State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs South Dakota
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In South Dakota, $82,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.5% — not 98%.
Nominal pay gap
+98%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+58.5%
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 Dakota
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $82,010
- p25
- $65,420
- p75
- $97,720
- p10
- $39,090
- p90
- $101,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.