Nuclear Engineer Salary in California

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in California?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in California is $89,395 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,375
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,672 to $95,666
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,552

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,666	$7,972	$1,840	$46
Average	$89,395	$7,450	$1,719	$43
25th Percentile	$82,672	$6,889	$1,590	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Nuclear Engineer Salaries

A Nuclear Engineer'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 Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Nuclear Engineer'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): $88,934
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,958
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $126,081
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $152,310
Expert (over 8 years): $175,887

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$88,934
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$103,958
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$126,081
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$152,310
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$175,887

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How Do Nuclear Engineer 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 Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,735.
California: $89,395.
Massachusetts: $88,204.

District of Columbia $89,735 California $89,395 Massachusetts $88,204 Washington $87,879 New Jersey $87,847 Alaska $87,733 Connecticut $86,615 New York $86,161

Hawaii $84,710 Rhode Island $84,030 Maryland $83,568 Minnesota $82,935 Colorado $82,692 Illinois $82,611 Oregon $82,303 Delaware $82,076

New Hampshire $81,934 Virginia $81,614 Pennsylvania $80,682 Nevada $80,212 North Dakota $80,058 Michigan $79,815 Wisconsin $79,726 Vermont $79,548

Texas $79,053 Maine $79,021 Arizona $78,972 Ohio $78,916 Georgia $78,170 Indiana $77,797 Wyoming $77,724 Utah $77,611

Iowa $77,562 Kansas $77,173 Louisiana $77,060 North Carolina $77,019 Missouri $77,003 Florida $76,687 Montana $76,517 Nebraska $76,354

Kentucky $76,265 South Carolina $75,941 Tennessee $75,739 Idaho $75,657 New Mexico $75,066 Oklahoma $74,936 Alabama $74,458 South Dakota $73,656

Arkansas $73,218 West Virginia $72,983 Mississippi $72,278

Top Paying Cities for Nuclear Engineers

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:

Los Angeles: $89,549
West Hollywood: $89,484
Dodgertown: $89,548

Los Angeles, CA $89,549 West Hollywood, CA $89,484 Dodgertown, CA $89,548 Playa Vista, CA $89,340 Bell Gardens, CA $89,346 Bell, CA $89,226 Beverly Hills, CA $89,479 Compton, CA $88,836

Culver City, CA $89,422 Downey, CA $88,950 El Segundo, CA $89,154 Gardena, CA $89,004 Hawthorne, CA $89,172 Hermosa Beach, CA $88,642 Huntington Park, CA $89,470 Lawndale, CA $89,022

Lynwood, CA $89,107 Malibu, CA $87,454 Manhattan Beach, CA $88,900 Maywood, CA $89,457 Pacific Palisades, CA $88,812 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA $88,498 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $88,491 Redondo Beach, CA $88,440

South Gate, CA $89,243 Topanga, CA $88,121 Venice, CA $89,267 Marina Del Rey, CA $89,285 Playa Del Rey, CA $89,189 Inglewood, CA $89,363 Santa Monica, CA $89,124 Torrance, CA $88,747

Whittier, CA $88,879 Buena Park, CA $88,724 La Palma, CA $88,738 Cypress, CA $88,740 La Habra, CA $88,726 La Mirada, CA $88,721 Montebello, CA $89,308 Norwalk, CA $88,661

Pico Rivera, CA $89,135 Santa Fe Springs, CA $88,720 Stanton, CA $88,743 Artesia, CA $88,702 Cerritos, CA $88,757 Avalon, CA $86,574 Bellflower, CA $88,768 Harbor City, CA $88,713

Lakewood, CA $88,699 Hawaiian Gardens, CA $88,731 Lomita, CA $88,723 Los Alamitos, CA $88,730 Paramount, CA $88,880 San Pedro, CA $88,685 Seal Beach, CA $88,723 Sunset Beach, CA $88,732

Surfside, CA $88,708 Wilmington, CA $88,676 Carson, CA $88,700 Signal Hill, CA $88,667 Long Beach, CA $88,666 Altadena, CA $89,323 Arcadia, CA $88,871 Duarte, CA $88,263

La Canada Flintridge, CA $89,358 Monrovia, CA $88,558 Montrose, CA $89,393 Mount Wilson, CA $88,883 Sierra Madre, CA $88,858 South Pasadena, CA $89,477 Sunland, CA $89,011 Tujunga, CA $88,519

Verdugo City, CA $89,397 Pasadena, CA $89,405 San Marino, CA $89,376 Glendale, CA $89,474 La Crescenta, CA $89,321 Agoura Hills, CA $86,967 Calabasas, CA $87,695 Canoga Park, CA $87,951

Winnetka, CA $88,081 West Hills, CA $87,503 Castaic, CA $86,238 Chatsworth, CA $87,502 Encino, CA $88,764 Newbury Park, CA $86,208 Newhall, CA $87,562 Northridge, CA $88,116

Porter Ranch, CA $87,810 Pacoima, CA $88,743 Reseda, CA $88,391 San Fernando, CA $88,416 Sylmar, CA $88,251 North Hills, CA $88,540 Granada Hills, CA $88,052 Mission Hills, CA $88,481

Santa Clarita, CA $86,964 Canyon Country, CA $87,091 Sun Valley, CA $89,174 Valencia, CA $86,629 Tarzana, CA $88,544 Thousand Oaks, CA $86,138 Westlake Village, CA $86,230 Woodland Hills, CA $88,176

