State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Virginia
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Virginia, $101,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.6% — not 59.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.5%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+45.6%
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
Virginia
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $101,820
- p25
- $95,600
- p75
- $107,730
- p10
- $84,600
- p90
- $120,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.