Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$82,486
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$29,284
26.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$86,826
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — 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
$111,770
Kept after tax
$82,486
Worth in national money
$86,826
State rank
11
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is one of the better-paying states for nuclear medicine technologists. The middle earner takes $111,770, which ranks 11 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 10.26% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Utah. It ranks 39 out of 487 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $111,770 you keep $82,486 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $86,826 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $110,560.
- Utah ranks 11 of 49 states publishing a median for nuclear medicine technologists, at $111,770 — about 10.26% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Utah, nuclear medicine technologists ranks 39 of 487 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 Utah is $82,486 after the full tax stack, from $111,770. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $86,826 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $110,560 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 | $91,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $111,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $129,590 |
| This salary | $111,770 |
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 Utah | $82,486 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $87,460 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,177 |
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 | $104,700 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,388 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of nuclear medicine technologists in Utah earn under $111,770 and half over. The published range runs $91,570 at the tenth percentile to $129,590 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $82,486 take-home in Utah comes from $111,770. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 39 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $86,826, the adjusted value of that $111,770 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 39 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for nuclear medicine technologists in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $91,570 to $129,590; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $82,486, from $111,770, assumes a single Utah filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 39 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $86,826 — the adjusted value of that $111,770 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 39 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $91,570 and the top tenth $129,590, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Utah sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $86,826 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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; Utah then takes its own share, leaving $82,486.
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 ($91,570 to $129,590) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah'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 $86,826 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 $82,486 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah 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.