Oak Park, CA $86,729 Stevenson Ranch, CA $86,956 Van Nuys, CA $88,872 Panorama City, CA $88,871 Sherman Oaks, CA $89,195 Burbank, CA $89,437 North Hollywood, CA $89,432 Studio City, CA $89,441

Valley Village, CA $89,409 Universal City, CA $89,482 Toluca Lake, CA $89,456 Rancho Cucamonga, CA $85,886 Azusa, CA $86,192 Baldwin Park, CA $88,398 Chino, CA $87,013 Chino Hills, CA $88,134

Claremont, CA $86,393 City Of Industry, CA $88,478 Covina, CA $87,842 El Monte, CA $89,133 South El Monte, CA $89,136 Glendora, CA $87,415 Guasti, CA $86,027 La Puente, CA $88,325

Hacienda Heights, CA $88,550 Rowland Heights, CA $88,668 La Verne, CA $86,664 Mira Loma, CA $85,916 Monterey Park, CA $89,466 Ontario, CA $86,194 Mt Baldy, CA $85,750 Montclair, CA $86,673

Diamond Bar, CA $88,372 Pomona, CA $87,503 Rosemead, CA $89,281 San Dimas, CA $87,281 San Gabriel, CA $89,305 Temple City, CA $89,192 Upland, CA $86,128 Walnut, CA $88,343

West Covina, CA $88,141 Alhambra, CA $89,431 Alpine, CA $86,462 Bonita, CA $87,458 Boulevard, CA $83,987 Campo, CA $85,107 Chula Vista, CA $87,458 Descanso, CA $85,749

Dulzura, CA $86,628 Guatay, CA $85,625 Imperial Beach, CA $87,458 Jacumba, CA $83,174 Jamul, CA $86,802 La Mesa, CA $87,458 Lemon Grove, CA $87,458 Lincoln Acres, CA $87,458

Mount Laguna, CA $84,996 National City, CA $87,458 Pine Valley, CA $85,279 Potrero, CA $85,768 Spring Valley, CA $87,458 Tecate, CA $85,874 Bonsall, CA $85,354 Borrego Springs, CA $82,306

Cardiff By The Sea, CA $86,968 Carlsbad, CA $86,253 Del Mar, CA $87,366 El Cajon, CA $87,302 Encinitas, CA $86,909 Escondido, CA $86,528 Fallbrook, CA $84,672 Julian, CA $83,324

La Jolla, CA $87,471 Lakeside, CA $87,015 Oceanside, CA $85,962 Camp Pendleton, CA $85,822 Pala, CA $84,509 Palomar Mountain, CA $84,119 Pauma Valley, CA $84,850 Poway, CA $87,088

Ramona, CA $86,191 Ranchita, CA $83,833 Rancho Santa Fe, CA $87,044 San Luis Rey, CA $85,515 San Marcos, CA $86,075 Santa Ysabel, CA $84,971 Santee, CA $87,458 Solana Beach, CA $87,165

Vista, CA $86,160 Valley Center, CA $85,367 Warner Springs, CA $83,579 San Diego, CA $87,458 Coronado, CA $87,458 San Ysidro, CA $87,458 Indio, CA $82,392 Indian Wells, CA $82,523

Palm Desert, CA $82,727 Banning, CA $84,646 Bard, CA $81,049 Beaumont, CA $84,990 Blythe, CA $81,137 Brawley, CA $81,647 Cabazon, CA $84,384 Calexico, CA $81,803

Calipatria, CA $81,639 Cathedral City, CA $83,234 Coachella, CA $81,797 Desert Center, CA $81,177 Desert Hot Springs, CA $83,503 Earp, CA $81,003 El Centro, CA $81,783 La Quinta, CA $82,469

Heber, CA $81,772 Holtville, CA $81,309 Imperial, CA $81,707 Joshua Tree, CA $82,651 Mecca, CA $81,714 Morongo Valley, CA $84,014 Niland, CA $81,517 North Palm Springs, CA $83,500

Ocotillo, CA $82,032 Palm Springs, CA $83,495 Palo Verde, CA $81,072 Parker Dam, CA $80,776 Pioneertown, CA $83,397 Rancho Mirage, CA $82,965 Seeley, CA $81,794 Thermal, CA $81,671

Salton City, CA $81,631 Thousand Palms, CA $82,859 Twentynine Palms, CA $81,495 Vidal, CA $80,891 Westmorland, CA $81,713 Whitewater, CA $84,103 Winterhaven, CA $81,039 Yucca Valley, CA $83,164

Landers, CA $83,147 Adelanto, CA $84,436 Amboy, CA $81,294 Angelus Oaks, CA $84,771 Apple Valley, CA $84,467 Baker, CA $81,453 Fort Irwin, CA $81,721 Barstow, CA $82,548

Grand Terrace, CA $85,459 Big Bear City, CA $84,441 Big Bear Lake, CA $84,915 Bloomington, CA $85,484 Blue Jay, CA $85,269 Bryn Mawr, CA $85,370 Calimesa, CA $85,145 Cedar Glen, CA $85,198

Cedarpines Park, CA $85,313 Cima, CA $80,739 Colton, CA $85,437 Crestline, CA $85,310 Crest Park, CA $85,269 Daggett, CA $82,609 Death Valley, CA $81,430 Phelan, CA $85,434

