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Mean salary Number of respondants Hourly equivalent Median salary Range High Low General imaging—hospital based $45,791 1953 $22.01 $45,000 $98,000 $19,000 General imaging—private clinic or office $47,718 227 $22.94 $47,840 $73,300 $22,320 Mobile NM—private mobile imaging service $46,611 50 $22.41 $44,950 $93,600 $30,000 Mobile NM—hospital or clinic based $49,986 19 $24.03 $50,000 $61,152 $34,000 Average for general imaging NMTs $47,526 2249 $22.85 $46,948 Cardiac NM—hospital based $47,079 107 $22.63 $46,750 $90,000 $25,000 Cardiac NM—private office $49,787 501 $23.94 $48,942 $105,000 $19,872 Average for cardiac NMTs $48,433 608 $23.28 $47,846 PET—hospital based $49,666 24 $23.88 $47,720 $96,700 $38,000 PET—private office $54,229 27 $26.07 $54,000 $75,000 $33,280 Mobile PET—private mobile imaging service $54,439 27 $26.17 $53,000 $85,500 $32,500 Mobile PET—hospital or clinic based $51,385 6 $24.70 $47,405 $80,000 $39,500 Average for PET NMTs $52,430 84 $25.21 $50,531 Research—hospital/clinic/educational institution based $49,873 45 $23.98 $48,900 $79,400 $32,000 Research—private research laboratory $37,750 2 $18.15 $37,750 $42,500 $33,000 Average for research NMTs $43,812 47 $21.06 $43,325 Self-Employed NMTs $71,035 26 $34.15 $67,500 $135,000 $30,000 Temporary staffing service based $60,641 96 $29.15 $60,000 $104,000 $33,000 All full time NMTs $51,142 3110 $24.59 $49,830 Minus self-employed/temp agency NMTs $48,847 2988 $23.48 $49,726 Supervisor—administrator $64,913 88 $31.21 $63,043 $150,000 $35,000 Supervisor—chief tech $53,525 858 $25.73 $52,000 $135,000 $40,400 Specialty supervisor (e.g., cardiac, PET) $53,151 184 $25.55 $52,150 $104,000 $30,000 Program director $53,830 40 $25.88 $52,000 $115,000 $35,000 Clinical instructor $48,084 19 $23.12 $47,500 $68,600 $34,000 Classroom instructor $64,194 16 $30.86 $53,250 $130,000 $22,800 <1 year 1 year 2–5 years 6–10 years 11–15 years 16–20 years >20 years General imaging—hospital based $46,480 $43,607 $43,985 $46,018 $49,161 $49,046 $51,636 <1 year 1 year 2–5 years 6–10 years 11–15 years 16–20 years >20 years General imaging—hospital based $39,629 $39,174 $42,154 $44,814 $46,905 $48,343 $49,405 
Urban Suburban or small city Rural General imaging—hospital based $46,784 $45,728 $43,348 General imaging—private clinic or office $48,084 $47,351 $47,717 Mobile NM—private mobile imaging service $43,012 $46,969 $48,318 Cardiac NM—private office $49,272 $50,359 $50,101 Cardiac NM—hospital based $48,828 $43,502 $43,454 PET—hospital based $49,957 $48,560 — PET—private office $56,024 $51,253 — Mobile PET—private mobile imaging service $53,344 $54,324 — Temporary staffing agency $59,429 $60,351 $51,400 Self-Employed $75,292 $65,167 $63,220 General imaging NMT—hospital based Rank State Region1 Annual salary Number of respondents Hourly wage 1 Alaska PA $57,710 2 $27.75 2 California PA $54,886 127 $26.39 3 Washington PA $54,723 33 $26.31 4 New Jersey MA $53,959 49 $25.94 5 Rhode Island NE $52,762 10 $25.37 6 Hawaii PA $51,239 7 $24.63 7 District of Columbia MA $50,760 3 $24.40 8 Connecticut NE $50,637 19 $24.34 9 Nevada RM $50,147 8 $24.11 10 Massachusetts NE $50,037 46 $24.06 11 Kansas PL $49,888 16 $23.98 12 Oregon PA $48,937 16 $23.53 13 Colorado RM $48,806 23 $23.46 14 Maryland MA $48,398 27 $23.27 15 Minnesota PL $47,802 28 $22.98 16 Delaware MA $47,699 5 $22.93 17 New Mexico RM $47,435 6 $22.81 18 Indiana MW $47,056 63 $22.62 19 Arizona RM $47,007 15 $22.60 20 Alabama SO $46,426 25 $22.32 21 Montana RM $46,295 12 $22.26 22 Missouri PL $46,213 48 $22.22 23 New York NE $46,210 128 $22.22 24 Iowa PL $46,103 24 $22.16 25 Georgia SO $46,070 31 $22.15 26 Texas OP $46,028 79 $22.13 27 Florida SO $46,013 99 $22.12 28 Illinois MW $45,803 85 $22.02 29 Oklahoma OP $45,742 15 $21.99 30 Maine NE $45,675 8 $21.96 31 New Hampshire NE $45,674 14 $21.96 32 Wisconsin MW $45,492 69 $21.87 33 South Carolina SO $45,483 35 $21.87 34 Michigan MW $44,733 97 $21.51 35 Louisiana OP $44,656 27 $21.47 36 North Dakota PL $44,221 6 $21.26 37 Mississippi SO $44,145 17 $21.22 38 Vermont NE $43,879 7 $21.10 39 Virginia MA $43,434 53 $20.88 40 Nebraska PL $42,629 11 $20.49 41 Ohio MW $42,446 138 $20.41 42 Arkansas OP $42,354 26 $20.36 43 North Carolina SO $42,299 65 $20.34 44 Idaho RM $42,200 6 $20.29 45 Tennessee SO $42,066 61 $20.22 46 Pennsylvania MA $41,281 154 $19.85 47 Wyoming RM $41,200 3 $19.81 48 Utah RM $41,107 13 $19.76 49 Kentucky SO $39,392 42 $18.94 50 West Virginia MA $38,770 25 $18.64 51 South Dakota PL $37,666 11 $18.11 52 Puerto Rico $24,256 8 $11.66 1945 Mean: $45,882 $22.06 Median: $46,020 $22.13 ↵1 PA-Pacific, NE-North East, MA-Mid-Atlantic, RM-Rocky Mountain, PL-Plains, SO-South, OP-Oil Patch.
General imaging NMT—hospital based Region Annual salary Difference from the mean Hourly wage Difference from the mean The Pacific states $53,499 $6,962 $25.72 $3.35 The North East $47,839 $1,302 $23.00 $0.63 The Mid-Atlantic $46,329 −$208 $22.27 −$0.10 The Rocky Mountain states $45,525 −$1,012 $21.89 −$0.49 The Plains states $45,315 −$1,221 $21.79 −$0.59 The Industrial Mid-West $45,106 −$1,431 $21.69 −$0.69 The Oil Patch states $44,695 −$1,842 $21.49 −$0.89 The South $43,987 −$2,550 $21.15 −$1.23 Mean: $46,537 — $22.37 Median: $45,420 — $21.84 Culture/Ethnicity/Age Data (All Respondants) Number of individuals Percent of respondants Average age Median age Minimum age Maximum age American Indian or Alaskan 34 0.68% 42.6 45.0 24.0 59.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 231 4.64% 39.7 39.0 23.0 64.0 Black or African American 115 2.31% 40.7 41.5 22.0 58.0 Latino or Hispanic 143 2.87% 37.1 36.5 23.0 57.0 White 4364 87.61% 40.1 40.0 21.0 69.0 Mixed Heritage 47 0.94% 36.1 34.0 23.0 58.0 Other 47 0.94% 42.3 43.5 21.0 63.0 Total: 4981 100.0% Grand Mean 40.0 39.9 Culture/Ethnicity/Age Salaries (General imaging NMT—hospital based) Average salary Number of individuals Percent of group Hourly wage