What nuclear medicine technologists earn in Virginia and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $48.95 an hour. That is about the same as the national median of $101,370.
The middle half of nuclear medicine technologists in Virginia earn $95,600 to $107,730.
Virginia pays nuclear medicine technologists more than 27 of the other 47 states. Highest: California ($162,380).
0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 0.95× the U.S. concentration.
Metro and rural (nonmetropolitan) areas as BLS defines them, including metro areas that cross into neighboring states.. Click a column to sort.
| Area | Pay a year | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $52.84 | 250 | |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $47.90 | 130 | |
| Richmond, VA | $46.78 | 80 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Virginia earned a median of $101,820 a year ($48.95 an hour) in May 2025, about the same as the national median of $101,370. The middle half earned $95,600 to $107,730.
Among areas in Virginia, pay was highest in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $109,900.
Virginia ranks #21 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 430 people worked as nuclear medicine technologists in Virginia in May 2025, or 0.11 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.