State comparison · 2025
Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Washington earn a median of $126,200. In South Dakota, $82,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
-35%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Median
- $82,010
- p25
- $65,420
- p75
- $97,720
- p10
- $39,090
- p90
- $101,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.