What are the main factors that influence a Nuclear Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Nuclear Tech's salary?

A Nuclear Tech's salary grows with experience: an Nuclear Tech (1-3 years)earns $39,456, an Operating Room Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $106,897, an Operating Room Services Director (5+ years)earns $172,393,

What are the highest paying states for a Nuclear Tech?

Nuclear Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Nuclear Tech roles are District of Columbia $42,731, California $42,569, Massachusetts $42,002. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Nuclear Tech roles make?

Salaries for Nuclear Tech level roles vary by specialization: Nuclear Operator: $112,440; Nuclear Instructor: $107,736; Nuclear Med Tech: $107,456; Nuclear Medicine Tech: $93,483; Nuclear Medicine: $84,715.

How do different companies affect a Nuclear Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Nuclear Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Nuclear Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Nuclear Tech make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Tech in the United States is $38,594 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Nuclear Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,965
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,459 to $42,452
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,694

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Nuclear Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,452	$3,538	$816	$20
Average	$38,594	$3,216	$742	$19
25th Percentile	$34,459	$2,872	$663	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Nuclear Tech Salaries

A Nuclear Tech's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Nuclear Tech Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Nuclear Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,731.
California: $42,569.
Massachusetts: $42,002.

District of Columbia $42,731 California $42,569 Massachusetts $42,002 Washington $41,847 New Jersey $41,832 Alaska $41,778 Connecticut $41,245 New York $41,029

Hawaii $40,338 Rhode Island $40,014 Maryland $39,794 Minnesota $39,493 Colorado $39,377 Illinois $39,339 Oregon $39,192 Delaware $39,084

New Hampshire $39,016 Virginia $38,864 Pennsylvania $38,420 Nevada $38,196 North Dakota $38,123 Michigan $38,007 Wisconsin $37,965 Vermont $37,880

Texas $37,645 Maine $37,629 Arizona $37,606 Ohio $37,579 Georgia $37,224 Indiana $37,046 Wyoming $37,012 Utah $36,958

Iowa $36,934 Kansas $36,749 Louisiana $36,695 North Carolina $36,676 Missouri $36,668 Florida $36,518 Montana $36,437 Nebraska $36,359

Kentucky $36,317 South Carolina $36,163 Tennessee $36,066 Idaho $36,027 New Mexico $35,746 Oklahoma $35,684 Alabama $35,456 South Dakota $35,074

Arkansas $34,866 West Virginia $34,754 Mississippi $34,418

Top Paying Cities for Nuclear Teches

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $48,679
San Francisco: $48,200
Oakland: $47,131

