Nuclear Engineering Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Nuclear Engineering make in Nebraska?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineering in Nebraska is $76,411 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Nuclear Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,530
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,949 to $81,708
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,066

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Nuclear Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,708	$6,809	$1,571	$39
Average	$76,411	$6,368	$1,469	$37
25th Percentile	$69,949	$5,829	$1,345	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Nuclear Engineering Salaries

A Nuclear Engineering's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Nuclear Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Nuclear Engineering's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $77,757
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,893
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,236
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,168
Expert (over 8 years): $153,782

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineering	$77,757
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineering	$90,893
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineering	$110,236
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineering	$133,168
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineering	$153,782

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How Do Nuclear Engineering Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Nuclear Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,802.
California: $89,461.
Massachusetts: $88,269.

District of Columbia $89,802 California $89,461 Massachusetts $88,269 Washington $87,944 New Jersey $87,912 Alaska $87,798 Connecticut $86,679 New York $86,225

Hawaii $84,773 Rhode Island $84,092 Maryland $83,629 Minnesota $82,997 Colorado $82,753 Illinois $82,672 Oregon $82,364 Delaware $82,137

New Hampshire $81,994 Virginia $81,675 Pennsylvania $80,742 Nevada $80,271 North Dakota $80,117 Michigan $79,874 Wisconsin $79,785 Vermont $79,606

Texas $79,112 Maine $79,079 Arizona $79,031 Ohio $78,974 Georgia $78,228 Indiana $77,855 Wyoming $77,782 Utah $77,668

Iowa $77,619 Kansas $77,230 Louisiana $77,116 North Carolina $77,076 Missouri $77,060 Florida $76,743 Montana $76,573 Nebraska $76,411

Kentucky $76,322 South Carolina $75,997 Tennessee $75,794 Idaho $75,713 New Mexico $75,121 Oklahoma $74,991 Alabama $74,513 South Dakota $73,710

Arkansas $73,272 West Virginia $73,037 Mississippi $72,331

Top Paying Cities for Nuclear Engineerings

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Offutt A F B: $77,065
La Vista: $77,065
Adams: $75,682

Offutt A F B, NE $77,065 La Vista, NE $77,065 Adams, NE $75,682 Alexandria, NE $75,338 Alvo, NE $75,822 Auburn, NE $75,578 Avoca, NE $75,993 Barneston, NE $75,668

Beatrice, NE $75,613 Beaver Crossing, NE $75,596 Bee, NE $75,699 Belvidere, NE $75,309 Benedict, NE $75,444 Bennet, NE $75,693 Blue Springs, NE $75,430 Bradshaw, NE $75,415

Brock, NE $75,523 Brownville, NE $75,503 Bruning, NE $75,375 Burchard, NE $75,286 Burr, NE $75,748 Byron, NE $75,234 Carleton, NE $75,319 Chester, NE $75,290

Clatonia, NE $75,655 Cook, NE $75,756 Cordova, NE $75,571 Cortland, NE $75,664 Crab Orchard, NE $75,661 Crete, NE $75,665 Davenport, NE $75,322 Davey, NE $75,695

Dawson, NE $75,308 Daykin, NE $75,399 Denton, NE $75,682 Deshler, NE $75,392 De Witt, NE $75,570 Diller, NE $75,366 Dorchester, NE $75,604 Douglas, NE $75,715

Du Bois, NE $75,262 Dunbar, NE $75,892 Eagle, NE $75,734 Elk Creek, NE $75,431 Elmwood, NE $75,873 Endicott, NE $75,300 Exeter, NE $75,445 Fairbury, NE $75,450

Fairmont, NE $75,424 Falls City, NE $75,438 Filley, NE $75,549 Firth, NE $75,678 Friend, NE $75,572 Garland, NE $75,687 Geneva, NE $75,489 Gilead, NE $75,402

Goehner, NE $75,608 Grafton, NE $75,349 Greenwood, NE $75,858 Gresham, NE $75,476 Wilcox, NE $75,269 Alma, NE $75,294 Arapahoe, NE $75,262 Atlanta, NE $75,592

Axtell, NE $75,313 Ayr, NE $75,311 Beaver City, NE $75,194 Bertrand, NE $75,260 Bladen, NE $75,244 Bloomington, NE $75,188 Blue Hill, NE $75,325 Campbell, NE $75,253

Clay Center, NE $75,384 Deweese, NE $75,297 Edgar, NE $75,313 Edison, NE $75,163 Elwood, NE $75,262 Fairfield, NE $75,328 Franklin, NE $75,281 Funk, NE $75,260

