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An Analysis of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Salaries

Anthony W. Knight and Bhaskar Dawardi
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2002, 30 (4) 194-200;
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    Salary by Job Classification

    Mean salaryNumber of respondantsHourly equivalentMedian salaryRange
    HighLow
    General imaging—hospital based$45,7911953$22.01$45,000$98,000$19,000
    General imaging—private clinic or office$47,718227$22.94$47,840$73,300$22,320
    Mobile NM—private mobile imaging service$46,61150$22.41$44,950$93,600$30,000
    Mobile NM—hospital or clinic based$49,98619$24.03$50,000$61,152$34,000
    Average for general imaging NMTs$47,5262249$22.85$46,948
    Cardiac NM—hospital based$47,079107$22.63$46,750$90,000$25,000
    Cardiac NM—private office$49,787501$23.94$48,942$105,000$19,872
    Average for cardiac NMTs$48,433608$23.28$47,846
    PET—hospital based$49,66624$23.88$47,720$96,700$38,000
    PET—private office$54,22927$26.07$54,000$75,000$33,280
    Mobile PET—private mobile imaging service$54,43927$26.17$53,000$85,500$32,500
    Mobile PET—hospital or clinic based$51,3856$24.70$47,405$80,000$39,500
    Average for PET NMTs$52,43084$25.21$50,531
    Research—hospital/clinic/educational institution based$49,87345$23.98$48,900$79,400$32,000
    Research—private research laboratory$37,7502$18.15$37,750$42,500$33,000
    Average for research NMTs$43,81247$21.06$43,325
    Self-Employed NMTs$71,03526$34.15$67,500$135,000$30,000
    Temporary staffing service based$60,64196$29.15$60,000$104,000$33,000
    All full time NMTs$51,1423110$24.59$49,830
    Minus self-employed/temp agency NMTs$48,8472988$23.48$49,726
    Supervisor—administrator$64,91388$31.21$63,043$150,000$35,000
    Supervisor—chief tech$53,525858$25.73$52,000$135,000$40,400
    Specialty supervisor (e.g., cardiac, PET)$53,151184$25.55$52,150$104,000$30,000
    Program director$53,83040$25.88$52,000$115,000$35,000
    Clinical instructor$48,08419$23.12$47,500$68,600$34,000
    Classroom instructor$64,19416$30.86$53,250$130,000$22,800
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    Average Salaries Based on the Number of Years Worked at Current Institution

    <1 year1 year2–5 years6–10 years11–15 years16–20 years>20 years
    General imaging—hospital based$46,480$43,607$43,985$46,018$49,161$49,046$51,636
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    Average Salaries Based on the Number of Years Worked in Current Position

    <1 year1 year2–5 years6–10 years11–15 years16–20 years>20 years
    General imaging—hospital based$39,629$39,174$42,154$44,814$46,905$48,343$49,405
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    Average Full-Time Staff NMT Salaries by Community Size

    UrbanSuburban or small cityRural
    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
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    TABLE 6

    Average Full-Time Salaries by State

    General imaging NMT—hospital based
    RankStateRegion1Annual salaryNumber of respondentsHourly wage
    1AlaskaPA$57,7102$27.75
    2CaliforniaPA$54,886127$26.39
    3WashingtonPA$54,72333$26.31
    4New JerseyMA$53,95949$25.94
    5Rhode IslandNE$52,76210$25.37
    6HawaiiPA$51,2397$24.63
    7District of ColumbiaMA$50,7603$24.40
    8ConnecticutNE$50,63719$24.34
    9NevadaRM$50,1478$24.11
    10MassachusettsNE$50,03746$24.06
    11KansasPL$49,88816$23.98
    12OregonPA$48,93716$23.53
    13ColoradoRM$48,80623$23.46
    14MarylandMA$48,39827$23.27
    15MinnesotaPL$47,80228$22.98
    16DelawareMA$47,6995$22.93
    17New MexicoRM$47,4356$22.81
    18IndianaMW$47,05663$22.62
    19ArizonaRM$47,00715$22.60
    20AlabamaSO$46,42625$22.32
    21MontanaRM$46,29512$22.26
    22MissouriPL$46,21348$22.22
    23New YorkNE$46,210128$22.22
    24IowaPL$46,10324$22.16
    25GeorgiaSO$46,07031$22.15
    26TexasOP$46,02879$22.13
    27FloridaSO$46,01399$22.12
    28IllinoisMW$45,80385$22.02
    29OklahomaOP$45,74215$21.99
    30MaineNE$45,6758$21.96
    31New HampshireNE$45,67414$21.96
    32WisconsinMW$45,49269$21.87
    33South CarolinaSO$45,48335$21.87
    34MichiganMW$44,73397$21.51
    35LouisianaOP$44,65627$21.47
    36North DakotaPL$44,2216$21.26
    37MississippiSO$44,14517$21.22
    38VermontNE$43,8797$21.10
    39VirginiaMA$43,43453$20.88
    40NebraskaPL$42,62911$20.49
    41OhioMW$42,446138$20.41
    42ArkansasOP$42,35426$20.36
    43North CarolinaSO$42,29965$20.34
    44IdahoRM$42,2006$20.29
    45TennesseeSO$42,06661$20.22
    46PennsylvaniaMA$41,281154$19.85
    47WyomingRM$41,2003$19.81
    48UtahRM$41,10713$19.76
    49KentuckySO$39,39242$18.94
    50West VirginiaMA$38,77025$18.64
    51South DakotaPL$37,66611$18.11
    52Puerto Rico$24,2568$11.66
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    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.