San Jose, CA $48,679

San Francisco, CA $48,200

Oakland, CA $47,131

New York, NY $44,727

Queens Village, NY $44,437

Paramus, NJ $44,128

Passaic, NJ $44,090

Bergenfield, NJ $44,051

Stamford, CT $43,993

Huntington, NY $43,955

Newark, NJ $43,704

Bridgeport, CT $43,627

New Brunswick, NJ $43,499

Vallejo, CA $43,418

Middlesex, NJ $43,395

Somerset, NJ $43,360

Petaluma, CA $43,272

Santa Cruz, CA $43,121

Boston, MA $43,044

Monterey, CA $42,851

Fairbanks, AK $42,824

Los Angeles, CA $42,751

Washington, DC $42,731

Seattle, WA $42,662

Santa Rosa, CA $42,654

Juneau, AK $42,542

Orange, CA $42,415

Anchorage, AK $42,345

Anaheim, CA $42,318

Santa Ana, CA $42,260

Nassau, NY $42,237

Long Beach, CA $42,222

Danbury, CT $42,210

Santa Maria, CA $42,079

Everett, WA $42,071

Bremerton, WA $41,882

Trenton, NJ $41,809

Sacramento, CA $41,793

San Diego, CA $41,774

Brockton, MA $41,759

Tacoma, WA $41,743

Santa Barbara, CA $41,689

Lowell, MA $41,535

New Suffolk, NY $41,519

Nashua, NH $41,473

Lompoc, CA $41,411

Ventura, CA $41,373

Stockton, CA $41,361

New Haven, CT $41,284

Atlantic City, NJ $41,184

Hartford, CT $41,099

Modesto, CA $41,079

Poughkeepsie, NY $40,995

New Britain, CT $40,975

Olympia, WA $40,921

Kennewick, WA $40,921

New London, CT $40,913

Norwich, CT $40,902

Lawrence, MA $40,883

Bakersfield, CA $40,775

Riverside, CA $40,721

New Bedford, MA $40,721

Richland, WA $40,682

Portsmouth, NH $40,651

Vineland, NJ $40,643

San Bernardino, CA $40,612

Boulder, CO $40,504

Worcester, MA $40,474

Portland, OR $40,439

Saint Paul, MN $40,392

Minneapolis, MN $40,392

Philadelphia, PA $40,338

Honolulu, HI $40,134

Springfield, MA $39,999

Providence, RI $39,995

Chicago, IL $39,883

Bellingham, WA $39,837

Baltimore, MD $39,794

Chico, CA $39,698

Wilmington, DE $39,632

Pittsfield, MA $39,594

Manchester, NH $39,520

Spokane, WA $39,350

Denver, CO $39,347

Albany, NY $39,165

Troy, NY $39,150

Schenectady, NY $39,069

Burlington, VT $38,984

Portland, ME $38,849

Salem, OR $38,818

Yakima, WA $38,810

Ann Arbor, MI $38,799

Rochester, MN $38,690

Fresno, CA $38,671

Reno, NV $38,671

Milwaukee, WI $38,636

Detroit, MI $38,598

Allentown, PA $38,586

Carson City, NV $38,582

Houston, TX $38,525

Colorado Springs, CO $38,521

Syracuse, NY $38,501

Eugene, OR $38,428

Bismarck, ND $38,382

Gary, IN $38,382

Galveston, TX $38,382

Springfield, OR $38,351

Medford, OR $38,258

Fort Collins, CO $38,243

Austin, TX $38,212

Mesa, AZ $38,131

Phoenix, AZ $38,123

Dallas, TX $38,112

Reading, PA $38,088

Saint Cloud, MN $38,073

Concord, NH $38,038

Madison, WI $38,023

Utica, NY $37,919

Raleigh, NC $37,888

Las Vegas, NV $37,884

Rochester, NY $37,857

Des Moines, IA $37,853

Atlanta, GA $37,791

Battle Creek, MI $37,780

Salt Lake City, UT $37,768

Lancaster, PA $37,710

Champaign, IL $37,702

Harrisburg, PA $37,656

Durham, NC $37,621

Kansas City, MO $37,618

Kansas City, KS $37,610

Fort Worth, TX $37,606

Boca Raton, FL $37,591

Cleveland, OH $37,587

Columbus, OH $37,579

Pittsburgh, PA $37,575

Richmond, VA $37,560

Indianapolis, IN $37,552

Cincinnati, OH $37,502

Petersburg, VA $37,444

Billings, MT $37,359

Lansing, MI $37,359

Huntsville, AL $37,359

Lebanon, PA $37,355

Dayton, OH $37,351

Pueblo, CO $37,351

Appleton, WI $37,340

Buffalo, NY $37,324

Racine, WI $37,305

Charlotte, NC $37,301

Saint Louis, MO $37,290

Springfield, IL $37,274

Elkhart, IN $37,266

York, PA $37,266

Gastonia, NC $37,263

Benton Harbor, MI $37,263

Beaumont, TX $37,239

Lorain, OH $37,232

Toledo, OH $37,216

Binghamton, NY $37,197

Rock Hill, SC $37,193

Rockford, IL $37,174

Fargo, ND $37,154

Elyria, OH $37,154

Flagstaff, AZ $37,127

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,104

Miami, FL $37,081

Duluth, MN $37,019

Bangor, ME $36,969

Cedar Rapids, IA $36,927

Louisville, KY $36,907

Grand Rapids, MI $36,900

Hialeah, FL $36,896

Casper, WY $36,842

Scranton, PA $36,796

New Orleans, LA $36,784

Virginia Beach, VA $36,780

Akron, OH $36,761

Peoria, IL $36,711

Sarasota, FL $36,703

Green Bay, WI $36,676

Baton Rouge, LA $36,657

Charleston, SC $36,649

Nashville, TN $36,637

Jamestown, NY $36,630

Davenport, IA $36,630

Tucson, AZ $36,610

Cheyenne, WY $36,599

Saint Petersburg, FL $36,587

Tampa, FL $36,579

Omaha, NE $36,572

Port Arthur, TX $36,556

Evansville, IN $36,556

Bradenton, FL $36,541

Santa Fe, NM $36,471

Orlando, FL $36,433

Clearwater, FL $36,390

Canton, OH $36,309

La Crosse, WI $36,309

Grand Forks, ND $36,298

Albuquerque, NM $36,286

Tulsa, OK $36,286

Newport News, VA $36,282

High Point, NC $36,271

Ogden, UT $36,255

Corpus Christi, TX $36,224

Laramie, WY $36,201

