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Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary in California

The median nuclear medicine technologists in California earns $162,380 a year, 60% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,241 a month.

10th percentile
$122,760
25th percentile
$136,820
Median percentile
$162,380
75th percentile
$178,190
90th percentile
$200,990

Based on 1,500 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$110,886 take-home a year
Gross pay$162,380
Federal income tax−$27,705
Social Security + Medicare−$12,422
California income tax (approx.)−$11,367
Monthly take-home$9,241
Every two weeks$4,265

Does it go far here?

$146,658Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All nuclear medicine technologists salaries · Take-home pay in California