State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: Illinois vs Washington
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Washington earn a median of $126,200. In Illinois, $104,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11% — not 16.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.8%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $104,950
- p25
- $96,540
- p75
- $117,840
- p10
- $84,590
- p90
- $122,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.