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Nuclear medicine technologist salary in California

Open nuclear medicine technologist jobs in California post a median of $70.75 an hour, the middle half $64.75–$85.50 (about $147,200 a year full time), $17.75 above the national posted median. From 46 jobs at 21 employers that state their pay.

$70.75
Median posted /hr
$65–$86
Middle half /hr
$147,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$78.07
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What nuclear medicine technologists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 46 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $30.76, highest $125.15.

Posted on open jobs in California

$64.75–$85.50/hr

Middle half of 41 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $70.75. 54% of the 85 open nuclear medicine technologist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Nuclear medicine technologist pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$71.25$43–$96.265 (3)
San Diego$75$59.81–$91.074 (1)
Palo Alto$91$77.90–$98.203 (2)
Sacramento$64.75$30.76–$112.843 (2)
Long Beach$61$30.76–$91.293 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Nuclear medicine technologist pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for nuclear medicine technologists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sutter Health$95.75$71.15–$124.126
Scripps Health$73.25$59.81–$91.076
Providence$66.75$48.47–$89.596
Cedars-Sinai$70.75$52.55–$96.264
CommonSpirit Health$63$30.76–$91.294
RadNet$64$40–$953
Stanford Health Care$91.75$85.48–$98.202
Kaiser Permanente$81.25$70.74–$92.492
John Muir Health$104.25$83.43–$125.151
UCSF Health$95.25$76.47–$114.261
MarinHealth$92.50$79.70–$105.111
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$83.25$77.90–$88.351
Akumin$79$67.91–$901
MemorialCare$73.50$60–$871
Inspire Health Medical Group$70$60–$801
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center$68.25$56.71–$79.791
Tower Imaging Valencia$65$60–$701
San Antonio Regional Hospital$61.25$49.10–$73.641
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$60$47.72–$72.261
Prime Healthcare$59.50$43.53–$75.381
City of Hope California$59$51.23–$66.601

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for nuclear medicine technologists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open nuclear medicine technologist jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nuclear Medicine Technologists (29-2033)$59.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, opens in a new tab)$65.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, opens in a new tab)$78.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, opens in a new tab)$85.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, opens in a new tab)$96.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, opens in a new tab)1,500 (source: BLS OEWS, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Nuclear medicine technologist salary in California: common questions

How much does a nuclear medicine technologist make in California?

Open nuclear medicine technologist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $70.75, the middle half $64.75–$85.50 (46 jobs from 21 employers). Full time that is about $147,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $78.07/hr ($162,380 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do nuclear medicine technologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($71.25), San Diego ($75), Palo Alto ($91) and Sacramento ($64.75). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in California pay nuclear medicine technologists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Sutter Health ($95.75), Scripps Health ($73.25) and Cedars-Sinai ($70.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($70.75) is $17.75 above the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 50 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 46 of 85 open nuclear medicine technologist jobs in California (54%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Nuclear medicine technologist pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nuclear Medicine Technologists (SOC 29-2033), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nuclear Medicine Technologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nuclear Medicine Technologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nuclear medicine technologist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/nuclear-medicine-technologist/california

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