NMTCB Salary Survey
Full Time Nuclear Medicine Technologist Salaries
Data Collected: Summer 2001

The information below was gathered from a salary survey of all NMTCB Certificants in Summer 2001.
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Salary by Job Classification

Years in Staff NMT Position (Full and Part-Time)

Average Salaries Based on the Number of Years Worked in Current Position

Average Salaries Based on the Number of Years Worked at Current Institution

Salary by Job Classification and Gender

On Call Analysis

Culture/Ethnicity/Age Data

Full-Time Salaries vs. Level of Education

Salaries by General Population Base

Salaries by State

Regional Average Salaries

Salaries by Region

NMT Position Vacancies

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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

Mean
Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly
Equivalent

Median
Salary

Range

High

Low

   

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




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    Years in Staff NMT Position (Full and Part-Time)

Years in
Position

Number of
Individuals

Percentage
of Total

0 - 5

972

26.67%

6 - 10

878

24.09%

11 - 15

542

14.87%

16 - 20

508

13.94%

21 - 25

380

10.43%

26 - 30

246

6.75%

31 - 35

93

2.55%

36 - 40

22

0.60%

41 - 45

3

0.08%

Total:

3644




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    Average Salaries Based on the Number of Years Worked in Current Position
 

< 1 year

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

9 years

10 years

11-15 yrs

16-20 yrs

>20 yrs

General Imaging
Hospital Based

$39,629 $39,174 $41,162 $42,137 $42,094 $43,453 $44,990 $45,016 $44,130 $44,949 $45,077 $46,905 $48,343 $49,405



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    Average Salaries Based on the Number of Years Worked at Current Institution
 

< 1 year

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

8 years

9 years

10 years

11-15 yrs

16-20 yrs

>20 yrs

General Imaging
Hospital Based

 $46,480 $43,607 $43,599 $43,763 $44,356 $45,037 $45,610 $46,038 $44,766 $46,335 $47,074 $49,161 $49,046 $51,636



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Salary by Job Classification and Gender:

Males

Females

Mean
Salary

Number of
Respondants

%
Male

Mean
Salary

Number of
Respondants

%
Female

Salary
Difference

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

Research - Hospital/Clinic/Educational Institution Based

$50,990

17

37.8%

$49,195

28

62.2%

$1,795.30

Research - Private Research Laboratory

$37,750

2

100.0%

--

0

0.0%

--

Average for Research NMTs

$44,370

19

40.4%

$49,195

28

59.6%

($4,824.76)

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




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ON CALL Analysis

Rate of Pay

Number of
Individuals

Percentage of
those who pull call

Mean Dollar
Amount per Hour

Straight time

213

8.2%

$21.88

Time and a half

2,146

83.0%

not available

Double time

35

1.4%

not available

Fixed rate per hour-not related to base salary

32

1.2%

$37.69

Fixed rate per study

63

2.4%

$65.02

Other

97

3.8%

 

Total

2,586

100%

 

Compensation for
Carrying the Beeper

Number of
Individuals

Percentage of
those who pull call

Mean Dollar
Amount per Hour

No Compensation

61

2.3%

--

A fixed rate per hour

2,261

86.5%

$2.88

A percentage of hourly wage

175

6.7%

$7.17

Full hourly base salary rate

29

1.1%

$25.24

Other

88

3.4%

$5.58

Total

2,614

100%

 

Hours Guaranteed
Paid/Call Back

Number of
Individuals

Percentage of
those who pull call

9

1

0.04%

8

16

0.60%

7

0

0.00%

6

5

0.19%

5

2

0.07%

4

249

9.28%

3

296

11.03%

2

1,395

51.99%

1

446

16.62%

0

273

10.18%

Total

2,683

100.00%




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Culture / Ethnicity / Age Data (All Respondants)

Number of
Individuals

Percent of
Respondants

Average
Age

Median
Age

Minimum
Age

Maximum
Age

Native American 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

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 Data (Full Time Staff NMT positions)

General Imaging NMT - Hospital Based

Average
Salary

Number of
Individuals

Percent
of Group

Hourly
Wage

Average
Age (years)

Native American 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

$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

 

General Imaging NMT - Private Office

Average
Salary

Number of
Individuals

Percent
of Group

Hourly
Wage

Average
Age (years)