Fontana, CA $85,535 Essex, CA $80,911 Fawnskin, CA $84,944 Ludlow, CA $81,513 Forest Falls, CA $84,656 Hesperia, CA $85,057 Green Valley Lake, CA $85,103 Helendale, CA $83,641

Highland, CA $85,348 Hinkley, CA $82,694 Loma Linda, CA $85,331 Lake Arrowhead, CA $85,214 Lucerne Valley, CA $84,191 Lytle Creek, CA $85,544 Mentone, CA $85,225 Needles, CA $80,843

Nipton, CA $80,425 Newberry Springs, CA $81,935 Mountain Pass, CA $80,236 Oro Grande, CA $84,301 Patton, CA $85,313 Pinon Hills, CA $85,181 Redlands, CA $85,336 Rialto, CA $85,364

Rimforest, CA $85,305 Running Springs, CA $85,209 Shoshone, CA $80,457 Skyforest, CA $85,343 Sugarloaf, CA $84,535 Tecopa, CA $81,062 Twin Peaks, CA $85,300 Victorville, CA $85,014

Wrightwood, CA $85,521 Yermo, CA $82,199 Yucaipa, CA $85,101 San Bernardino, CA $85,286 Riverside, CA $85,513 March Air Reserve Base, CA $85,625 Lake Elsinore, CA $86,074 Aguanga, CA $83,745

Anza, CA $83,158 Hemet, CA $84,973 Homeland, CA $85,350 Idyllwild, CA $83,988 Moreno Valley, CA $85,536 Mountain Center, CA $83,038 Murrieta, CA $85,643 Nuevo, CA $85,279

Perris, CA $85,847 San Jacinto, CA $84,946 Menifee, CA $85,510 Sun City, CA $85,495 Temecula, CA $84,905 Wildomar, CA $85,679 Winchester, CA $85,134 Irvine, CA $88,910

Huntington Beach, CA $88,842 Laguna Niguel, CA $87,789 El Toro, CA $88,274 Foothill Ranch, CA $88,448 Capistrano Beach, CA $87,214 Corona Del Mar, CA $88,768 Costa Mesa, CA $88,929 Dana Point, CA $87,484

Lake Forest, CA $88,510 Laguna Woods, CA $88,519 East Irvine, CA $88,901 Laguna Beach, CA $88,416 Laguna Hills, CA $88,303 Midway City, CA $88,832 Aliso Viejo, CA $88,305 Newport Coast, CA $88,704

Newport Beach, CA $88,908 San Clemente, CA $86,059 San Juan Capistrano, CA $87,455 Silverado, CA $88,149 Trabuco Canyon, CA $87,048 Westminster, CA $88,818 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA $87,874 Mission Viejo, CA $88,041

Ladera Ranch, CA $87,165 Santa Ana, CA $88,747 Fountain Valley, CA $88,901 Tustin, CA $88,965 Anaheim, CA $88,649 Atwood, CA $88,749 Brea, CA $88,704 Fullerton, CA $88,673

Garden Grove, CA $88,768 Orange, CA $88,961 Norco, CA $86,340 Villa Park, CA $88,876 Placentia, CA $88,705 Corona, CA $86,828 Yorba Linda, CA $88,734 Ventura, CA $86,882

Camarillo, CA $86,560 Carpinteria, CA $86,925 Fillmore, CA $85,948 Moorpark, CA $86,160 Oak View, CA $86,908 Ojai, CA $86,312 Oxnard, CA $86,799 Piru, CA $85,441

Port Hueneme, CA $86,667 Point Mugu Nawc, CA $81,608 Port Hueneme Cbc Base, CA $86,733 Santa Paula, CA $86,550 Simi Valley, CA $86,582 Brandeis, CA $87,090 Somis, CA $86,410 Summerland, CA $87,515

Santa Barbara, CA $87,547 Goleta, CA $86,179 Alpaugh, CA $82,299 Armona, CA $81,343 Arvin, CA $84,890 Avenal, CA $82,102 Bodfish, CA $83,957 Buttonwillow, CA $84,368

California Hot Springs, CA $82,812 Camp Nelson, CA $81,901 Coalinga, CA $81,925 Corcoran, CA $82,119 Delano, CA $83,925 Ducor, CA $83,595 Earlimart, CA $82,978 Edison, CA $85,318

Exeter, CA $81,885 Pine Mountain Club, CA $84,361 Farmersville, CA $81,943 Fellows, CA $84,180 Frazier Park, CA $84,058 Glennville, CA $84,217 Goshen, CA $81,358 Hanford, CA $81,358

Huron, CA $81,444 Ivanhoe, CA $81,377 Kaweah, CA $81,676 Kernville, CA $82,850 Kettleman City, CA $81,870 Lake Isabella, CA $83,728 Lamont, CA $85,318 Laton, CA $81,288

Lebec, CA $84,108 Lemon Cove, CA $81,667 Lemoore, CA $81,363 Lindsay, CA $81,986 Lost Hills, CA $82,370 Mc Farland, CA $84,678 Mc Kittrick, CA $83,850 Maricopa, CA $84,382

New Cuyama, CA $84,804 Onyx, CA $82,217 Pixley, CA $82,287 Porterville, CA $82,764 Posey, CA $83,677 Richgrove, CA $83,838 Sequoia National Park, CA $81,383 Shafter, CA $85,102

