State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Montana
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Montana, $100,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.1% — not 61.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.6%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+38.1%
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
Montana
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $100,490
- p25
- $83,320
- p75
- $102,170
- p10
- $62,340
- p90
- $107,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.