Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,260
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$21,630
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,278
Iowa costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Iowa — 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
$92,890
Kept after tax
$71,260
Worth in national money
$80,278
State rank
37
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Iowa pays nuclear medicine technologists a middle wage of $92,890, 37 of 49 states and about 8.37% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Iowa. It ranks 64 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $92,890 you keep $71,260 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $80,278 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $92,130.
- Iowa's $92,890 median for nuclear medicine technologists places it 37 of 49 states, about 8.37% 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.
- Within Iowa, nuclear medicine technologists ranks 64 of 493 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Iowa is $71,260 after the full tax stack, from $92,890. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $80,278 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $92,130 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Nuclear Medicine Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,970 |
| This salary | $92,890 |
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 Iowa | $71,260 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,178 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,943 |
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 | $88,742 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,447 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $92,890 as a midpoint for Iowa, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $80,090 and the ninetieth is $105,970 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Iowa's $71,260, worked from $92,890. 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 64 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Iowa, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $80,278, the adjusted value of that $92,890 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 64 of 493 in the state.
- The Iowa median of $92,890 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $80,090 to $105,970. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Iowa take-home of $71,260, on $92,890 for work ranking 64 of 493 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 64 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Iowa, so $80,278 — the adjusted value of that $92,890 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 64 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $80,090 at the bottom tenth to $105,970 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $80,278.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Iowa's own levy, $71,260 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,090 to $105,970) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Iowa rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Iowa'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 $80,278 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 $71,260 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Iowa 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.