The salary statistics of nuclear medicine technologists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare nuclear medicine technologists salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear medicine technologists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) nuclear medicine technologists is $88,450. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $71,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid nuclear medicine technologists is $59,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear medicine technologists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $71,330 | 1.51% | 5.90% |
| 2017 | $70,250 | 3.13% | - |
| 2016 | $68,050 | 2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $66,370 | -0.69% | - |
| 2014 | $66,830 | 0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $66,730 | -0.58% | - |
| 2012 | $67,120 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].