The annual salary statistics of nuclear medicine technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nuclear medicine technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $88,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear medicine technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $88,530.
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 | $104,250 | 4.64% | 19.78% |
| 2021 | $99,410 | 4.84% | - |
| 2020 | $94,600 | 3.02% | - |
| 2019 | $91,740 | 1.17% | - |
| 2018 | $90,670 | 1.21% | - |
| 2017 | $89,570 | -0.07% | - |
| 2016 | $89,630 | 3.26% | - |
| 2015 | $86,710 | 2.01% | - |
| 2014 | $84,970 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $82,980 | -0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $83,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,250, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for nuclear medicine technologists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $116,590). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of nuclear medicine technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Yakima |