Springville, CA $81,715 Stratford, CA $81,420 Strathmore, CA $81,974 Taft, CA $84,575 Terra Bella, CA $83,001 Three Rivers, CA $81,623 Tipton, CA $82,075 Tulare, CA $82,020

Tupman, CA $84,645 Visalia, CA $81,379 Wasco, CA $84,070 Waukena, CA $81,974 Weldon, CA $83,166 Wofford Heights, CA $83,485 Woodlake, CA $81,683 Woody, CA $84,565

Bakersfield, CA $85,318 San Luis Obispo, CA $85,251 Los Osos, CA $83,769 Arroyo Grande, CA $86,351 Atascadero, CA $83,115 Avila Beach, CA $84,486 Bradley, CA $81,807 Buellton, CA $86,886

Cambria, CA $81,938 Casmalia, CA $87,703 Cayucos, CA $81,905 Creston, CA $83,286 Grover Beach, CA $86,125 Guadalupe, CA $86,984 Harmony, CA $81,902 Lompoc, CA $86,964

Los Alamos, CA $88,054 Los Olivos, CA $86,869 Morro Bay, CA $83,194 Nipomo, CA $87,492 Oceano, CA $86,605 Paso Robles, CA $81,935 Pismo Beach, CA $85,615 San Ardo, CA $81,849

San Miguel, CA $82,013 San Simeon, CA $81,811 Santa Margarita, CA $85,812 Santa Maria, CA $88,366 Santa Ynez, CA $86,413 Shandon, CA $81,961 Solvang, CA $86,242 Templeton, CA $82,328

Mojave, CA $83,144 California City, CA $82,323 Acton, CA $87,188 Benton, CA $81,512 Big Pine, CA $81,407 Bishop, CA $81,476 Boron, CA $82,492 Bridgeport, CA $81,707

Caliente, CA $84,186 Cantil, CA $81,908 Darwin, CA $81,476 Edwards, CA $82,634 Independence, CA $81,507 Inyokern, CA $81,612 Johannesburg, CA $81,720 June Lake, CA $81,651

Keeler, CA $81,674 Keene, CA $84,524 Lake Hughes, CA $84,730 Lancaster, CA $84,892 Lee Vining, CA $81,609 Little Lake, CA $81,609 Littlerock, CA $86,218 Llano, CA $84,994

Lone Pine, CA $81,529 Mammoth Lakes, CA $81,600 Olancha, CA $81,447 Palmdale, CA $87,127 Pearblossom, CA $86,023 Randsburg, CA $81,471 Ridgecrest, CA $81,830 Red Mountain, CA $81,534

Rosamond, CA $83,678 Tehachapi, CA $84,231 Trona, CA $81,660 Valyermo, CA $85,896 Ahwahnee, CA $82,005 Auberry, CA $81,327 Badger, CA $81,498 Bass Lake, CA $81,678

Big Creek, CA $81,475 Biola, CA $81,247 Burrel, CA $81,296 Cantua Creek, CA $81,412 Caruthers, CA $81,255 Chowchilla, CA $82,047 Clovis, CA $81,211 Coarsegold, CA $81,368

Cutler, CA $81,336 Del Rey, CA $81,230 Dinuba, CA $81,310 Dos Palos, CA $83,225 Dunlap, CA $81,340 Firebaugh, CA $83,039 Fish Camp, CA $81,919 Five Points, CA $81,376

Fowler, CA $81,219 Friant, CA $81,293 Helm, CA $81,320 Hume, CA $81,451 Kerman, CA $81,288 Kingsburg, CA $81,295 Kings Canyon National Pk, CA $81,464 Lakeshore, CA $81,199

Los Banos, CA $84,085 Madera, CA $81,275 Mendota, CA $81,435 Miramonte, CA $81,353 Mono Hot Springs, CA $81,237 North Fork, CA $81,360 Oakhurst, CA $81,937 O Neals, CA $81,338

Orange Cove, CA $81,311 Orosi, CA $81,340 Parlier, CA $81,257 Piedra, CA $81,293 Fresno, CA $81,209 Prather, CA $81,294 Raisin City, CA $81,233 Raymond, CA $81,802

Reedley, CA $81,282 Riverdale, CA $81,299 Sanger, CA $81,267 San Joaquin, CA $81,316 Santa Rita Park, CA $83,506 Selma, CA $81,255 Shaver Lake, CA $81,341 South Dos Palos, CA $83,366

Sultana, CA $81,315 Tollhouse, CA $81,315 Tranquillity, CA $81,366 Wishon, CA $81,393 Yettem, CA $81,346 Traver, CA $81,311 Squaw Valley, CA $81,324 Salinas, CA $89,293

Big Sur, CA $83,591 Carmel By The Sea, CA $90,014 Carmel, CA $89,141 Carmel Valley, CA $88,223 Chualar, CA $88,114 Gonzales, CA $87,842 Greenfield, CA $84,898 Jolon, CA $83,666

King City, CA $82,277 Lockwood, CA $81,828 Marina, CA $89,760 Monterey, CA $89,775 Pacific Grove, CA $89,987 Pebble Beach, CA $89,998 San Lucas, CA $81,883 Seaside, CA $89,890

Soledad, CA $85,399 Spreckels, CA $89,281 Belmont, CA $98,925 Brisbane, CA $100,513 Burlingame, CA $98,178 Daly City, CA $100,641 El Granada, CA $96,858 Half Moon Bay, CA $97,685

