State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: California vs West Virginia
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in California earn a median of $162,380. In West Virginia, $76,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.7% — not 112.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+112.4%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+71.7%
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
West Virginia
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $76,460
- p25
- $74,130
- p75
- $97,880
- p10
- $65,570
- p90
- $101,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.