State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Tennessee
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Tennessee, $84,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.6% — not 92.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.2%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+59.6%
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
Tennessee
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $84,470
- p25
- $79,440
- p75
- $96,590
- p10
- $68,640
- p90
- $108,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.