La Honda, CA $98,040 Loma Mar, CA $97,150 Los Altos, CA $100,275 Menlo Park, CA $100,263 Atherton, CA $100,259 Portola Valley, CA $100,248 Millbrae, CA $98,762 Mountain View, CA $100,471

Montara, CA $97,648 Moss Beach, CA $97,411 Pacifica, CA $98,762 Pescadero, CA $96,847 Redwood City, CA $100,242 San Bruno, CA $99,311 San Carlos, CA $99,452 San Gregorio, CA $98,150

South San Francisco, CA $100,002 Sunnyvale, CA $101,065 San Francisco, CA $101,105 Sacramento, CA $87,636 Palo Alto, CA $100,263 Stanford, CA $100,263 San Mateo, CA $98,072 Alameda, CA $99,046

American Canyon, CA $90,857 Discovery Bay, CA $89,235 Danville, CA $94,821 Alamo, CA $96,317 Angwin, CA $89,200 Antioch, CA $90,726 Benicia, CA $91,044 Bethel Island, CA $88,841

Birds Landing, CA $89,420 Brentwood, CA $90,147 Byron, CA $90,277 Calistoga, CA $89,321 Canyon, CA $99,030 Clayton, CA $93,688 Concord, CA $94,494 Pleasant Hill, CA $94,906

Crockett, CA $91,173 Diablo, CA $95,567 El Cerrito, CA $98,850 Fairfield, CA $89,986 Travis Afb, CA $89,465 Fremont, CA $98,164 Hayward, CA $97,738 Castro Valley, CA $98,441

Hercules, CA $92,501 Knightsen, CA $89,363 Lafayette, CA $97,398 Livermore, CA $95,375 Martinez, CA $94,092 Moraga, CA $98,366 Napa, CA $89,462 Newark, CA $99,711

Oakley, CA $89,703 Oakville, CA $89,699 Orinda, CA $98,966 Pinole, CA $93,723 Pittsburg, CA $92,108 Pleasanton, CA $96,079 Pope Valley, CA $88,652 Dublin, CA $95,343

Port Costa, CA $91,291 Rio Vista, CA $88,721 Rodeo, CA $91,672 Rutherford, CA $89,713 Saint Helena, CA $89,314 Deer Park, CA $89,433 San Leandro, CA $99,081 San Lorenzo, CA $98,377

San Ramon, CA $95,340 Suisun City, CA $90,303 Sunol, CA $98,501 Union City, CA $98,306 Vallejo, CA $90,951 Walnut Creek, CA $97,184 Yountville, CA $89,649 Oakland, CA $98,975

Emeryville, CA $99,024 Piedmont, CA $99,120 Berkeley, CA $99,087 Albany, CA $99,194 Richmond, CA $98,031 El Sobrante, CA $96,735 San Pablo, CA $95,663 San Rafael, CA $96,500

Greenbrae, CA $97,406 Kentfield, CA $97,961 Belvedere Tiburon, CA $100,272 Bodega, CA $89,743 Bodega Bay, CA $89,499 Bolinas, CA $93,713 Corte Madera, CA $98,521 Rohnert Park, CA $90,671

Dillon Beach, CA $89,806 Fairfax, CA $95,631 Cotati, CA $90,542 Forest Knolls, CA $92,845 Inverness, CA $90,380 Lagunitas, CA $92,403 Larkspur, CA $97,949 Marshall, CA $90,154

Mill Valley, CA $97,422 Novato, CA $91,708 Nicasio, CA $91,870 Olema, CA $92,280 Penngrove, CA $90,765 Petaluma, CA $90,870 Point Reyes Station, CA $91,850 Ross, CA $96,645

San Anselmo, CA $95,025 San Geronimo, CA $93,367 San Quentin, CA $98,339 Sausalito, CA $100,508 Stinson Beach, CA $96,327 Tomales, CA $89,949 Valley Ford, CA $89,789 Woodacre, CA $93,534

Aptos, CA $92,354 Alviso, CA $100,660 Aromas, CA $90,182 Ben Lomond, CA $90,831 Boulder Creek, CA $94,153 Brookdale, CA $91,071 Campbell, CA $101,990 Capitola, CA $91,746

Castroville, CA $90,096 Coyote, CA $100,611 Cupertino, CA $100,231 Davenport, CA $92,082 Felton, CA $90,759 Freedom, CA $91,997 Gilroy, CA $93,032 Hollister, CA $89,073

Holy City, CA $95,583 Los Gatos, CA $100,617 Milpitas, CA $101,850 Morgan Hill, CA $97,351 Moss Landing, CA $90,342 Mount Hermon, CA $90,597 New Almaden, CA $99,827 Paicines, CA $82,392

Redwood Estates, CA $95,583 San Juan Bautista, CA $89,279 San Martin, CA $95,452 Santa Clara, CA $102,140 Santa Cruz, CA $90,554 Scotts Valley, CA $91,077 Saratoga, CA $100,109 Soquel, CA $92,569

Tres Pinos, CA $85,310 Watsonville, CA $92,081 San Jose, CA $102,225 Mount Hamilton, CA $99,839 Stockton, CA $86,858 Acampo, CA $86,959 Altaville, CA $84,478 Angels Camp, CA $84,654

