Nuclear Medicine Technologists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$86,215
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$32,435
27.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,106
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$118,650
Kept after tax
$86,215
Worth in national money
$80,106
State rank
6
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays nuclear medicine technologists a middle wage of $118,650, ranking 6 of 49 states and sitting about 17.05% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New York. It ranks 63 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $118,650 the take-home is $86,215; in national-average money that behaves like $80,106. The average lands at $116,660, below the middle of the range.
- New York's median for nuclear medicine technologists is $118,650, about 17.05% above the national figure and 6 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within New York, nuclear medicine technologists ranks 63 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.
- Take-home for nuclear medicine technologists in New York, on $118,650, is $86,215; deflated by the state's price level, $80,106. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $116,660 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 | $96,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $118,650 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,400 |
| This salary | $118,650 |
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 York | $86,215 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $92,300 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$14,877 |
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 | $110,000 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$20,550 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $118,650 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $96,870 and the ninetieth is $134,400 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New York the take-home figure of $86,215, from $118,650, 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 63 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $80,106, the adjusted value of that $118,650 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 63 of 493 in the state.
- The New York median of $118,650 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $96,870 to $134,400. 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 York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $86,215 from $118,650. 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 63 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $80,106 — the adjusted value of that $118,650 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 63 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $96,870 at the tenth percentile, $134,400 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $80,106 of national purchasing power.
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 York then takes its own share, leaving $86,215.
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 ($96,870 to $134,400) 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 York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $80,106 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $86,215 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.