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
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$75,570
25th Percentile
$83,020
Median
$97,020
75th Percentile
$108,190
90th Percentile
$128,090
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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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
Highest Paying Metros
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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 |