Native American or Alaskan

--

0

0.00%

--

--

Asian or Pacific Islander

$52,898

11

4.87%

$25.43

43

Black

$45,747

8

3.54%

$21.99

37

Latino or Hispanic

$35,240

5

2.21%

$16.94

33

White

$47,760

196

86.73%

$22.96

41

Mixed Heritage

$53,312

4

1.77%

$25.63

42

Other

$41,850

2

0.88%

$20.12

56

Total:

226

100%

Grand Mean:

$46,135

$22.18

41.3

 

Cardiac NMT - Hospital Based

Average
Salary

Number of
Individuals

Percent
of Group

Hourly
Wage

Average
Age (years)

Native American or Alaskan

--

0

0.00%

--

--

Asian or Pacific Islander

$56,077

10

9.43%

$26.96

48

Black

$40,230

2

1.89%

$19.34

43

Latino or Hispanic

$28,300

1

0.94%

$13.61

32

White

$46,810

90

84.91%

$22.50

41

Mixed Heritage

$42,000

2

1.89%

$20.19

29

Other

$25,000

1

0.94%

--

50

Total:

106

100%

Grand Mean:

$39,736

$20.52

41.8

 

Cardiac NMT - Private Office

Average
Salary

Number of
Individuals

Percent
of Group

Hourly
Wage

Average
Age (years)

Native American or Alaskan

$51,907

3

0.60%

$24.96

43

Asian or Pacific Islander

$52,780

17

3.41%

$25.38

37

Black

$54,543

9

1.81%

$26.22

37

Latino or Hispanic

$52,552

32

6.43%

$25.27

35

White

$49,345

435

87.35%

$23.72

39

Mixed Heritage

$48,350

2

0.40%

$23.25

29

Other

--

0

0.00%

--

--

Total:

498

100%

Grand Mean:

$51,579

$24.80

38

 

PET NMT - (Private Office, Mobile, Hospital Based)

Average
Salary

Number of
Individuals

Percent
of Group

Hourly
Wage

Average
Age (years)

Native American or Alaskan

--

0

0.00%

--

--

Asian or Pacific Islander

$38,000

1

1.19%

$18.27

24

Black

$52,000

1

1.19%

$25.00

28

Latino or Hispanic

$59,167

3

3.57%

$28.45

48

White

$52,652

77

91.67%

$25.31

37

Mixed Heritage

$52,600

1

1.19%

$25.29

38

Other

$60,000

1

1.19%

$28.85

26

Total:

84

100%

Grand Mean:

$45,650

$25.19

37




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Full-Time Salaries vs. Level of Education
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%

100.0%

 

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%

100.0%

 

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%

100.0%

 

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%

100.0%




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Average Full-Time Staff NMT Salaries vs. General Population Base

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




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Average Full-Time Salaries per State
General Imaging NMT - Hospital Based

