Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,262
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$19,408
22.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,268
Louisiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Louisiana — 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
$87,670
Kept after tax
$68,262
Worth in national money
$77,268
State rank
40
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for nuclear medicine technologists is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $87,670. That is 40 of 49 states, and about 13.51% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Louisiana this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, nuclear medicine technologists ranks 68 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $87,670 you keep $68,262 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $77,268 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $88,010, since top earners drag the number up.
- For nuclear medicine technologists, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $87,670, ranking 40 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 13.51%. 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 Louisiana publishes a median for, nuclear medicine technologists sits 68 of 484 — 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.
- Retained pay in Louisiana is $68,262 after the full tax stack, from $87,670. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $77,268 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $88,010 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Nuclear Medicine Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $69,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $87,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,050 |
| This salary | $87,670 |
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 Louisiana | $68,262 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $70,506 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,712 |
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 | $84,480 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,509 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $87,670 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $69,040 and the ninetieth is $105,050 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $68,262, from $87,670, 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 68 of 484 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $77,268, the adjusted value of that $87,670 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 68 of 484 in the state.
- The Louisiana median of $87,670 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $69,040 to $105,050. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $68,262 from $87,670. 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 68 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $77,268 — the adjusted value of that $87,670 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 68 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $69,040 at the bottom tenth to $105,050 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Louisiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $77,268 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Louisiana adds its own income tax on top — which is why $68,262 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($69,040 to $105,050) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Louisiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Louisiana'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 $77,268 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 $68,262 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Louisiana 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.