Arnold, CA $81,948 Avery, CA $83,235 Burson, CA $85,270 Campo Seco, CA $85,195 Clements, CA $86,319 Copperopolis, CA $85,622 Douglas Flat, CA $83,992 Farmington, CA $86,010

French Camp, CA $86,941 Glencoe, CA $83,715 Hathaway Pines, CA $83,591 Holt, CA $87,096 Linden, CA $86,729 Lockeford, CA $86,866 Lodi, CA $86,882 Mokelumne Hill, CA $83,940

Mountain Ranch, CA $83,585 Murphys, CA $83,898 Rail Road Flat, CA $83,340 San Andreas, CA $84,228 Vallecito, CA $84,075 Valley Springs, CA $85,277 Victor, CA $86,913 Wallace, CA $85,861

West Point, CA $83,414 Wilseyville, CA $83,338 Woodbridge, CA $87,048 Atwater, CA $85,230 Ballico, CA $85,647 Tracy, CA $88,374 Big Oak Flat, CA $84,447 Catheys Valley, CA $82,631

Ceres, CA $86,298 Chinese Camp, CA $84,665 Columbia, CA $83,829 Coulterville, CA $82,949 Cressey, CA $85,511 Crows Landing, CA $86,999 Pinecrest, CA $81,901 Delhi, CA $85,801

Denair, CA $85,743 El Nido, CA $83,286 El Portal, CA $82,087 Empire, CA $86,281 Escalon, CA $86,322 Groveland, CA $82,155 Gustine, CA $87,360 Hickman, CA $85,886

Hilmar, CA $86,321 Hornitos, CA $83,205 Hughson, CA $86,275 Jamestown, CA $84,890 Keyes, CA $86,284 La Grange, CA $84,566 Lathrop, CA $87,126 Le Grand, CA $83,052

Livingston, CA $85,649 Long Barn, CA $82,757 Manteca, CA $86,935 Mariposa, CA $82,421 Merced, CA $83,496 Midpines, CA $82,437 Mi Wuk Village, CA $83,334 Moccasin, CA $84,255

Modesto, CA $86,267 Newman, CA $87,378 Oakdale, CA $86,013 Patterson, CA $89,298 Planada, CA $83,413 Ripon, CA $86,447 Riverbank, CA $86,289 Salida, CA $86,362

Snelling, CA $84,253 Sonora, CA $84,075 Soulsbyville, CA $83,849 Standard, CA $84,003 Stevinson, CA $86,247 Strawberry, CA $82,114 Tuolumne, CA $83,586 Turlock, CA $86,151

Twain Harte, CA $83,395 Vernalis, CA $87,354 Waterford, CA $85,754 Westley, CA $87,688 Winton, CA $85,345 Yosemite National Park, CA $81,629 Santa Rosa, CA $89,573 Albion, CA $82,290

Annapolis, CA $86,516 Boonville, CA $84,236 Boyes Hot Springs, CA $90,511 Branscomb, CA $82,210 Calpella, CA $84,006 Camp Meeker, CA $89,690 Caspar, CA $82,317 Cazadero, CA $88,531

Clearlake, CA $86,033 Clearlake Oaks, CA $85,091 Clearlake Park, CA $86,267 Cloverdale, CA $87,063 Cobb, CA $88,189 Comptche, CA $82,227 Covelo, CA $82,262 Dos Rios, CA $82,195

Duncans Mills, CA $89,339 Eldridge, CA $90,206 Elk, CA $82,503 El Verano, CA $90,651 Finley, CA $86,057 Forestville, CA $89,720 Fort Bragg, CA $82,341 Fulton, CA $89,581

Geyserville, CA $88,465 Glen Ellen, CA $90,074 Glenhaven, CA $85,329 Graton, CA $89,658 Gualala, CA $84,769 Guerneville, CA $89,356 Healdsburg, CA $89,326 Hopland, CA $86,041

Jenner, CA $88,614 Kelseyville, CA $86,756 Kenwood, CA $89,971 Lakeport, CA $85,296 Laytonville, CA $82,222 Little River, CA $82,328 Lower Lake, CA $86,454 Lucerne, CA $84,804

Manchester, CA $83,380 Mendocino, CA $82,328 Middletown, CA $88,548 Monte Rio, CA $89,410 Navarro, CA $82,405 Nice, CA $84,809 Occidental, CA $89,398 Philo, CA $83,422

Hidden Valley Lake, CA $88,127 Point Arena, CA $83,690 Potter Valley, CA $82,350 Redwood Valley, CA $82,839 Rio Nido, CA $89,452 Sebastopol, CA $89,709 Sonoma, CA $90,795 Stewarts Point, CA $86,314

Talmage, CA $84,317 Ukiah, CA $83,917 Upper Lake, CA $83,953 Villa Grande, CA $89,400 Vineburg, CA $90,786 Westport, CA $82,174 Willits, CA $82,308 Windsor, CA $89,634

Witter Springs, CA $83,788 Yorkville, CA $84,929 The Sea Ranch, CA $85,338 Eureka, CA $82,570 Alderpoint, CA $82,159 Blocksburg, CA $82,130 Arcata, CA $82,465 Mckinleyville, CA $82,472

Bayside, CA $82,435 Blue Lake, CA $82,335 Bridgeville, CA $82,196 Burnt Ranch, CA $82,296 Carlotta, CA $82,254 Crescent City, CA $82,149 Cutten, CA $82,569 Ferndale, CA $82,277

