Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Nuclear Medicine Technologists prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Nuclear Medicine Technologists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $57,830 to $68,370 per year or $28 to $33 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Nuclear Medicine Technologists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $52 | $109,070 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $46 | $95,230 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $38 | $79,590 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $33 | $68,370 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $28 | $57,830 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| CA | $58 | $121,070 |
| RI | $50 | $103,170 |
| WA | $49 | $101,450 |
| HI | $49 | $100,980 |
| DC | $47 | $96,960 |
| CT | $44 | $92,400 |
| OR | $44 | $91,870 |
| NY | $43 | $90,020 |
| NJ | $43 | $88,770 |
| CO | $42 | $88,110 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like CA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at CA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Nuclear Med Technologists are in the states of CA, RI, WA, HI and DC.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Outpatient Care Centers | $116040 | $55.79 |
| Specialty Hospitals | $81680 | $39.27 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $81660 | $39.26 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $80480 | $38.69 |
| Offices of Physicians | $80460 | $38.68 |
| Federal Executive Branch | $79350 | $38.15 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $77140 | $37.09 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $ | $* |
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