRI techs at $84,770, slightly under the U.S. mean of $86,600, with Dallas–Fort Worth well above the state at $90,540. Travel packages beat those staff numbers in large part because they bundle stipends meant to cover a second home.
What pushes a Texas offer up or down
- Metro size. The big metros post most of the openings. Right now Kingwood leads at $2,646 a week, followed by Dallas at $2,418.
- Shift. Night coverage averages $105 a week more than days in the current listings.
- Lodging rates. Stipends tend to track federal per diem, and Texas lodging rates range from $113 a night in most of the state to $192 in Arlington and Fort Worth.
- Cross-training. Techs who can also cover CT open up more Texas jobs, but that work needs a Texas MRT certificate. MRI alone does not.
Is Texas worth it for a travel MRI tech?
For most travelers, yes. The headline pay runs 8% below the national travel average, but Texas has no state income tax on wages and a cost-of-living index of 90.8, so more of each check stays with you. Housing is the biggest break, at about 23% below the U.S. average. The trade-offs are utilities, which run slightly above average in the summer heat, and long drives between cities, so plan on a car.
Texas cities paying travel MRI techs the most
Most Texas openings cluster in the big metros, but a handful of regional hospitals in West and South Texas are hiring too. Each bar is the single best weekly offer currently open in that city.
Best open offer by city
Texas MRI pay next to its neighbors
Texas currently ranks 4th of 4 in its region on weekly pay. Colorado and Arizona cost more to live in than Texas, while Oklahoma and Arkansas cost less. The scatter shows which states give you the most pay for the prices you’ll actually face.
Avg. weekly pay: Texas and the region
Pay vs. cost of living
Annual pay for permanent (non-travel) MRI technologists, from BLS
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, MRI technologists (29-2035), Texas, May 2023.
What it costs to live in Texas on assignment
Texas scores 90.8 on MERIC’s cost-of-living index, the 15th lowest in the country. Housing does most of the work at 77.2. Utilities are the one category above the national average, which you’ll notice in an air-conditioned summer rental.
Texas prices by category
Federal per diem rates in Texas
GSA lodging rates for FY2027, in effect since Oct 1, 2026. Agencies often use them as a guide when setting housing and meal stipends.
Arlington, Fort Worth and Grapevine have their own $192 lodging rate. Meal rates for the metros are FY2026 figures. Source: GSA per diem rates.
Top-paying travel MRI jobs in Texas
The best weekly offers on the board today, highest first. Each card lists the city, scheduled hours, shift and contract length. Open one for the facility type, start date and the experience the site wants.
LiveHighest weekly pay first · updated
Line up your next Texas MRI assignment
Pay shown upfront. A recruiter who answers. Look through open travel MRI jobs across Texas, or tell us where you want to go next.
Travel MRI tech salary in Texas: FAQs
How much do MRI techs make in Texas?
Travel MRI techs on open Anders Group assignments in Texas average $2,310 a week, with offers between $2,075 and $2,646. That figure includes listed housing and meal stipends and is before taxes. Staff MRI techs in Texas earned an annual mean of $84,770 in the latest BLS data.
Where in Texas do travel MRI jobs pay the most?
Kingwood has the top offer right now at $2,646 a week, followed by Dallas. The big metros also hold most of the openings. Rankings move as jobs are posted and filled.
Do I need a Texas license to work as a travel MRI tech?
Not for MRI alone. The Texas Medical Board says a radiologic technologist license isn’t required to practice MR at this time. Facilities still expect ARRT (MR) or ARMRIT certification, and you’ll need a Texas MRT certificate if the role includes X-ray or CT. Source: Texas Medical Board.
Does Texas having no state income tax help travelers?
It helps with the taxable part of your package. Texas doesn’t tax wages, so your hourly pay there faces federal tax only, while your home state may still have its own rules. A tax professional who works with travelers can tell you how it applies to you.
How far does a Texas travel MRI package go?
Texas prices run about 9% under the U.S. average, mostly thanks to housing. At that index, a $2,310 weekly package buys roughly what $2,544 would in an average-cost state.