Nuclear Medicine Technologist 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 298E
- Class code
- 298E
- Salary range
- 51
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Nuclear Medicine Technologist 1 is $56,952 to $76,608 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 298E.
- 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 51 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 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 | $71,136 | $72,900 | $74,748 | $76,608 |
| Monthly | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 | $5,928 | $6,075 | $6,229 | $6,384 |
| Hourly | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 | $34.07 | $34.91 | $35.80 | $36.69 |
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
Conduct clinical diagnostic examinations, such as bone and renal scans; schedule patients and operate equipment.
Examples of the work
Perform diagnostic examinations for the detection of disease utilizing radionuclides, radiopharmaceuticals, and specialized equipment and techniques; Schedule patients for diagnostic examinations and ancillary services; Assist physicians with special diagnostic procedures, such as shuntograms and lymphoscintigraphy; Calibrate, check quality control, and operate scintillation cameras and computers, counters and scanners, dose calibrators, survey meters, and other ancillary computers; Follow established guidelines for the use and control of radiopharmaceuticals; calibrate and dispense radiopharmaceuticals; Monitor laboratory areas for radiation safety and dispose of radioactive waste material; ...
Minimum qualifications
Graduation from a program approved by the Joint Review Commission for Nuclear Medicine Technologists (JCRNMT) AND certified by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board or registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in Nuclear Medicine 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.