Salary by Job Classification
| 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 | |