Fields Landing, CA $82,506 Fort Dick, CA $82,150 Fortuna, CA $82,447 Garberville, CA $82,203 Gasquet, CA $81,918 Honeydew, CA $82,120 Hoopa, CA $82,403 Hydesville, CA $82,384

Klamath, CA $82,212 Kneeland, CA $82,248 Korbel, CA $82,174 Loleta, CA $82,341 Mad River, CA $82,191 Miranda, CA $82,234 Myers Flat, CA $82,209 Orick, CA $82,264

Orleans, CA $82,298 Petrolia, CA $82,179 Phillipsville, CA $82,192 Redway, CA $82,318 Rio Dell, CA $82,399 Salyer, CA $82,315 Samoa, CA $82,405 Scotia, CA $82,292

Smith River, CA $81,931 Somes Bar, CA $82,272 Redcrest, CA $82,178 Trinidad, CA $82,380 Weott, CA $82,308 Willow Creek, CA $82,333 Leggett, CA $82,203 Piercy, CA $82,190

Whitethorn, CA $82,217 Zenia, CA $82,073 Amador City, CA $84,997 Auburn, CA $85,489 West Sacramento, CA $87,638 Brooks, CA $86,825 Capay, CA $86,817 Carmichael, CA $87,577

Citrus Heights, CA $87,145 Clarksburg, CA $87,651 Coloma, CA $85,337 Cool, CA $85,468 Courtland, CA $87,652 Davis, CA $87,550 Diamond Springs, CA $85,207 Dixon, CA $88,031

El Dorado, CA $85,304 Elk Grove, CA $87,289 Elmira, CA $88,788 Elverta, CA $87,480 Esparto, CA $87,295 Fair Oaks, CA $87,184 Fiddletown, CA $84,273 Folsom, CA $86,658

Foresthill, CA $83,480 Galt, CA $86,706 Garden Valley, CA $84,677 Georgetown, CA $83,822 Greenwood, CA $84,861 Grizzly Flats, CA $83,465 Guinda, CA $86,643 Herald, CA $85,952

Hood, CA $87,539 Ione, CA $85,202 Isleton, CA $88,156 Jackson, CA $84,547 Kit Carson, CA $83,598 Knights Landing, CA $86,298 Kirkwood, CA $82,104 Lincoln, CA $86,235

Loomis, CA $86,396 Lotus, CA $85,490 Mcclellan, CA $87,648 Madison, CA $87,433 Martell, CA $84,659 Mather, CA $87,391 Mount Aukum, CA $84,665 Newcastle, CA $86,102

Nicolaus, CA $86,736 North Highlands, CA $87,592 Roseville, CA $86,907 Orangevale, CA $86,953 Penryn, CA $86,241 Pilot Hill, CA $85,942 Pine Grove, CA $84,116 Pioneer, CA $82,823

Placerville, CA $85,055 Pleasant Grove, CA $86,949 Plymouth, CA $85,409 Rancho Cordova, CA $87,405 Represa, CA $86,676 Rescue, CA $85,941 Rio Linda, CA $87,651 Rio Oso, CA $86,220

River Pines, CA $84,802 Robbins, CA $86,525 Rocklin, CA $86,653 Rumsey, CA $85,202 Ryde, CA $87,727 Sheridan, CA $85,929 Shingle Springs, CA $85,864 Sloughhouse, CA $86,425

Somerset, CA $83,534 Sutter Creek, CA $84,720 Thornton, CA $87,686 Vacaville, CA $88,832 Volcano, CA $84,016 Walnut Grove, CA $87,883 Wheatland, CA $85,514 Wilton, CA $86,948

Winters, CA $87,771 Woodland, CA $87,367 Yolo, CA $87,281 Zamora, CA $87,099 Drytown, CA $85,144 Alta, CA $83,371 Applegate, CA $84,867 Camino, CA $84,300

Chicago Park, CA $83,657 Colfax, CA $83,953 Dutch Flat, CA $83,294 Emigrant Gap, CA $82,774 Gold Run, CA $83,346 Kyburz, CA $82,173 Echo Lake, CA $82,089 Meadow Vista, CA $84,954

Norden, CA $82,990 Pollock Pines, CA $82,790 Soda Springs, CA $83,057 Twin Bridges, CA $81,982 Weimar, CA $84,569 Granite Bay, CA $86,590 El Dorado Hills, CA $86,314 Antelope, CA $87,374

Marysville, CA $83,940 Beale Afb, CA $84,930 Alleghany, CA $82,726 Arbuckle, CA $84,796 Artois, CA $83,087 Bangor, CA $83,494 Belden, CA $82,689 Berry Creek, CA $83,260

Biggs, CA $83,365 Browns Valley, CA $83,449 Brownsville, CA $83,322 Butte City, CA $83,323 Camptonville, CA $82,824 Canyon Dam, CA $82,564 Cedar Ridge, CA $83,656 Challenge, CA $83,102

Chico, CA $83,365 Clipper Mills, CA $83,092 Colusa, CA $83,814 Crescent Mills, CA $82,499 Dobbins, CA $83,035 Downieville, CA $82,631 Dunnigan, CA $86,483 Durham, CA $83,361

Elk Creek, CA $83,051 Feather Falls, CA $83,336 Forbestown, CA $83,256 Forest Ranch, CA $83,207 Glenn, CA $83,279 Goodyears Bar, CA $82,676 Grass Valley, CA $83,593 Penn Valley, CA $83,865

