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Nuclear Medicine Technologists Salary in Tampa, FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Tampa, FL have a median annual salary of $101,120, with 290 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $81,680 at the 10th percentile to $122,890 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

$101,120

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$48.62

Employment

290

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$81,680
10th
$91,520
25th
$101,120
Median
$104,680
75th
$122,890
90th

Local compared with national

Tampa, FL

$101,120

Median annual · 2025

United States

$101,370

Median annual · 2025

The Tampa, FL median is 0.2% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $250).

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.

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