State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Iowa
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Iowa, $92,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.6% — not 74.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.8%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+38.6%
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
Iowa
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $92,890
- p25
- $83,370
- p75
- $101,370
- p10
- $80,090
- p90
- $105,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.