Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,461
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$19,169
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,536
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$82,630
Kept after tax
$63,461
Worth in national money
$70,536
State rank
45
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for nuclear medicine technologists is on the low side in Alabama. The middle earner gets $82,630. That is 45 of 49 states, and about 18.49% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Alabama this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, nuclear medicine technologists ranks 84 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $82,630 the take-home is $63,461; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $70,536 would nationally. The average comes to $83,240, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For nuclear medicine technologists, Alabama sits in the lower band at $82,630, ranking 45 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 18.49%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Alabama publishes a median for, nuclear medicine technologists sits 84 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for nuclear medicine technologists in Alabama, on $82,630, is $63,461 — equivalent to $70,536 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $83,240 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Nuclear Medicine Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $82,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,310 |
| This salary | $82,630 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alabama | $63,461 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,960 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,629 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $77,656 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,250 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of nuclear medicine technologists in Alabama earn under $82,630 and half over. The published range runs $64,150 at the tenth percentile to $100,310 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alabama's $63,461, worked from $82,630. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 84 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,536, the adjusted value of that $82,630 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 84 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for nuclear medicine technologists in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $64,150 to $100,310; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Alabama take-home of $63,461, on $82,630 for work ranking 84 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 84 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $70,536 — the adjusted value of that $82,630 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 84 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $64,150 and the top tenth $100,310, so most people doing this work in Alabama sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $70,536.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $63,461.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($64,150 to $100,310) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $70,536 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $63,461 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.