Average age (years) American Indian or Alaskan $42,011 10 0.52% $20.20 36.1 Asian or Pacific Islander $48,990 103 5.31% $23.55 43.8 Black or African American $43,939 48 2.48% $21.12 41.5 Latino or Hispanic $42,564 48 2.48% $20.46 40.4 White $45,709 1,686 86.95% $21.98 39.9 Mixed Heritage $47,523 21 1.08% $22.85 41.1 Other $46,280 23 1.19% $22.25 39.0 Total: 1,939 100% Grand Mean: $45,288 $21.77 40.1 Males Females Salary difference Mean salary Number of respondents % Male Mean salary Number of respondents % Female General imaging—hospital based $47,654 866 42.9% $44,765 1,154 57.1% $2,888.87 General imaging—private clinic or office $50,947 76 33.8% $45,990 149 66.2% $4,957.05 Mobile NM—private imaging service $49,716 29 58.0% $42,323 21 42.0% $7,392.53 Mobile NM—hospital or clinic based $50,748 9 47.4% $49,300 10 52.6% $1,448.00 Average for general imaging NMTs $49,766 980 42.4% $45,595 1,334 57.6% $4,171.61 Cardiac NM—hospital based $49,116 42 40.0% $45,850 63 60.0% $3,266.16 Cardiac NM—private office $53,268 194 38.7% $47,594 307 61.3% $5,673.72 Average for cardiac NMTs $51,192 236 38.9% $46,722 370 61.1% $4,469.94 PET—hospital based $48,618 10 41.7% $50,414 14 58.3% ($1,796.36) PET—private office $58,547 12 44.4% $50,775 15 55.6% $7,772.67 Mobile PET—private mobile imaging service $54,293 17 63.0% $54,688 10 37.0% ($395.06) Mobile PET—hospital or clinic based $56,270 3 50.0% $46,500 3 50.0% $9,770.00 Average for PET NMTs $54,432 42 50.0% $50,594 42 50.0% $3,837.81 Self-Employed NMTs $74,416 19 73.1% $61,857 7 26.9% $12,558.65 Temporary staffing service based $64,173 41 43.2% $57,845 54 56.8% $6,327.73 All Full Time NMTs $49,826 1,261 40.7% $46,038 1,835 59.3% $3,787.97 Minus Self-Employed/Temp Agency NMTs $48,948 1,201 40.4% $45,617 1,774 59.6% $3,331.01 Staff NMT’s High school Certificate AA BA/BS Masters Doctorate Post doctorate Total Grand mean Average salary $46,612 $47,419 $46,718 $47,937 $53,968 $49,249 $52,671 — $49,225 Number of individuals 78 415 1037 1511 142 10 3 3196 Percentage 2.4% 13.0% 32.4% 47.3% 4.4% 0.3% 0.1% 100% % Nuclear medicine administrators High school Certificate AA BA/BS Masters Doctorate Post doctorate Total Grand mean Average salary $64,617 $56,084 $62,660 $68,239 $65,585 — — — $63,437 Number of individuals 3 6 20 27 10 — — 66 Percentage 4.5% 9.1% 30.3% 40.9% 15.2% 0.0% 0.0% 100% Nuclear medicine program directors High school Certificate AA BA/BS Masters Doctorate Post doctorate Total Grand mean Average salary — $51,839 $55,400 $51,405 $53,774 $52,200 — — $52,924 Number of individuals — 1 2 6 18 1 — 28 Percentage 0.0% 3.6% 7.1% 21.4% 64.3% 3.6% 0.0% 100% Radiology administrators High school Certificate AA BA/BS Masters Doctorate Post doctorate Total Grand mean Average salary $58,000 $61,420 $63,152 $66,023 $72,706 — — — $64,260 Number of individuals 1 10 7 26 18 — — 62 Percentage 1.6% 16.1% 11.3% 41.9% 29.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
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