Glenvil, NE $75,326 Guide Rock, NE $75,211 Hardy, NE $75,239 Harvard, NE $75,373 Heartwell, NE $75,269 Hendley, NE $75,175 Hildreth, NE $75,269 Holbrook, NE $75,179

Holdrege, NE $75,380 Holstein, NE $75,288 Inavale, NE $75,176 Inland, NE $75,332 Juniata, NE $75,399 Kenesaw, NE $75,351 Lawrence, NE $75,292 Loomis, NE $75,275

Minden, NE $75,352 Naponee, NE $75,205 Nelson, NE $75,292 Oak, NE $75,296 Orleans, NE $75,217 Oxford, NE $75,240 Ragan, NE $75,265 Red Cloud, NE $75,291

Republican City, NE $75,202 Riverton, NE $75,137 Roseland, NE $75,330 Ruskin, NE $75,281 Saronville, NE $75,326 Smithfield, NE $75,223 Stamford, NE $75,159 Superior, NE $75,338

Sutton, NE $75,414 Trumbull, NE $75,356 Upland, NE $75,230 Bellwood, NE $75,575 Mc Cook, NE $75,297 Bartley, NE $75,159 Benkelman, NE $75,138 Cambridge, NE $75,217

Champion, NE $75,255 Culbertson, NE $75,164 Curtis, NE $75,198 Danbury, NE $75,122 Enders, NE $75,072 Eustis, NE $75,205 Farnam, NE $75,132 Haigler, NE $75,145

Hayes Center, NE $75,086 Imperial, NE $75,269 Indianola, NE $75,189 Lebanon, NE $75,129 Max, NE $75,082 Maywood, NE $75,127 Moorefield, NE $75,099 Palisade, NE $75,138

Parks, NE $75,030 Stockville, NE $74,974 Stratton, NE $75,110 Trenton, NE $75,154 Wauneta, NE $75,129 Wilsonville, NE $75,111 North Platte, NE $75,356 Arnold, NE $75,149

Arthur, NE $74,915 Big Springs, NE $75,218 Brady, NE $75,171 Broadwater, NE $74,997 Brule, NE $75,200 Bushnell, NE $75,457 Chappell, NE $75,267 Cozad, NE $75,326

Dalton, NE $75,045 Dickens, NE $75,037 Dix, NE $75,180 Elsie, NE $75,063 Elsmere, NE $74,937 Gothenburg, NE $75,286 Grant, NE $75,272 Abie, NE $75,835

Arlington, NE $76,600 Ashland, NE $76,146 Bancroft, NE $75,320 Bellevue, NE $77,070 Bennington, NE $76,969 Blair, NE $76,748 Boys Town, NE $77,060 Bruno, NE $75,817

Cedar Bluffs, NE $76,082 Cedar Creek, NE $76,767 Ceresco, NE $75,751 Colon, NE $76,064 Craig, NE $75,589 Decatur, NE $75,357 Elkhorn, NE $76,906 Fort Calhoun, NE $76,984

Fremont, NE $76,377 Gretna, NE $76,646 Herman, NE $76,466 Homer, NE $73,834 Hooper, NE $76,206 Ithaca, NE $75,976 Kennard, NE $76,818 Linwood, NE $75,590

Louisville, NE $76,593 Lyons, NE $75,406 Macy, NE $74,659 Malmo, NE $75,925 Mead, NE $76,244 Memphis, NE $76,062 Hallam, NE $75,666 Hebron, NE $75,366

Henderson, NE $75,470 Hickman, NE $75,682 Hubbell, NE $75,245 Humboldt, NE $75,394 Jansen, NE $75,408 Johnson, NE $75,545 Julian, NE $75,703 Lewiston, NE $75,456

Liberty, NE $75,296 Lorton, NE $75,970 Mc Cool Junction, NE $75,499 Malcolm, NE $75,687 Manley, NE $76,296 Martell, NE $75,677 Milford, NE $75,669 Milligan, NE $75,423

Murdock, NE $76,056 Murray, NE $76,576 Nebraska City, NE $75,808 Nehawka, NE $76,319 Nemaha, NE $75,413 Odell, NE $75,367 Ohiowa, NE $75,377 Otoe, NE $75,954

Palmyra, NE $75,735 Panama, NE $75,691 Pawnee City, NE $75,356 Peru, NE $75,623 Pickrell, NE $75,652 Pleasant Dale, NE $75,679 Plymouth, NE $75,461 Raymond, NE $75,691

Reynolds, NE $75,256 Roca, NE $75,686 Rulo, NE $75,295 Salem, NE $75,250 Seward, NE $75,679 Shickley, NE $75,360 Shubert, NE $75,346 Sprague, NE $75,678

