BLS metro-level wage data places Nuclear Medicine Technologists pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH at a median of $100,060 per year ($48.11/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $101,370, Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek pays 1% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 50 nuclear medicine technologistss are employed across the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek MSA in SOC 29-2033.

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek pay distribution spans from $80,020 at the 10th percentile to $101,690 at the 90th — a 1.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $88,680 and the 75th at $100,660, so half of Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek-based nuclear medicine technologistss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide OH data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.