State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Missouri
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Missouri, $98,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.9% — not 65.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.7%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+35.9%
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
Missouri
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $98,010
- p25
- $83,370
- p75
- $105,100
- p10
- $76,660
- p90
- $118,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.