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Highest Paying Industries for Nuclear Medicine Technologists

The top 35 highest paying industries for nuclear medicine technologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $84,270, colleges, universities, and professional schools is the highest paying industry for nuclear medicine technologists. It is followed by educational services industry (average annual salary $84,270). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of nuclear medicine technologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 35 Highest Paying Industries for Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$84,270	$58,200	90
2	Educational Services	$84,270	$58,200	90
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$82,670	$54,300	60
4	Educational Services - State government owned	$82,670	$54,300	60
5	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$80,980	$63,430	160
6	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$76,640	$54,560	220
7	Outpatient Care Centers	$75,330	$53,690	310
8	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$74,860	$53,670	280
9	State government, including schools and hospitals	$74,500	$51,640	400
10	Offices of Physicians	$74,390	$51,410	4,160
11	Hospitals - State government owned	$73,490	$51,220	340
12	Temporary Help Services	$73,360	$51,150	40
13	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$73,240	$50,500	5,820
14	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$73,120	$53,690	70
15	Health Care and Social Assistance	$72,150	$52,100	19,900
16	Hospitals - Privately owned	$72,020	$53,030	12,390
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$71,920	$52,970	12,230
18	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$71,780	$52,670	14,080
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$71,700	$52,660	13,850
20	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$71,540	$52,160	50
21	Administrative and Support Services	$70,080	$49,270	60
22	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$70,080	$49,270	60
23	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$69,810	$50,960	1,870
24	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$69,070	$46,490	1,260
25	Employment Services	$69,020	$48,290	60
26	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$68,880	$50,530	1,370
27	Hospitals - Local government owned	$68,740	$50,510	1,350
28	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$68,710	$50,490	1,350
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$66,830	$54,310	120
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$66,830	$54,310	120
31	Federal government, including USPS	$65,720	$54,320	100
32	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$65,720	$54,320	100
33	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$56,840	$42,430	n/a
34	Rental and Leasing Services	$56,840	$42,430	n/a
35	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$56,840	$42,430	n/a