29 Series · SOC 29-2033

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$97,020

per year

Median Hourly

$46.64/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$99,690

average

Employment

16,960

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$75,570$83,020$97,020$108,190$128,090
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$36.33$39.91$46.64$52.02$61.58
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$75,570

25th Percentile

$83,020

Median

$97,020

75th Percentile

$108,190

90th Percentile

$128,090

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $155,220 +60% above national
2 Hawaii $124,380 +28% above national
3 Washington $121,090 +25% above national
4 District of Columbia $114,750 +18% above national
5 New Jersey $111,000 +14% above national
6 Oregon $110,600 +14% above national
7 Massachusetts $110,340 +14% above national
8 New York $109,020 +12% above national
9 Colorado $108,900 +12% above national
10 Rhode Island $107,950 +11% above national
11 Nevada $107,670 +11% above national
12 Connecticut $107,050 +10% above national
13 Utah $106,720 +10% above national
14 Nebraska $104,270 +7% above national
15 Minnesota $103,850 +7% above national
16 Illinois $101,840 +5% above national
17 New Hampshire $99,900 +3% above national
18 Idaho $99,000 +2% above national
19 North Dakota $98,730 +2% above national
20 Arizona $98,720 +2% above national
21 Missouri $97,400 same as national
22 Montana $97,000 same as national
23 Virginia $96,820 same as national
24 Indiana $96,780 same as national
25 Maryland $96,560 same as national
26 Texas $96,060 1% below national
27 Delaware $96,040 1% below national
28 Maine $95,230 2% below national
29 Ohio $94,450 3% below national
30 Georgia $89,450 8% below national
31 Michigan $89,300 8% below national
32 Oklahoma $89,150 8% below national
33 Florida $88,450 9% below national
34 Kentucky $87,990 9% below national
35 Wisconsin $87,470 10% below national
36 Pennsylvania $86,320 11% below national
37 New Mexico $84,860 13% below national
38 South Carolina $84,420 13% below national
39 Kansas $84,210 13% below national
40 North Carolina $83,820 14% below national
41 Iowa $83,590 14% below national
42 Louisiana $82,540 15% below national
43 West Virginia $82,470 15% below national
44 Mississippi $81,020 16% below national
45 Tennessee $80,470 17% below national
46 Alabama $79,230 18% below national
47 South Dakota $79,060 19% below national
48 Arkansas $75,150 23% below national
49 Puerto Rico $46,040 53% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $183,820 +89% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $182,530 +88% above national
3 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $167,020 +72% above national
4 Fresno, CA $157,160 +62% above national
5 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $156,190 +61% above national
6 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $145,190 +50% above national
7 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $134,880 +39% above national
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $128,540 +32% above national
9 Urban Honolulu, HI $124,380 +28% above national
10 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $117,560 +21% above national
11 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $115,290 +19% above national
12 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $112,620 +16% above national
13 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $111,660 +15% above national
14 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $110,730 +14% above national
15 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $110,020 +13% above national
16 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $109,070 +12% above national
17 Colorado Springs, CO $108,180 +12% above national
18 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $107,250 +11% above national
19 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $106,750 +10% above national
20 Worcester, MA $106,180 +9% above national
21 Omaha, NE-IA $104,910 +8% above national
22 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $104,840 +8% above national
23 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $104,630 +8% above national
24 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $103,200 +6% above national
25 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $103,170 +6% above national
26 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $102,850 +6% above national
27 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $102,350 +5% above national
28 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $100,670 +4% above national
29 Rochester, NY $100,320 +3% above national
30 Green Bay, WI $99,940 +3% above national
31 Columbus, OH $99,770 +3% above national
32 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $99,640 +3% above national
33 Boise City, ID $99,000 +2% above national
34 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $98,870 +2% above national
35 Kansas City, MO-KS $98,740 +2% above national
36 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $98,560 +2% above national
37 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,420 +1% above national
38 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $98,220 +1% above national
39 St. Louis, MO-IL $98,060 +1% above national
40 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $97,700 +1% above national
41 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $96,780 same as national
42 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $96,540 same as national
43 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $96,460 1% below national
44 Tucson, AZ $96,410 1% below national
45 Ann Arbor, MI $96,390 1% below national
46 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $96,310 1% below national
47 Richmond, VA $95,840 1% below national
48 Cleveland, OH $95,830 1% below national
49 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $95,620 1% below national
50 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $94,990 2% below national
51 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $94,530 3% below national
52 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $94,080 3% below national
53 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $93,430 4% below national
54 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $93,420 4% below national
55 Toledo, OH $93,320 4% below national
56 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $92,790 4% below national
57 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,840 5% below national
58 Madison, WI $91,140 6% below national
59 Winston-Salem, NC $91,040 6% below national
60 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $90,040 7% below national
61 Oklahoma City, OK $89,150 8% below national
62 Naples-Marco Island, FL $88,860 8% below national
63 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $88,450 9% below national
64 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $87,890 9% below national
65 Tallahassee, FL $87,320 10% below national
66 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $87,030 10% below national
67 Tulsa, OK $86,680 11% below national
68 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $86,320 11% below national
69 Jacksonville, FL $86,270 11% below national
70 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $85,830 12% below national
71 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $85,740 12% below national
72 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $85,290 12% below national
73 Akron, OH $84,980 12% below national
74 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $84,550 13% below national
75 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $84,340 13% below national
76 Port St. Lucie, FL $84,140 13% below national
77 Columbia, SC $83,860 14% below national
78 Raleigh-Cary, NC $83,820 14% below national
79 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $83,150 14% below national
80 Gainesville, FL $82,880 15% below national
81 Jackson, MS $82,870 15% below national
82 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $82,630 15% below national
83 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $82,490 15% below national
84 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $81,620 16% below national
85 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $81,580 16% below national
86 Huntsville, AL $80,320 17% below national
87 Knoxville, TN $80,200 17% below national
88 Birmingham, AL $80,110 17% below national
89 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,950 18% below national
90 Mobile, AL $79,860 18% below national
91 Pittsburgh, PA $79,680 18% below national
92 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $78,810 19% below national
93 Chattanooga, TN-GA $78,700 19% below national
94 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $78,320 19% below national
95 Montgomery, AL $78,280 19% below national
96 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $78,170 19% below national
97 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $76,110 22% below national
98 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,740 31% below national
99 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $65,330 33% below national
100 Wichita, KS $62,290 36% below national
101 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $47,080 51% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.