Greenville, CA $82,522 Gridley, CA $83,547 Grimes, CA $84,968 Hamilton City, CA $83,312 Live Oak, CA $83,727 Magalia, CA $83,201 Maxwell, CA $83,636 Meadow Valley, CA $82,696

Meridian, CA $85,105 Nelson, CA $83,329 Nevada City, CA $83,051 North San Juan, CA $82,709 Olivehurst, CA $85,495 Oregon House, CA $83,336 Orland, CA $82,992 Oroville, CA $83,295

Paradise, CA $83,272 Palermo, CA $83,435 Princeton, CA $83,342 Quincy, CA $82,549 Rackerby, CA $83,455 Richvale, CA $83,316 Rough And Ready, CA $83,714 Smartsville, CA $84,200

Stirling City, CA $83,128 Stonyford, CA $83,115 Storrie, CA $82,965 Strawberry Valley, CA $82,645 Sutter, CA $84,025 Taylorsville, CA $82,390 Twain, CA $82,581 Washington, CA $83,081

Williams, CA $83,930 Willows, CA $83,197 Yuba City, CA $85,634 Redding, CA $82,760 Adin, CA $82,496 Anderson, CA $82,748 Bella Vista, CA $82,774 Bieber, CA $82,555

Big Bar, CA $82,206 Big Bend, CA $82,619 Burney, CA $82,846 Callahan, CA $82,362 Canby, CA $82,359 Cassel, CA $82,813 Castella, CA $82,511 Shasta Lake, CA $82,804

Chester, CA $82,733 Corning, CA $82,974 Cottonwood, CA $82,627 Dorris, CA $81,911 Douglas City, CA $82,408 Dunsmuir, CA $82,618 Etna, CA $82,353 Fall River Mills, CA $82,752

Flournoy, CA $82,724 Forks Of Salmon, CA $82,221 Fort Jones, CA $82,105 French Gulch, CA $82,468 Gazelle, CA $82,418 Gerber, CA $82,963 Greenview, CA $82,359 Grenada, CA $82,285

Happy Camp, CA $81,948 Hat Creek, CA $82,819 Hayfork, CA $82,345 Hornbrook, CA $81,125 Hyampom, CA $82,217 Igo, CA $82,413 Junction City, CA $82,365 Klamath River, CA $81,289

Lakehead, CA $82,575 Lewiston, CA $82,475 Lookout, CA $82,529 Los Molinos, CA $83,019 Mcarthur, CA $82,680 Mccloud, CA $82,643 Macdoel, CA $82,117 Manton, CA $82,809

Mill Creek, CA $82,710 Millville, CA $82,743 Mineral, CA $82,817 Montague, CA $81,968 Montgomery Creek, CA $82,716 Mount Shasta, CA $82,668 Nubieber, CA $82,638 Oak Run, CA $82,794

Obrien, CA $82,576 Old Station, CA $82,818 Palo Cedro, CA $82,799 Paskenta, CA $82,692 Paynes Creek, CA $82,778 Platina, CA $82,264 Proberta, CA $83,059 Red Bluff, CA $82,706

Round Mountain, CA $82,855 Scott Bar, CA $81,619 Seiad Valley, CA $81,216 Shasta, CA $82,536 Shingletown, CA $82,852 Tehama, CA $83,036 Trinity Center, CA $82,371 Vina, CA $83,151

Weaverville, CA $82,493 Weed, CA $82,568 Whiskeytown, CA $82,460 Whitmore, CA $82,847 Yreka, CA $81,824 Alturas, CA $82,407 Blairsden Graeagle, CA $82,507 Cedarville, CA $82,280

Chilcoot, CA $81,667 Clio, CA $82,450 Coleville, CA $81,858 Davis Creek, CA $82,087 Doyle, CA $81,856 Eagleville, CA $82,232 Floriston, CA $82,080 Fort Bidwell, CA $81,992

Herlong, CA $82,209 Janesville, CA $82,496 Lake City, CA $82,088 Likely, CA $82,331 Litchfield, CA $82,293 Loyalton, CA $81,980 Madeline, CA $82,367 Markleeville, CA $81,764

Milford, CA $82,293 Portola, CA $82,367 Ravendale, CA $82,266 Calpine, CA $82,229 Sierra City, CA $82,513 Sierraville, CA $82,410 Susanville, CA $82,578 Standish, CA $82,448

Beckwourth, CA $82,035 Termo, CA $82,343 Topaz, CA $81,791 Tulelake, CA $81,969 Vinton, CA $81,788 Wendel, CA $82,076 Westwood, CA $82,733 Carnelian Bay, CA $83,082

Homewood, CA $82,548 Tahoma, CA $81,965 Kings Beach, CA $82,628 Tahoe City, CA $82,950 Olympic Valley, CA $83,212 Tahoe Vista, CA $82,905 South Lake Tahoe, CA $81,828 Truckee, CA $83,414

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

Understanding how a Nuclear Engineer'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

$82,672

Average $89,395/year

$95,666

$6,889

Average $7,450/month

$7,972

$1,590

Average $1,719/week

$1,840

$40

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,666	$7,972	$1,840	$46
Average	$89,395	$7,450	$1,719	$43
25th Percentile	$82,672	$6,889	$1,590	$40

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