State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs North Carolina
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In North Carolina, $85,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.3% — not 90.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.5%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+62.3%
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
North Carolina
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $85,240
- p25
- $79,380
- p75
- $98,590
- p10
- $67,080
- p90
- $103,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.