The annual salary statistics of nuclear medicine technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nuclear medicine technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $94,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear medicine technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear medicine technologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,300 | -5.76% | 37.84% |
| 2021 | $129,350 | 3.06% | - |
| 2020 | $125,390 | 4.39% | - |
| 2019 | $119,880 | 2.02% | - |
| 2018 | $117,460 | 5.19% | - |
| 2017 | $111,360 | 15.24% | - |
| 2016 | $94,390 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $92,840 | 16.46% | - |
| 2014 | $77,560 | 0.95% | - |
| 2013 | $76,820 | 1.04% | - |
| 2012 | $76,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,300 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for nuclear medicine technologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nuclear medicine technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.