State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs Washington
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In Washington, $126,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.7%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+24.4%
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
Washington
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $126,200
- p25
- $109,620
- p75
- $137,840
- p10
- $102,970
- p90
- $158,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.