SOC 29-2033 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$101,370

U.S. median hourly wage$48.74

U.S. employment17,080

Nationally, nuclear medicine technologists earned a median of $101,370 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 17,080 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Nuclear Medicine Technologists: pay and employment by state
State
California	$162,380	$78.07	1,500	0.1
Washington	$126,200	$60.67	320	0.1
Hawaii	$125,650	$60.41	30	0.1
New Jersey	$124,280	$59.75	540	0.1
Oregon	$122,100	$58.70	180	0.1
New York	$118,650	$57.04	890	0.1
Massachusetts	$118,250	$56.85	380	0.1
Connecticut	$117,150	$56.32	170	0.1
Colorado	$116,990	$56.25	200	0.1
District of Columbia	$116,630	$56.07	30	0.0
Utah	$111,770	$53.74	120	0.1
Nevada	$109,150	$52.47	120	0.1
New Hampshire	$107,890	$51.87	60	0.1
Minnesota	$107,380	$51.63	200	0.1
Illinois	$104,950	$50.46	620	0.1
Idaho	$104,630	$50.31	80	0.1
Nebraska	$104,320	$50.15	120	0.1
Maryland	$104,150	$50.07	330	0.1
Rhode Island	$104,000	$50.00	110	0.2
Indiana	$103,230	$49.63	280	0.1
North Dakota	$102,640	$49.34	50	0.1
Virginia	$101,820	$48.95	430	0.1
Texas	$101,170	$48.64	1,060	0.1
Georgia	$100,880	$48.50	540	0.1
Montana	$100,490	$48.31	50	0.1
Delaware	$100,470	$48.30	70	0.1
Arizona	$100,130	$48.14	430	0.1
Maine	$99,500	$47.84	70	0.1
Wisconsin	$98,450	$47.33	390	0.1
New Mexico	$98,400	$47.31	70	0.1
Missouri	$98,010	$47.12	360	0.1
Ohio	$97,570	$46.91	670	0.1
Florida	$97,310	$46.78	1,740	0.2
Kentucky	$95,470	$45.90	270	0.1
Michigan	$95,400	$45.86	640	0.1
Pennsylvania	$94,570	$45.47	740	0.1
Iowa	$92,890	$44.66	150	0.1
Oklahoma	$90,640	$43.58	200	0.1
South Carolina	$90,230	$43.38	280	0.1
Louisiana	$87,670	$42.15	170	0.1
North Carolina	$85,240	$40.98	600	0.1
Tennessee	$84,470	$40.61	390	0.1
Arkansas	$83,670	$40.23	190	0.1
Mississippi	$83,340	$40.07	160	0.1
Alabama	$82,630	$39.72	320	0.2
South Dakota	$82,010	$39.43	140	0.3
Wyoming	$81,900	$39.37	40	0.1
West Virginia	$76,460	$36.76	150	0.2
Kansas	$64,610	$31.06	380	0.3
Puerto Rico	$52,930	$25.45	240	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 99 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Nuclear Medicine Technologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$198,950	$95.65	100	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$189,790	$91.25	170	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$173,260	$83.30	130	0.1
Modesto, CA	$172,530	$82.95	30	0.2
Fresno, CA	$163,380	$78.55	50	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$162,380	$78.07	110	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$156,410	$75.20	460	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$150,870	$72.54	160	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$133,380	$64.13	200	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$128,560	$61.81	30	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$127,010	$61.06	100	0.1
New Haven, CT	$125,980	$60.57	30	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$125,340	$60.26	940	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$123,450	$59.35	290	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$118,110	$56.78	100	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$115,230	$55.40	60	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$113,670	$54.65	30	0.1
Worcester, MA	$111,400	$53.56	40	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$109,900	$52.84	250	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$108,860	$52.34	480	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$107,380	$51.63	130	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$107,300	$51.59	80	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$107,230	$51.56	320	0.1
Green Bay, WI	$106,370	$51.14	30	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$105,610	$50.77	60	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$105,590	$50.76	250	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$105,460	$50.70	90	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$105,450	$50.70	110	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$104,750	$50.36	90	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$104,320	$50.15	40	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$104,180	$50.09	70	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$104,000	$50.00	130	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$103,900	$49.95	310	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$103,730	$49.87	80	0.1
Columbus, OH	$103,510	$49.76	100	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$103,270	$49.65	70	0.2
Boise City, ID	$102,690	$49.37	30	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$102,460	$49.26	410	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$102,170	$49.12	160	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$101,630	$48.86	50	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$101,150	$48.63	240	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$101,120	$48.62	290	0.2
Rochester, NY	$100,930	$48.52	50	0.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$100,700	$48.41	70	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$100,640	$48.38	110	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$100,610	$48.37	170	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$100,130	$48.14	320	0.1
Springfield, MO	$100,090	$48.12	30	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$100,060	$48.11	50	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$100,060	$48.11	50	0.2
Madison, WI	$99,820	$47.99	40	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$99,810	$47.99	400	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$99,640	$47.90	130	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$99,620	$47.90	60	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$99,400	$47.79	170	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$99,080	$47.63	50	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$98,400	$47.31	40	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$98,160	$47.19	300	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$97,890	$47.06	130	0.1
Gainesville, FL	$97,470	$46.86	30	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$97,370	$46.81	50	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$97,370	$46.81	80	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$97,310	$46.78	50	0.1
Richmond, VA	$97,300	$46.78	80	0.1
Wilmington, NC	$96,620	$46.45	30	0.2
Toledo, OH	$96,150	$46.23	50	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$96,050	$46.18	40	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$95,470	$45.90	30	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$95,250	$45.79	30	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$95,140	$45.74	60	0.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$94,810	$45.58	40	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$94,500	$45.43	100	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$92,670	$44.55	70	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$92,630	$44.54	130	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$91,950	$44.21	130	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$91,490	$43.99	50	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$91,350	$43.92	70	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$90,990	$43.74	30	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$90,640	$43.58	100	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$90,460	$43.49	70	0.4
Jackson, MS	$89,270	$42.92	50	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$89,200	$42.88	50	0.2
Columbia, SC	$87,480	$42.06	60	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$87,380	$42.01	280	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$87,170	$41.91	40	0.2
Flint, MI	$87,060	$41.86	30	0.2
Charleston, WV	$86,780	$41.72	30	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$85,700	$41.20	90	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$84,700	$40.72	50	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$84,470	$40.61	90	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$83,390	$40.09	40	0.1
Tallahassee, FL	$83,360	$40.08	30	0.2
Fayetteville, NC	$83,330	$40.06	30	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,830	$39.82	120	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$82,770	$39.79	40	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$82,620	$39.72	60	0.1
Montgomery, AL	$82,620	$39.72	30	0.2
Wichita, KS	$64,610	$31.06	90	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$52,480	$25.23	170	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.