State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Washington earn a median of $126,200. In New Mexico, $98,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.5% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
-22%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $98,400
- p25
- $78,270
- p75
- $108,700
- p10
- $74,820
- p90
- $125,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.