Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,504
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$22,066
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,237
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$97,570
Kept after tax
$75,504
Worth in national money
$82,237
State rank
32
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Ohio is 32 of 49 states for nuclear medicine technologists, with a middle wage of $97,570. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 494 occupations Ohio reports, nuclear medicine technologists comes in at 66 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $97,570 you keep $75,504 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $82,237 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $94,990.
- Ohio ranks 32 of 49 for nuclear medicine technologists at $97,570. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Nuclear medicine technologists ranks 66 of 494 occupations by median in Ohio, 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.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $75,504 after the full tax stack, from $97,570. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $82,237 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $94,990 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 | $80,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,990 |
| This salary | $97,570 |
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 Ohio | $75,504 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,470 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,515 |
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 | $94,774 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,473 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Ohio earn less than $97,570. The published range is $80,620 up to $105,990, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $75,504, worked from $97,570. 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 66 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,237, the adjusted value of that $97,570 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 66 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for nuclear medicine technologists in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $80,620 to $105,990. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Ohio take-home of $75,504, on $97,570 for work ranking 66 of 494 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 66 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $82,237 — the adjusted value of that $97,570 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 66 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $80,620 at the bottom tenth to $105,990 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 $82,237.
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 Ohio's own levy, $75,504 remains.
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 ($80,620 to $105,990) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $82,237 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 $75,504 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.