The annual salary statistics of nuclear medicine technologists in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nuclear medicine technologists in Charleston 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 | $50,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear medicine technologists in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear medicine technologists from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $62,770 | 4.25% | 9.48% |
| 2014 | $60,100 | 2.90% | - |
| 2013 | $58,360 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $56,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,770 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for nuclear medicine technologists in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of nuclear medicine technologists in Charleston is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Morgantown | |
| Charleston | |
| Wheeling | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |