Nuclear Medicine Technologists in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,564
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$23,836
24.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,495
New Mexico costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Mexico — 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
$98,400
Kept after tax
$74,564
Worth in national money
$82,495
State rank
30
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico sits in the middle of the pack for nuclear medicine technologists. The median is $98,400, ranking 30 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 485 occupations New Mexico reports, nuclear medicine technologists comes in at 68 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- New Mexico is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $98,400 the take-home is $74,564; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $82,495 would nationally. The average lands at $97,960, below the middle of the range.
- New Mexico occupies the middle band for nuclear medicine technologists: a median of $98,400, ranking 30 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Nuclear medicine technologists ranks 68 of 485 occupations by median in New Mexico, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for nuclear medicine technologists in New Mexico, on $98,400, is $74,564 — equivalent to $82,495 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 $97,960 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 | $74,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $125,230 |
| This salary | $98,400 |
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 New Mexico | $74,564 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,054 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,171 |
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 | $93,438 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,999 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $98,400 as a midpoint for New Mexico, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $74,820 and the ninetieth is $125,230 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New Mexico the take-home figure of $74,564, from $98,400, 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 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Mexico, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,495, the adjusted value of that $98,400 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 485 in the state.
- The New Mexico median of $98,400 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $74,820 to $125,230. 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 New Mexico is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $74,564 from $98,400. 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 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Mexico, so $82,495 — the adjusted value of that $98,400 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 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $74,820 at the bottom tenth to $125,230 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 $82,495.
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; New Mexico then takes its own share, leaving $74,564.
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 ($74,820 to $125,230) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Mexico rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
New Mexico'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 $82,495 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 $74,564 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Mexico 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.