State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Texas
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Texas, $101,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.8% — not 60.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.5%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+40.8%
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
Texas
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $101,170
- p25
- $93,440
- p75
- $111,790
- p10
- $81,330
- p90
- $124,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.