Nuclear Medicine Technologist Hourly Pay (2026 Data)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 1,707 US job postings by 438 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for nuclear medicine technologists: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 1,707 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for nuclear medicine technologists in US job postings is $52.73 an hour (408 postings from 144 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $46.00 to $60.00 an hour.
- The skills that most set nuclear medicine technologist postings apart are nuclear medicine procedures, radiopharmaceuticals, radiation safety.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 1 year of experience.
Nuclear Medicine Technologist job postings in the US, October 2026
- $52.73/hr
- Median advertised pay (408 postings)
- $46.00–$60.00
- Middle 50% of postings
- 1,707
- US job postings from 438 employers
- 1 year
- Median experience asked
How much does a nuclear medicine technologist make an hour?
The median advertised pay is $52.73 an hour, from 408 US job postings by 144 employers that state pay. That is about $110,000 a year at 2,080 hours.
Advertised pay in 408 US nuclear medicine technologist job postings: median $110,000 a year ($52.73 an hour), middle half $96,000 to $125,000.
- Median: $110,000 ($52.73/hr)
- 25th percentile: $96,000
- 75th percentile: $125,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $30K–$40K | 0.2% |
| $40K–$50K | 0.2% |
| $60K–$70K | 0.5% |
| $70K–$80K | 3.3% |
| $80K–$90K | 9.4% |
| $90K–$100K | 20.8% |
| $100K–$110K | 15.0% |
| $110K–$120K | 15.5% |
| $120K–$130K | 14.2% |
| $130K–$140K | 9.1% |
| $140K–$150K | 4.6% |
| $150K–$160K | 1.8% |
| $160K–$170K | 1.8% |
| $170K–$180K | 1.0% |
| $180K–$190K | 0.2% |
| $190K–$200K | 0.8% |
| $200K–$210K | 0.2% |
| $210K–$220K | 0.2% |
| $220K–$230K | 0.2% |
Midpoint of each posting's pay range, hourly pay × 2,080 hours; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
| Median | Middle 50% | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postings that state an hourly rate | $52.73 | $46.00–$60.00 | 367 |
| All pay postings, annualised | $110,000 | $96K–$125K | 408 |
For comparison, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median annual wage of Nuclear Medicine Technologists (29-2033) at $101,000 (May 2025). Postings advertise pay; the BLS measures what people earn, across all employers and levels.
What is the starting salary for a nuclear medicine technologist?
Figure withheld: fewer than 250 US postings list pay. How we decide.
Highest-paying nuclear medicine technologist jobs
Specializations with at least 250 postings that state pay.
| Specialization | Median pay | Postings with pay | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist (general) | $52.73/hr | 392 | 135 |
Skills employers ask for in nuclear medicine technologist job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 13% |
| Nuclear medicine procedures | 11% |
| Interpersonal skills | 10% |
| Radiation safety | 8% |
| Customer service | 8% |
| Attention to detail | 8% |
| Radiopharmaceuticals | 7% |
| Pacs | 6% |
| Organizational skills | 6% |
| Venipuncture | 5% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set nuclear medicine technologists apart
- Nuclear medicine procedures852× as often as in all postings · 11%
- Radiopharmaceuticals862.1× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Radiation safety147.7× as often as in all postings · 8%
- Nuclear medicine542.3× as often as in all postings · 5%
- Pacs76.5× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Venipuncture25.5× as often as in all postings · 5%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does a nuclear medicine technologist do?
Employers post these jobs as Nuclear Medicine Tech, Nuclear Med Tech, PET/CT Technologist, Nuclear Med Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technician and other titles.
The closest official occupation is Nuclear Medicine Technologists (29-2033.00). Its most important tasks:
- Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
- Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
- Record and process results of procedures.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
How much experience do you need to be a nuclear medicine technologist?
Among 551 postings that state a minimum, the median is 1 year. 6% say 0 years and 61% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 551 US nuclear medicine technologist job postings: median 1 year, and 61% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 7% |
| 1 yr | 54% |
| 2 yrs | 28% |
| 3-4 yrs | 7% |
| 5-7 yrs | 3% |
| 8-9 yrs | under 1% |
| 10+ yrs | under 1% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Full-time 76%, Part-time 24% of the 300 postings that state working hours.
Other names for a nuclear medicine technologist: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 261 (59.6%) |
| Nuclear Medicine Tech | 62 (14.2%) |
| Nuclear Med Tech | 50 (11.4%) |
| PET/CT Technologist | 44 (10.1%) |
| Nuclear Med Technologist | 23 (5.2%) |
| Nuclear Medicine Technician | 17 (3.9%) |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist PRN | 17 (3.9%) |
| PET Technologist | 16 (3.6%) |
| Nuclear Medical Technologist | 11 (2.5%) |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist II | 11 (2.5%) |
| Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Technologist | 10 (2.3%) |
| Nuclear Medicine/PET Technologist | 8 (1.8%) |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist I | 7 (1.6%) |
| Nuc Med Tech | 7 (1.6%) |
| Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 6 (1.4%) |
| Radiology / Cardiology/Nuclear Medicine Tech | 5 (1.1%) |
| Per Diem Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 5 (1.1%) |
| PRN Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 5 (1.1%) |
| Nuclear Med Tech II | 5 (1.1%) |
| Nuclear Medicine Tech PRN | 4 (0.9%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Nuclear Medicine Technologist compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | $52.73/hr | 1 year | 1,707 | – |
| Radiologic Technologist | $42.58/hr | 1 year | 22,330 | 17 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | $47.00/hr | 1 year | 4,989 | 15 |
| Radiation Therapist | $110K | 1 year | 1,147 | 15 |
| Physicist | – | 3 years | 678 | 10 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Radiologic Technologist | 17 | $42.58/hr |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 15 | $47.00/hr |
| Radiation Therapist | 15 | $110K |
| Physicist | 10 | – |
| Surgical Technologist | 14 | $35.17/hr |
| Veterinary Technician | 8 | $26.50/hr |
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Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 20 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 19 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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