Best Cities for Nuclear Medicine Technologistss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where nuclear medicine technologistss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.63	$198,950	$165,516	19%
2	CaliforniaState	1.45	$162,380	$146,685	17%
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.32	$156,410	$134,258	17%
4	OregonState	1.17	$122,100	$118,544	16%
5	WashingtonState	1.16	$126,200	$117,614	18%
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.16	$127,010	$117,820	17%
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.15	$133,380	$116,693	20%
8	HawaiiState	1.13	$125,650	$114,227	23%
9	IndianaState	1.13	$103,230	$114,066	12%
10	New JerseyState	1.13	$124,280	$114,228	17%
11	NebraskaState	1.12	$104,320	$114,011	12%
12	UtahState	1.10	$111,770	$111,547	16%
13	ColoradoState	1.09	$116,990	$110,996	19%
14	MissouriState	1.09	$98,010	$110,621	13%
15	North DakotaState	1.09	$102,640	$110,842	11%
16	Columbus, OHMetro	1.09	$103,510	$110,706	15%
17	MassachusettsState	1.08	$118,250	$108,986	23%
18	MinnesotaState	1.08	$107,380	$109,571	14%
19	ConnecticutState	1.07	$117,150	$108,875	16%
20	GeorgiaState	1.07	$100,880	$108,009	17%
21	IdahoState	1.07	$104,630	$108,425	14%
22	NevadaState	1.07	$109,150	$108,932	16%
23	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.07	$123,450	$108,767	25%
24	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.07	$105,590	$108,632	18%
25	IllinoisState	1.06	$104,950	$107,752	15%
26	KentuckyState	1.06	$95,470	$107,876	12%
27	New MexicoState	1.06	$98,400	$106,957	13%
28	OhioState	1.06	$97,570	$107,931	13%
29	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.06	$103,900	$107,335	19%
30	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.06	$98,160	$107,632	15%
31	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.06	$107,380	$107,920	17%
32	WisconsinState	1.05	$98,450	$106,663	13%
33	New YorkState	1.04	$118,650	$105,467	19%
34	TexasState	1.04	$101,170	$105,826	16%
35	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.04	$97,370	$105,837	16%
36	IowaState	1.03	$92,890	$104,137	12%
37	MontanaState	1.03	$100,490	$104,243	13%
38	MichiganState	1.02	$95,400	$103,359	14%
39	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$104,000	$103,483	17%
40	District of ColumbiaState	1.01	$116,630	$102,038	22%
41	OklahomaState	1.01	$90,640	$102,418	13%
42	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.01	$101,120	$102,660	20%
43	New HampshireState	1.00	$107,890	$101,783	18%
44	ArizonaState	0.98	$100,130	$99,237	18%
45	DelawareState	0.98	$100,470	$99,475	16%
46	MaineState	0.98	$99,500	$99,699	16%
47	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$102,460	$98,995	19%
48	MississippiState	0.97	$83,340	$98,278	13%
49	South CarolinaState	0.97	$90,230	$98,076	17%
50	VirginiaState	0.97	$101,820	$98,377	19%
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.97	$94,500	$98,233	20%
52	ArkansasState	0.96	$83,670	$96,952	13%
53	LouisianaState	0.96	$87,670	$97,303	14%
54	PennsylvaniaState	0.96	$94,570	$97,495	16%
55	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.96	$109,900	$97,429	22%
56	FloridaState	0.95	$97,310	$95,872	21%
57	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.95	$92,630	$96,691	19%
58	AlabamaState	0.94	$82,630	$94,868	14%
59	MarylandState	0.94	$104,150	$95,375	19%
60	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.94	$100,610	$95,095	20%
61	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.93	$87,380	$94,159	18%
62	TennesseeState	0.91	$84,470	$92,317	18%
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$99,810	$91,991	25%
64	West VirginiaState	0.90	$76,460	$90,808	13%
65	North CarolinaState	0.89	$85,240	$90,297	18%
66	South DakotaState	0.89	$82,010	$90,319	14%
67	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.88	$82,830	$89,546	17%
68	WyomingState	0.87	$81,900	$88,065	14%
69	KansasState	0.71	$64,610	$71,789	19%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).