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Nuclear Medicine Technologists Salary in Los Angeles, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Los Angeles, CA have a median annual salary of $156,410, with 460 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $123,100 at the 10th percentile to $177,210 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$156,410

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$75.20

Employment

460

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$123,100
10th
$132,880
25th
$156,410
Median
$168,130
75th
$177,210
90th

Local compared with national

Los Angeles, CA

$156,410

Median annual · 2025

United States

$101,370

Median annual · 2025

The Los Angeles, CA median is 54.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $55,040).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.5
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  8. 8.ScienceImportance 3.3
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  12. 12.MathematicsImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • Gamma camera software
  • MEDITECH software
  • Medovation RadRunner
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Radiopharmacy inventory databases

Common tasks

  • Maintain and calibrate radioisotope and laboratory equipment.
  • Develop treatment procedures for nuclear medicine treatment programs.
  • Administer radiopharmaceuticals or radiation intravenously to detect or treat diseases, using radioisotope equipment, under direction of a physician.
  • Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
  • Process cardiac function studies, using computer.
  • Calculate, measure, and record radiation dosage or radiopharmaceuticals received, used, and disposed, using computer and following physician's prescription.
  • Record and process results of procedures.
  • Produce a computer-generated or film image for interpretation by a physician.
  • Prepare stock radiopharmaceuticals, adhering to safety standards that minimize radiation exposure to workers and patients.
  • Explain test procedures and safety precautions to patients and provide them with assistance during test procedures.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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