The median annual wage for nuclear medicine technologists was $73,360 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $52,950, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $100,080.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for nuclear medicine technologists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Offices of physicians
$75,100
Hospitals; state, local, and private
73,050
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
70,110
Most nuclear medicine technologists work full time. Some nuclear medicine technologists work evenings, weekends, or overnight because imaging is sometimes needed in emergencies.
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Median annual wages, May 2015
Nuclear medicine technologists
$73,360
Health technologists and technicians
$42,190
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
