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Pay · 29-2033

Nuclear Medicine Technologists earn $101,370 a year at the midpoint

Most nuclear medicine technologists are paid close to one another — the middle is $101,370, and even the ends, $78,080 and $134,500, are not far off.

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$101,370median a year · United States
$48.74an hour $105,160average 17,080people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$86,72025th $101,370median $117,12075th
$78,08010th percentile $134,50090th percentile
$86,720a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$162,380best-paying state · California
$64,610lowest-paying state · Kansas
+60%top state against the national median
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  • Where you live moves it more than your resume does. National figures. A state or metro area can sit far from the national number, and that gap is usually larger than any difference a resume makes.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $162,380 in California and $64,610 in Kansas — a gap of $97,770 a year.

Nuclear medicine technologist earnings, from starting pay to the best-paid 10%

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Nearby work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists$101,370
Medical Dosimetrists$147,470+$46,100 Diagnostic medical sonographers$96,590−$4,780 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$95,480−$5,890 Radiologic technologists$80,110−$21,260 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,310−$27,060

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Nuclear medicine technologist wages in each state

The 38 states where the most people do this work, of 49 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.51 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
California $162,380 $122,760 $122,760 — $200,990 1,500
Washington $126,200 $102,970 $102,970 — $158,740 320
New Jersey $124,280 $101,830 $101,830 — $140,340 540
Oregon $122,100 $101,080 $101,080 — $132,510 180
New York $118,650 $96,870 $96,870 — $134,400 890
Massachusetts $118,250 $88,470 $88,470 — $148,900 380
Connecticut $117,150 $98,800 $98,800 — $129,720 170
Colorado $116,990 $94,950 $94,950 — $132,580 200
Utah $111,770 $91,570 $91,570 — $129,590 120
Nevada $109,150 $97,640 $97,640 — $136,520 120
Minnesota $107,380 $96,440 $96,440 — $119,650 200
Illinois $104,950 $84,590 $84,590 — $122,800 620
Nebraska $104,320 $58,130 $58,130 — $124,410 120
Maryland $104,150 $87,120 $87,120 — $122,930 330
Indiana $103,230 $85,140 $85,140 — $119,310 280
Virginia $101,820 $84,600 $84,600 — $120,070 430
Texas $101,170 $81,330 $81,330 — $124,530 1,060
Georgia $100,880 $75,490 $75,490 — $125,760 540
Arizona $100,130 $81,030 $81,030 — $123,130 430
Wisconsin $98,450 $77,380 $77,380 — $118,560 390
Missouri $98,010 $76,660 $76,660 — $118,120 360
Ohio $97,570 $80,620 $80,620 — $105,990 670
Florida $97,310 $80,070 $80,070 — $110,640 1,740
Kentucky $95,470 $75,360 $75,360 — $117,540 270
Michigan $95,400 $75,000 $75,000 — $101,680 640
Pennsylvania $94,570 $75,270 $75,270 — $118,110 740
Iowa $92,890 $80,090 $80,090 — $105,970 150
Oklahoma $90,640 $72,110 $72,110 — $103,490 200
South Carolina $90,230 $76,820 $76,820 — $102,760 280
Louisiana $87,670 $69,040 $69,040 — $105,050 170
North Carolina $85,240 $67,080 $67,080 — $103,980 600
Tennessee $84,470 $68,640 $68,640 — $108,020 390
Arkansas $83,670 $58,130 $58,130 — $103,220 190
Mississippi $83,340 $64,880 $64,880 — $101,800 160
Alabama $82,630 $64,150 $64,150 — $100,310 320
South Dakota $82,010 $39,090 $39,090 — $101,940 140
West Virginia $76,460 $65,570 $65,570 — $101,300 150
Kansas $64,610 $55,310 $55,310 — $104,100 380

No. 113 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 86% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 111 Management Analysts $101,860
  2. 112 Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,420
  3. 113 Nuclear Medicine Technologists $101,370
  4. 114 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $101,110
  5. 115 Civil Engineers $100,840

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  • Administered radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
  • Detected and mapped radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
  • Processed cardiac function studies, using computer.

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Nuclear medicine technologist pay rate, hourly to yearly

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What people often ask

What is a nuclear medicine technologist’s yearly income?

A nuclear medicine technologist makes a median of $101,370 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $86,720 and $117,120.

What is a nuclear medicine technologist’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $48.74 an hour; the average is $105,160 a year.

What is the starting pay for a nuclear medicine technologist?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $86,720 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $78,080.

Which state pays nuclear medicine technologists the most?

California, with a median of $162,380 a year.

How many people work as nuclear medicine technologists?

About 17,080 in the United States — number 113 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Jobs that pay about the same

Median pay within $530 of what nuclear medicine technologists earn — $101,370 a year — but not always the same spread.

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