Musculoskeletal Radiologist Salary 2026: $590K Median

The median musculoskeletal radiologist salary in the United States is $590,000 per year, based on 13 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through March 26, 2025. The average is $575,000. At the average reported workweek of 45 hours, the median works out to about $252 per hour.

The middle 50% of reported musculoskeletal radiologist salaries fall between $560,000 (25th percentile) and $590,000 (75th percentile). Based on 13 reports.

In SalaryDr's reports, yes: private practice musculoskeletal radiologists ($570,000 across 5 reports) report a higher average total compensation than hospital-employed musculoskeletal radiologists ($550,000 across 8 reports).

Musculoskeletal radiologists who reported their schedule average 45 hours per week (13 reports).

Average total compensation by years of experience in SalaryDr's musculoskeletal radiologist reports: 6–10 years, $520,000 (6 reports); 11–15 years, $590,000 (7 reports).

Musculoskeletal radiologists who rated their job gave it an average of 4.2 out of 5 (13 reports). 92% of the 13 reports that answered say they would choose the specialty again.

These figures come from 13 reports that musculoskeletal radiologists submitted anonymously to SalaryDr and that were approved before publication; the most recent is from March 26, 2025. Reports are self-reported: approval means a report passed SalaryDr's review checks, not that the submitter's pay was independently verified. Outlier reports beyond 1.5×IQR are excluded from the median, average and percentiles.