State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs South Carolina
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In South Carolina, $90,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.3% — not 80%.
Nominal pay gap
+80%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+52.3%
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
South Carolina
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $90,230
- p25
- $82,470
- p75
- $98,400
- p10
- $76,820
- p90
- $102,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.