Staplehurst, NE $75,689 Steele City, NE $75,300 Steinauer, NE $75,374 Stella, NE $75,390 Sterling, NE $75,705 Strang, NE $75,330 Swanton, NE $75,554 Syracuse, NE $75,844

Table Rock, NE $75,414 Talmage, NE $75,591 Tecumseh, NE $75,587 Ong, NE $75,319 Tobias, NE $75,377 Unadilla, NE $75,791 Union, NE $76,357 Utica, NE $75,595

Verdon, NE $75,352 Virginia, NE $75,409 Waco, NE $75,468 Walton, NE $75,695 Waverly, NE $75,735 Weeping Water, NE $76,238 Western, NE $75,538 Wilber, NE $75,592

Wymore, NE $75,436 York, NE $75,592 Lincoln, NE $75,681 Nickerson, NE $76,391 Oakland, NE $75,570 Papillion, NE $77,051 Pender, NE $75,107 Plattsmouth, NE $76,803

Prague, NE $75,871 Rosalie, NE $74,920 St Columbans, NE $77,070 Scribner, NE $75,626 South Bend, NE $76,371 Springfield, NE $76,787 Tekamah, NE $75,950 Thurston, NE $74,337

Uehling, NE $75,817 Valley, NE $76,673 Valparaiso, NE $75,727 Wahoo, NE $75,939 Walthill, NE $74,463 Washington, NE $76,909 Waterloo, NE $76,729 Weston, NE $75,826

Winnebago, NE $74,056 Winslow, NE $76,264 Yutan, NE $76,451 Omaha, NE $77,076 Brainard, NE $75,759 Cedar Rapids, NE $75,367 Clarks, NE $75,410 Clarkson, NE $75,526

Creston, NE $75,549 David City, NE $75,760 Dodge, NE $75,560 Duncan, NE $75,655 Dwight, NE $75,720 Elgin, NE $75,430 Ericson, NE $75,249 Fullerton, NE $75,437

Genoa, NE $75,481 Howells, NE $75,534 Humphrey, NE $75,563 Leigh, NE $75,539 Lindsay, NE $75,508 Monroe, NE $75,493 Morse Bluff, NE $75,673 North Bend, NE $75,712

Osceola, NE $75,489 Petersburg, NE $75,412 Platte Center, NE $75,540 Polk, NE $75,442 Primrose, NE $75,352 Rising City, NE $75,524 Rogers, NE $75,541 Saint Edward, NE $75,466

Schuyler, NE $75,704 Shelby, NE $75,523 Silver Creek, NE $75,431 Snyder, NE $75,893 Spalding, NE $75,342 Stromsburg, NE $75,513 Surprise, NE $75,699 Ulysses, NE $75,702

Norfolk, NE $75,828 Allen, NE $74,261 Amelia, NE $75,124 Atkinson, NE $75,273 Bassett, NE $75,140 Battle Creek, NE $75,673 Beemer, NE $75,480 Belden, NE $75,229

Gurley, NE $75,152 Columbus, NE $75,713 Albion, NE $75,474 Ames, NE $76,129 Bartlett, NE $75,221 Belgrade, NE $75,347 Bloomfield, NE $75,416 Halsey, NE $75,050

Hershey, NE $75,168 Keystone, NE $75,008 Kimball, NE $75,392 Lemoyne, NE $75,065 Lewellen, NE $74,983 Lisco, NE $74,901 Lodgepole, NE $75,184 Madrid, NE $75,118

Maxwell, NE $75,136 Mullen, NE $74,912 Ogallala, NE $75,296 Oshkosh, NE $75,047 Paxton, NE $75,090 Potter, NE $75,120 Purdum, NE $75,009 Sidney, NE $75,429

Seneca, NE $74,969 Stapleton, NE $75,063 Sutherland, NE $75,124 Thedford, NE $75,004 Tryon, NE $74,946 Venango, NE $75,269 Wallace, NE $75,126 Wellfleet, NE $75,111

Willow Island, NE $75,276 Valentine, NE $75,083 Ainsworth, NE $75,203 Cody, NE $74,911 Crookston, NE $75,038 Johnstown, NE $75,005 Kilgore, NE $74,949 Long Pine, NE $75,186

Merriman, NE $74,859 Nenzel, NE $74,867 Sparks, NE $75,013 Wood Lake, NE $74,975 Alliance, NE $75,130 Angora, NE $74,896 Ashby, NE $74,818 Bayard, NE $75,133

Bingham, NE $74,811 Bridgeport, NE $75,120 Chadron, NE $75,104 Crawford, NE $75,134 Ellsworth, NE $74,800 Gering, NE $75,369 Gordon, NE $74,945 Harrisburg, NE $75,060

