Nuclear Medicine Technologists Salary in the US
A nuclear medicine technologists earns a national median of $101,370 a year (mean $105,160) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #131 of 825.
How much does a nuclear medicine technologists earn in the US?
A nuclear medicine technologists in the United States earns a median of $101,370 a year (mean $105,160), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 99% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 17,080 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2033), ranked #131 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$101,370
per year
Mean
$105,160
per year
Employment
17,080
US workers
National rank
#131
of 825 by median
What a nuclear medicine technologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a nuclear medicine technologists (SOC 29-2033) earns a median annual wage of $101,370 and a mean (average) of $105,160. The median is the midpoint — half of nuclear medicine technologists earn more and half earn less — and is 99% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a nuclear medicine technologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for nuclear medicine technologists is $101,370, and the mean (average) is $105,160. The median is the midpoint — half of nuclear medicine technologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does nuclear medicine technologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $101,370, a nuclear medicine technologists earns 99% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many nuclear medicine technologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 17,080 nuclear medicine technologists employed nationally (SOC 29-2033), across all industries.
- Where does this nuclear medicine technologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2033. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2033 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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