Norfolk, VA $36,201

Rock Island, IL $36,178

Saginaw, MI $36,170

Jacksonville, FL $36,166

Salisbury, NC $36,159

Memphis, TN $36,151

Moline, IL $36,132

Fort Myers, FL $36,120

Waterloo, IA $36,070

Spartanburg, SC $36,031

Lincoln, NE $36,012

Fort Wayne, IN $36,004

Birmingham, AL $35,962

Cedar Falls, IA $35,954

Provo, UT $35,950

Springfield, OH $35,946

San Antonio, TX $35,939

Greensboro, NC $35,923

South Bend, IN $35,919

Winston Salem, NC $35,916

Boise, ID $35,904

Savannah, GA $35,877

Muskegon, MI $35,808

Lima, OH $35,761

Lake Charles, LA $35,746

Anderson, IN $35,738

Lexington, KY $35,726

Augusta, GA $35,715

Greenville, SC $35,715

Wichita, KS $35,680

Tuscaloosa, AL $35,680

Columbia, SC $35,645

Bloomington, IN $35,549

Roanoke, VA $35,526

Asheville, NC $35,476

Knoxville, TN $35,410

Shreveport, LA $35,406

Wilmington, NC $35,356

Frankfort, KY $35,283

Oklahoma City, OK $35,256

Chillicothe, OH $35,240

Longview, TX $35,236

Topeka, KS $35,225

Mobile, AL $35,167

Terre Haute, IN $35,151

Erie, PA $35,148

Altoona, PA $35,128

Melbourne, FL $35,117

Amarillo, TX $35,101

Killeen, TX $35,090

Fayetteville, AR $35,059

Sioux Falls, SD $35,032

Chattanooga, TN $35,009

Idaho Falls, ID $35,005

Gainesville, FL $34,924

Portsmouth, OH $34,904

Little Rock, AR $34,897

Lynchburg, VA $34,897

Lafayette, LA $34,881

Youngstown, OH $34,881

Temple, TX $34,866

Daytona Beach, FL $34,858

Clarksville, TN $34,854

Pensacola, FL $34,850

Hopkinsville, KY $34,735

Charleston, WV $34,731

Florence, SC $34,711

Sioux City, IA $34,688

Macon, GA $34,576

Tallahassee, FL $34,573

Fayetteville, NC $34,565

Waco, TX $34,557

Wichita Falls, TX $34,557

Pine Bluff, AR $34,542

Vincennes, IN $34,468

Lubbock, TX $34,453

Great Falls, MT $34,430

Alamogordo, NM $34,426

Abilene, TX $34,395

Rapid City, SD $34,345

Monroe, LA $34,345

Albany, GA $34,322

Huntington, WV $34,318

Jackson, MS $34,314

Greenville, MS $34,310

Parkersburg, WV $34,271

Montgomery, AL $34,264

Johnstown, PA $34,256

Springfield, MO $34,225

Biloxi, MS $34,206

Sumter, SC $34,125

Columbus, GA $34,121

Twin Falls, ID $34,098

Pascagoula, MS $34,048

Kingsport, TN $33,947

Gulfport, MS $33,936

Alexandria, LA $33,808

Fort Smith, AR $33,712

El Paso, TX $33,608

Helena, MT $33,557

Las Cruces, NM $33,434

Harlingen, TX $33,326

Pocatello, ID $33,291

Florence, AL $33,280

Brownsville, TX $33,272

Dothan, AL $33,210

Mcallen, TX $33,191

Columbus, MS $32,905

Altus, OK $32,728

Lawton, OK $32,654

Pierre, SD $32,515

What Skills Can Increase a Nuclear Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 35.64% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Prior Authorization (Mentioned in 2.45% Job Postings): Prior authorization is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies in the United States to determine if they will cover a prescribed procedure, service, or medication.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	35.64%
Prior Authorization	2.45%
Microsoft Office	1.25%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Nuclear Tech's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Decision Making: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$45,541	18%
Decision Making	$42,839	11%
Commitment	$42,453	10%
Effective Communication	$41,296	7%
Patient Safety	$41,296	7%
Collaboration	$41,296	7%

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How Education impacts a Nuclear Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Nuclear Teches enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Nuclear Tech with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $43,764 and $45,963).

Nuclear Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Nuclear Tech

No Diploma 63.1%

High School 63.1%

Associates 21.3%

Bachelors 13.1%

Masters 2.5%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	63.1%
High School	63.1%
Associates	21.3%
Bachelors	13.1%
Masters	2.5%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Nuclear Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nuclear Tech's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$34,459

Average $38,594/year

$42,452

$2,872

Average $3,216/month

$3,538

$663

Average $742/week

$816

$17

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,452	$3,538	$816	$20
Average	$38,594	$3,216	$742	$19
25th Percentile	$34,459	$2,872	$663	$17

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Salary Trends for Nuclear Tech

Salaries for a Nuclear Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $40,998 in 2023 to around $41,410 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Nuclear Tech salary trends, .

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