Nuclear Medicine P.E.T. Technologist pay range
State of Washington · class code 298G
- Class code
- 298G
- Salary range
- 57
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Nuclear Medicine P.E.T. Technologist is $66,072 to $88,788 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 298G.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 57 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 | $78,504 | $80,496 | $82,440 | $84,528 | $86,688 | $88,788 |
| Monthly | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 | $6,542 | $6,708 | $6,870 | $7,044 | $7,224 | $7,399 |
| Hourly | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 | $37.60 | $38.55 | $39.48 | $40.48 | $41.52 | $42.52 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Class specification
The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Perform Positron Emission Tomography (P.E.T.) examinations for clinical and research cases.
Examples of the work
Perform complex Positron Emission Tomography examinations, transmission scans, and reconstructions utilizing a dedicated P.E.T. scanner in coordination with an on-site cyclotron and isotope supplier; Process acquired P.E.T. data to generate a standard uptake value, judging the acceptable parameters for normal and abnormal tissue; Develop nuclear medicine technology for clinical procedures and examinations; Develop new P.E.T. examinations; create written protocols and scanning parameters; Troubleshoot computer malfunctions with respect to fast dynamic imaging and multiple fields of view; Develop and review guidelines for the use of high energy P.E.T.
Minimum qualifications
Certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Nuclear Medicine AND two years of experience performing the work of a nuclear medicine technologist AND one year of experience working with dedicated positron emission tomography OR Equivalent education/experience.
Special requirements
Certification as a Radiologic Technologist - Nuclear Medicine in the state of Washington. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.