Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,055
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$18,615
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,201
Arkansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arkansas — 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
$83,670
Kept after tax
$65,055
Worth in national money
$75,201
State rank
43
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Arkansas pays nuclear medicine technologists a middle wage of $83,670, 43 of 49 states and about 17.46% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Arkansas this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, nuclear medicine technologists ranks 58 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Arkansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $83,670 the take-home is $65,055; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $75,201 would nationally. The average lands at $83,160, below the middle of the range.
- Arkansas's $83,670 median for nuclear medicine technologists places it 43 of 49 states, about 17.46% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Arkansas publishes a median for, nuclear medicine technologists sits 58 of 489 — 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 Arkansas, on $83,670, is $65,055 — equivalent to $75,201 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 $83,160 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Nuclear Medicine Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $58,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,220 |
| This salary | $83,670 |
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 Arkansas | $65,055 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,692 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,541 |
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 | $79,921 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,654 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
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 Arkansas earn under $83,670 and half over. The published range runs $58,130 at the tenth percentile to $103,220 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $65,055, from $83,670, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 58 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $75,201 uses one figure for the whole of Arkansas. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 58.
- Figures are distribution medians for nuclear medicine technologists in Arkansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $58,130 to $103,220; 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.
- Take-home for Arkansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $65,055 from $83,670. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 58 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $75,201, worked from $83,670, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arkansas address, on work sitting at 58 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $58,130 and the top tenth $103,220, so most people doing this work in Arkansas sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Arkansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $75,201 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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; Arkansas then takes its own share, leaving $65,055.
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 ($58,130 to $103,220) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arkansas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Arkansas'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 $75,201 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 $65,055 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arkansas 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.