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Nuclear Engineer

$141,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -12.1%

$160,500 $141,000

$125.7k 25th

$141k Median

$167.5k 75th

$112.5k

$181k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $80k – $317k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 73%
Live roles: 37

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Highest-paying jobs

Principal Nuclear Materials Engineer

Helion · Everett, WA

$264,000 – $317,000

Senior/Staff Nuclear Safety Analysis Engineer

Antares · Los Angeles

$150,000 – $220,000

Nuclear Safety Programs Engineer

General Matter · Los Angeles, CA

$150,000 – $215,000

Nuclear Design Basis Engineer

General Matter · Los Angeles, CA

$150,000 – $210,000

Nuclear Consequence Analysis Engineer

General Matter · Los Angeles, CA

$150,000 – $210,000

Senior Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics Engineer

Radiant Industries · El Segundo, CA

$139,500 – $196,875

Senior Nuclear Methods Engineer

Antares · Los Angeles

$150,000 – $185,000

Senior Nuclear Engineer

Antares · Los Angeles

$150,000 – $185,000

Senior Nuclear Engineer

Radiant Industries · El Segundo, CA

$133,500 – $184,800

Computational Nuclear Engineer

Thea Energy · Kearny, NJ

$120,000 – $180,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
General Matter	$125,000	7
Antares	$167,500	5
Radiant Industries	$126,488	5
Global Engineering & Technology, Inc. (GET)	$135,625	2
Jensen Hughes	$118,000	2
Helion	$290,500	1
OK Oklo	$155,000	1
Kairos Power	$153,000	1

Nuclear Engineer salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
Los Angeles	$167,500	11