Harrison, NE $75,076 Hay Springs, NE $75,021 Hemingford, NE $75,045 Hyannis, NE $74,860 Lakeside, NE $74,812 Lyman, NE $75,292 Mcgrew, NE $75,480 Marsland, NE $74,873

Melbeta, NE $75,602 Minatare, NE $75,190 Mitchell, NE $75,289 Morrill, NE $75,383 Rushville, NE $75,028 Scottsbluff, NE $75,386 Whiteclay, NE $74,918 Whitman, NE $74,795

Whitney, NE $74,953 Verdigre, NE $75,348 Wakefield, NE $74,558 Waterbury, NE $74,021 Wausa, NE $75,472 Wayne, NE $75,279 West Point, NE $75,566 Winnetoon, NE $75,368

Winside, NE $75,376 Wisner, NE $75,417 Wynot, NE $75,099 Grand Island, NE $75,644 Alda, NE $75,481 Amherst, NE $75,257 Anselmo, NE $75,095 Ansley, NE $75,226

Arcadia, NE $75,227 Archer, NE $75,332 Ashton, NE $75,271 Aurora, NE $75,470 Boelus, NE $75,340 Brewster, NE $75,060 Broken Bow, NE $75,295 Burwell, NE $75,214

Cairo, NE $75,380 Bristow, NE $75,205 Brunswick, NE $75,412 Butte, NE $75,253 Carroll, NE $75,256 Center, NE $75,353 Chambers, NE $75,277 Clearwater, NE $75,406

Coleridge, NE $75,184 Concord, NE $74,471 Creighton, NE $75,472 Crofton, NE $75,436 Dakota City, NE $73,648 Dixon, NE $74,507 Emerson, NE $74,224 Emmet, NE $75,274

Ewing, NE $75,305 Fordyce, NE $75,361 Hadar, NE $75,806 Hartington, NE $75,259 Hoskins, NE $75,502 Hubbard, NE $73,875 Inman, NE $75,361 Jackson, NE $73,806

Laurel, NE $75,068 Lynch, NE $75,215 Mclean, NE $75,467 Madison, NE $75,625 Magnet, NE $75,590 Maskell, NE $75,281 Meadow Grove, NE $75,515 Mills, NE $75,013

Naper, NE $75,161 Neligh, NE $75,529 Newcastle, NE $74,488 Newman Grove, NE $75,519 Newport, NE $75,094 Niobrara, NE $75,382 Oakdale, NE $75,481 Oneill, NE $75,381

Orchard, NE $75,390 Osmond, NE $75,519 Page, NE $75,342 Pierce, NE $75,597 Pilger, NE $75,432 Plainview, NE $75,510 Ponca, NE $74,094 Randolph, NE $75,366

Royal, NE $75,363 Saint Helena, NE $75,265 South Sioux City, NE $73,580 Spencer, NE $75,245 Springview, NE $75,077 Stanton, NE $75,589 Stuart, NE $75,234 Tilden, NE $75,540

Callaway, NE $75,182 Central City, NE $75,489 Chapman, NE $75,387 Comstock, NE $75,186 Dannebrog, NE $75,367 Doniphan, NE $75,406 Dunning, NE $75,019 Eddyville, NE $75,144

Elba, NE $75,295 Elm Creek, NE $75,306 Elyria, NE $75,244 Farwell, NE $75,310 Gibbon, NE $75,369 Giltner, NE $75,364 Greeley, NE $75,298 Hampton, NE $75,410

Hazard, NE $75,239 Kearney, NE $75,520 Hordville, NE $75,414 Lexington, NE $75,397 Litchfield, NE $75,228 Loup City, NE $75,304 Marquette, NE $75,408 Mason City, NE $75,180

Merna, NE $75,218 Miller, NE $75,218 North Loup, NE $75,283 Oconto, NE $75,133 Odessa, NE $75,502 Ord, NE $75,337 Overton, NE $75,283 Palmer, NE $75,356

Phillips, NE $75,410 Pleasanton, NE $75,295 Ravenna, NE $75,326 Riverdale, NE $75,318 Rockville, NE $75,248 Saint Libory, NE $75,403 Saint Paul, NE $75,426 Sargent, NE $75,209

Scotia, NE $75,296 Shelton, NE $75,368 Sumner, NE $75,193 Taylor, NE $75,150 Westerville, NE $75,190 Wolbach, NE $75,304 Wood River, NE $75,354 Hastings, NE $75,572

Nuclear Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nuclear Engineering's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$69,949

Average $76,411/year

$81,708

$5,829

Average $6,368/month

$6,809

$1,345

Average $1,469/week

$1,571

$34

Average $37/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,708	$6,809	$1,571	$39
Average	$76,411	$6,368	$1,469	$37
25th Percentile	$69,949	$5,829	$1,345	$34

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