Nuclear Medicine Technologists · SOC 29-2033

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Nuclear Medicine Technologistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for nuclear medicine technologists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 99 metro areas

Nuclear Medicine Technologists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$198,950	100	0.1
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$189,790	170	0.1
3	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$173,260	130	0.1
4	Modesto, CA	$172,530	30	0.2
5	Fresno, CA	$163,380	50	0.1
6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$162,380	110	0.1
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$156,410	460	0.1
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$150,870	160	0.1
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$133,380	200	0.1
10	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$128,560	30	0.1
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$127,010	100	0.1
12	New Haven, CT	$125,980	30	0.1
13	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$125,340	940	0.1
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$123,450	290	0.1
15	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$118,110	100	0.1
16	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$115,230	60	0.1
17	Colorado Springs, CO	$113,670	30	0.1
18	Worcester, MA	$111,400	40	0.1
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$109,900	250	0.1
20	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$108,860	480	0.1
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$107,380	130	0.1
22	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$107,300	80	0.1
23	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$107,230	320	0.1
24	Green Bay, WI	$106,370	30	0.2
25	Omaha, NE-IA	$105,610	60	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Nuclear Medicine Technologists overview.

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.