State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: Arizona vs California
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Arizona, $100,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.2% — not 38.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.3%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-32.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $100,130
- p25
- $96,310
- p75
- $108,870
- p10
- $81,030
- p90
- $123,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
California
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $162,380
- p25
- $136,820
- p75
- $178,190
- p10
- $122,760
- p90
- $200,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.