State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs North Dakota
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In North Dakota, $102,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 58.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.2%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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 Dakota
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $80,080
- p75
- $106,000
- p10
- $76,250
- p90
- $115,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.