Rank

State

Annual
Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly
Wage

1

Alaska

    $57,710    

2

    $27.75    

2

California

$54,886

127

$26.39

3

Washington

$54,723

33

$26.31

4

New Jersey

$53,959

49

$25.94

5

Rhode Island

$52,762

10

$25.37

6

Hawaii

$51,239

7

$24.63

7

District of Columbia

$50,760

3

$24.40

8

Connecticut

$50,637

19

$24.34

9

Nevada

$50,147

8

$24.11

10

Massachusetts

$50,037

46

$24.06

11

Kansas

$49,888

16

$23.98

12

Oregon

$48,937

16

$23.53

13

Colorado

$48,806

23

$23.46

14

Maryland

$48,398

27

$23.27

15

Minnesota

$47,802

28

$22.98

16

Delaware

$47,699

5

$22.93

17

New Mexico

$47,435

6

$22.81

18

Indiana

$47,056

63

$22.62

19

Arizona

$47,007

15

$22.60

20

Alabama

$46,426

25

$22.32

21

Montana

$46,295

12

$22.26

22

Missouri

$46,213

48

$22.22

23

New York

$46,210

128

$22.22

24

Iowa

$46,103

24

$22.16

25

Georgia

$46,070

31

$22.15

26

Texas

$46,028

79

$22.13

27

Florida

$46,013

99

$22.12

28

Illinois

$45,803

85

$22.02

29

Oklahoma

$45,742

15

$21.99

30

Maine

$45,675

8

$21.96

31

New Hampshire

$45,674

14

$21.96

32

Wisconsin

$45,492

69

$21.87

33

South Carolina

$45,483

35

$21.87

34

Michigan

$44,733

97

$21.51

35

Louisiana

$44,656

27

$21.47

36

North Dakota

$44,221

6

$21.26

37

Mississippi

$44,145

17

$21.22

38

Vermont

$43,879

7

$21.10

39

Virginia

$43,434

53

$20.88

40

Nebraska

$42,629

11

$20.49

41

Ohio

$42,446

138

$20.41

42

Arkansas

$42,354

26

$20.36

43

North Carolina

$42,299

65

$20.34

44

Idaho

$42,200

6

$20.29

45

Tennessee

$42,066

61

$20.22

46

Pennsylvania

$41,281

154

$19.85

47

Wyoming

$41,200

3

$19.81

48

Utah

$41,107

13

$19.76

49

Kentucky

$39,392

42

$18.94

50

West Virginia

$38,770

25

$18.64

51

South Dakota

$37,666

11

$18.11

52

Puerto Rico

$24,256

8

$11.66




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Regional Average Salaries
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-Altantic

$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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Average Full-Time Salaries per Region
General Imaging NMT - Hospital Based

 

The North East

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Connecticut

$50,637

19

$24.34

Maine

$45,675

8

$21.96

Massachusetts

$50,037

46

$24.06

New Hampshire

$45,674

14

$21.96

New York

$46,210

128

$22.22

Rhode Island

$52,762

10

$25.37

Vermont

$43,879

7

$21.10

Total

--

232

--

Mean:

$47,839

$23.00

Median:

$46,210

$22.22

 

The Mid-Atlantic

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Delaware

$47,699

5

$22.93

District of Columbia

$50,760

3

$24.40

Maryland

$48,398

27

$23.27

New Jersey

$53,959

49

$25.94

Pennsylvania

$41,281

154

$19.85

Virginia

$43,434

53

$20.88

West Virginia

$38,770

25

$18.64

Total

--

316

--

Mean:

$46,329

$22.27

Median:

$47,699

$22.93

 

The Industrial Mid-West

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Illinois

$45,803

85

$22.02

Indiana

$47,056

63

$22.62

Michigan

$44,733

97

$21.51

Ohio

$42,446

138

$20.41

Wisconsin

$45,492

69

$21.87

Total

--

452

--

Mean:

$45,106

$21.69

Median:

$45,492

$21.87

 

The South

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Alabama

$46,426

25

$22.32

Florida

$46,013

99

$22.12

Georgia

$46,070

31

$22.15

Kentucky

$39,392

42

$18.94

Mississippi

$44,145

17

$21.22

North Carolina

$42,299

65

$20.34

South Carolina

$45,483

35

$21.87

Tennessee

$42,066

61

$20.22

Total

--

375

--

Mean:

$43,987

$21.15

Median:

$44,814

$21.55

 

The Plains States

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Iowa

$46,103

24

$22.16

Kansas

$49,888

16

$23.98

Minnesota

$47,802

28

$22.98

Missouri

$46,213

48

$22.22

North Dakota

$44,221

6

$21.26

South Dakota

$37,666

11

$18.11

Total

--

133

--

Mean:

$45,315

$21.79

Median:

$46,158

$22.19

 

The Oil Patch States

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Arkansas

$42,354

26

$20.36

Louisiana

$44,656

27

$21.47

Oklahoma

$45,742

15

$21.99

Texas

$46,028

79

$22.13

Total

--

147

--

Mean:

$44,695

$21.49

Median:

$45,199

$21.73

 

The Rocky Mountain States

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Arizona

$47,007

15

$22.60

Colorado

$48,806

23

$23.46

Idaho

$42,200

6

$20.29

Montana

$46,295

12

$22.26

Nevada

$50,147

8

$24.11

New Mexico

$47,435

6

$22.81

Utah

$41,107

13

$19.76

Wyoming

$41,200

3

$19.81

Total

--

86

--

Mean:

$45,525

$21.89

Median:

$46,651

$22.43

 

The Pacific States

State

Annual Salary

Number of
Respondants

Hourly Wage

Alaska

$57,710

2

$27.75

California

$54,886

127

$26.39

Hawaii

$51,239

7

$24.63

Oregon

$48,937

16

$23.53

Washington

$54,723

33

$26.31

Total

--

185

--

Mean:

$53,499

$25.72

Median:

$54,723

$25.21




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NMT Position Vacancies

 

Total number of vacancies reported

3,088

Number of respondants reporting vacancies

3,851

Percentage of respondants with one or more openings

80.19%

Average number of full-time vacancies reported

0.81

Total of NMTs Employed in sample

21,576

Total vacancies reported in sample

3,088

Estimated total positions in sample

24,664

Estimated vacancy rate

12.52%
























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