State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs New Jersey
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In New Jersey, $124,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.4% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+28.4%
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
New Jersey
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $124,280
- p25
- $108,180
- p75
- $129,170
- p10
- $101,830
- p90
- $140,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.