Nuclear Engineer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in the United States?
Nuclear Engineers earn $61,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 8% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Nuclear Engineers work for Dominion at $102,000 annually while the lowest paid Nuclear Engineers work for Bechtel earning approximately $45,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$61K United States Navy's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (25 salaries)
Equal to national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
+$16K (30%) more than average United States Navy salary ($45K)
+$110K (94%) more than average United States Navy Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
"Extremely fair and competitive. I started as an entry level engineer (Pay scale GS-5) at $19,000 annually and have advanced to the most senior level of leadership possible (GS-15) earning $170,800 annually."
+$11K (16%) more than average United States Navy Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
+$10K (15%) more than average United States Navy Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
$61K First Energy's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
Equal to national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
+$10K (17%) more than average First Energy salary ($51K)
-$2K (3%) less than average First Energy Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
Equal to average First Energy Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
-$10K (17%) less than average First Energy Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
$58K Norfolk Naval Shipyard's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$3K (5%) less than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
+$7K (12%) more than average Norfolk Naval Shipyard salary ($51K)
-$7K (12%) less than average Norfolk Naval Shipyard Nuclear Engineer salary ($58K)
+$13K (20%) more than average Norfolk Naval Shipyard Nuclear Engineer salary ($58K)
+$17K (25%) more than average Norfolk Naval Shipyard Nuclear Engineer salary ($58K)
$71K WorleyParsons' Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$10K (15%) more than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
-$20K (24%) less than average WorleyParsons salary ($91K)
-$10K (15%) less than average WorleyParsons Nuclear Engineer salary ($71K)
+$10K (13%) more than average WorleyParsons Nuclear Engineer salary ($71K)
+$9K (11%) more than average WorleyParsons Nuclear Engineer salary ($71K)
$71K Northrop Grumman's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$10K (15%) more than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
-$4K (5%) less than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
-$20K (32%) less than average Northrop Grumman Nuclear Engineer salary ($71K)
+$14K (17%) more than average Northrop Grumman Nuclear Engineer salary ($71K)
-$14K (21%) less than average Northrop Grumman Nuclear Engineer salary ($71K)
$102K Dominion's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$41K (50%) more than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
+$40K (48%) more than average Dominion salary ($62K)
$102K
Dominion Nuclear Engineer
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Equal to average Dominion Nuclear Engineer salary ($102K)
$102K
Dominion Nuclear Engineer
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Equal to average Dominion Nuclear Engineer salary ($102K)
$59K Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$2K (3%) less than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
-$10K (15%) less than average Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory salary ($69K)
Equal to average Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Nuclear Engineer salary ($59K)
Equal to average Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Nuclear Engineer salary ($59K)
$50K U.S. Department of Defense's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$11K (19%) less than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
-$10K (18%) less than average U.S. Department of Defense salary ($60K)
+$4K (7%) more than average U.S. Department of Defense Nuclear Engineer salary ($50K)
-$5K (10%) less than average U.S. Department of Defense Nuclear Engineer salary ($50K)
$45K Bechtel's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$16K (30%) less than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
-$30K (50%) less than average Bechtel salary ($75K)
$30K
Bechtel Nuclear Engineer
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-$15K (40%) less than average Bechtel Nuclear Engineer salary ($45K)
$60K
Bechtel Nuclear Engineer
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+$15K (28%) more than average Bechtel Nuclear Engineer salary ($45K)
$121K Argonne National Laboratory's Average Nuclear Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$60K (65%) more than national average Nuclear Engineer salary ($61K)
+$61K (67%) more than average Argonne National Laboratory salary ($60K)
Equal to average Argonne National Laboratory Nuclear Engineer salary ($121K)
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