What nuclear medicine technologists earn in South Dakota and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $39.43 an hour. That is 19% less than the national median of $101,370.
The middle half of nuclear medicine technologists in South Dakota earn $65,420 to $97,720.
South Dakota pays nuclear medicine technologists more than 3 of the other 47 states. Highest: California ($162,380).
0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 2.76× the U.S. concentration.
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in South Dakota earned a median of $82,010 a year ($39.43 an hour) in May 2025, 19% less than the national median of $101,370. The middle half earned $65,420 to $97,720.
South Dakota ranks #45 of 48 states for nuclear medicine technologists pay. California pays the most, at $162,380 a year. Pay figures don't account for differences in cost of living.
About 140 people worked as nuclear medicine technologists in South Dakota in May 2025, or 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the state.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Median pay is the middle wage; where BLS publishes no median, the average (mean) is shown, marked "(avg)". Values marked "+" are above the most BLS reports exactly. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.