State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Louisiana
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Louisiana, $87,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.6% — not 85.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.2%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+47.6%
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
Louisiana
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $87,670
- p25
- $80,130
- p75
- $98,800
- p10
- $69,040
- p90
- $105,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.