State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: Iowa vs Washington
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Washington earn a median of $126,200. In Iowa, $92,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.4%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $92,890
- p25
- $83,370
- p75
- $101,370
- p10
- $80,090
- p90
- $105,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.