SOC 29-2033 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Nuclear Medicine Technologists Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for nuclear medicine technologists in Austin, Texas is $108,850 a year ($52.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,300: half of the 80 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($107,872).

$108,850average per year

$52.33 / hourMedian $107,300Take-home ≈ $85,406

  • $94K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 4Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,420 or more. The middle half of nuclear medicine technologists in Austin earn between $99,280 and $121,530.

  • $94K10th
  • $99K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $122K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$108,850$9,071$52.33
Median$107,300$8,942$51.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$99,280$8,273$47.73
Experienced (75th percentile)$121,530$10,128$58.43

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $108,850, a single filer in Austin takes home about $85,406 a year, or $7,117 a month and $3,285 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for nuclear medicine technologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $108,850 buys what about $110,997 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 4 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Nuclear Medicine Technologists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for nuclear medicine technologists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($195,730).

Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary by city

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Nuclear Medicine Technologists salary in Austin: questions

How much do nuclear medicine technologists make an hour in Austin?

$52.33 an hour on average, and $51.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level nuclear medicine technologists salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $99,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the nuclear medicine technologists take-home pay in Austin?

About $85,406 a year ($7,117 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $108,850. Texas has no state income tax.

Do nuclear medicine technologists earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($107,872).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2033; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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