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    TABLE 7

    Regional Average Salaries

    General imaging NMT—hospital based
    RegionAnnual salaryDifference from the meanHourly wageDifference 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
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    TABLE 8

    Culture/Ethnicity/Age Data (All Respondants)

    Culture/Ethnicity/Age Data (All Respondants)
    Number of individualsPercent of respondantsAverage ageMedian ageMinimum ageMaximum age
    American Indian or Alaskan340.68%42.645.024.059.0
    Asian or Pacific Islander2314.64%39.739.023.064.0
    Black or African American1152.31%40.741.522.058.0
    Latino or Hispanic1432.87%37.136.523.057.0
    White436487.61%40.140.021.069.0
    Mixed Heritage470.94%36.134.023.058.0
    Other470.94%42.343.521.063.0
     Total:4981100.0%
    Grand Mean40.039.9
    Culture/Ethnicity/Age Salaries (General imaging NMT—hospital based)
    Average salaryNumber of individualsPercent of groupHourly wageAverage age (years)
    American Indian or Alaskan$42,011100.52%$20.2036.1
    Asian or Pacific Islander$48,9901035.31%$23.5543.8
    Black or African American$43,939482.48%$21.1241.5
    Latino or Hispanic$42,564482.48%$20.4640.4
    White$45,7091,68686.95%$21.9839.9
    Mixed Heritage$47,523211.08%$22.8541.1
    Other$46,280231.19%$22.2539.0
     Total:1,939100%
    Grand Mean:$45,288$21.7740.1
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    TABLE 9

    Salary by Job Classification and Gender:

    MalesFemalesSalary difference
    Mean salaryNumber of respondents% MaleMean salaryNumber of respondents% Female
    General imaging—hospital based$47,65486642.9%$44,7651,15457.1%$2,888.87
    General imaging—private clinic or office$50,9477633.8%$45,99014966.2%$4,957.05
    Mobile NM—private imaging service$49,7162958.0%$42,3232142.0%$7,392.53
    Mobile NM—hospital or clinic based$50,748947.4%$49,3001052.6%$1,448.00
    Average for general imaging NMTs$49,76698042.4%$45,5951,33457.6%$4,171.61
    Cardiac NM—hospital based$49,1164240.0%$45,8506360.0%$3,266.16
    Cardiac NM—private office$53,26819438.7%$47,59430761.3%$5,673.72
    Average for cardiac NMTs$51,19223638.9%$46,72237061.1%$4,469.94
    PET—hospital based$48,6181041.7%$50,4141458.3%($1,796.36)
    PET—private office$58,5471244.4%$50,7751555.6%$7,772.67
    Mobile PET—private mobile imaging service$54,2931763.0%$54,6881037.0%($395.06)
    Mobile PET—hospital or clinic based$56,270350.0%$46,500350.0%$9,770.00
    Average for PET NMTs$54,4324250.0%$50,5944250.0%$3,837.81
    Self-Employed NMTs$74,4161973.1%$61,857726.9%$12,558.65
    Temporary staffing service based$64,1734143.2%$57,8455456.8%$6,327.73
    All Full Time NMTs$49,8261,26140.7%$46,0381,83559.3%$3,787.97
    Minus Self-Employed/Temp Agency NMTs$48,9481,20140.4%$45,6171,77459.6%$3,331.01
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    TABLE 10

    Full-Time Salaries vs. Level of Education

    Staff NMT’s
    High schoolCertificateAABA/BSMastersDoctoratePost doctorateTotalGrand mean
    Average salary$46,612$47,419$46,718$47,937$53,968$49,249$52,671—$49,225
    Number of individuals78415103715111421033196
    Percentage2.4%13.0%32.4%47.3%4.4%0.3%0.1%100%%
    Nuclear medicine administrators
    High schoolCertificateAABA/BSMastersDoctoratePost doctorateTotalGrand mean
    Average salary$64,617$56,084$62,660$68,239$65,585———$63,437
    Number of individuals36202710——66
    Percentage4.5%9.1%30.3%40.9%15.2%0.0%0.0%100%
    Nuclear medicine program directors
    High schoolCertificateAABA/BSMastersDoctoratePost doctorateTotalGrand mean
    Average salary—$51,839$55,400$51,405$53,774$52,200——$52,924
    Number of individuals—126181—28
    Percentage0.0%3.6%7.1%21.4%64.3%3.6%0.0%100%
    Radiology administrators
    High schoolCertificateAABA/BSMastersDoctoratePost doctorateTotalGrand mean
    Average salary$58,000$61,420$63,152$66,023$72,706———$64,260
    Number of individuals11072618——62
    Percentage1.6%16.1%11.3%41.9%29.0%0.0%0.0%100%
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