State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Illinois
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Illinois, $104,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.8% — not 54.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.7%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+39.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Illinois
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $104,950
- p25
- $96,540
- p75
- $117,840
- p10
- $84,590
- p90
- $122,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.