Nuclear Engineer Salary in Illinois

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in Illinois?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in Illinois is $82,611 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,682
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,399 to $88,406
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,743

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,406	$7,367	$1,700	$43
Average	$82,611	$6,884	$1,589	$40
25th Percentile	$76,399	$6,367	$1,469	$37

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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): $82,185
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,069
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,514
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,752
Expert (over 8 years): $162,540

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$82,185
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$96,069
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$116,514
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$140,752
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$162,540

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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:

Effingham: $76,151
Saint Peter: $76,046
Salem: $76,336

Effingham, IL $76,151 Saint Peter, IL $76,046 Salem, IL $76,336 Sandoval, IL $76,577 Scheller, IL $76,243 Sesser, IL $76,252 Shobonier, IL $76,292 Harwood Heights, IL $83,666

Elmwood Park, IL $83,698 Lincolnwood, IL $83,680 Niles, IL $83,591 Alsip, IL $82,918 Cicero, IL $83,718 Evergreen Park, IL $83,418 Riverdale, IL $82,144 Kankakee, IL $78,167

Aroma Park, IL $78,120 Ashkum, IL $76,719 Beaverville, IL $77,687 Bone Gap, IL $75,331 Bonnie, IL $76,106 Broughton, IL $76,094 Browns, IL $75,555 Buckner, IL $76,237

Burnt Prairie, IL $75,882 Carmi, IL $76,411 Christopher, IL $76,421 Cisne, IL $76,017 Clay City, IL $75,756 Coello, IL $76,296 Crossville, IL $76,083 Dahlgren, IL $76,080

Dale, IL $76,246 Dix, IL $76,300 Du Bois, IL $76,428 Du Quoin, IL $76,403 Ellery, IL $75,736 Emma, IL $76,446 Enfield, IL $76,137 Ewing, IL $76,089

Fairfield, IL $76,011 Farina, IL $75,978 Flora, IL $76,135 Frankfort Heights, IL $76,290 Freeman Spur, IL $76,347 Geff, IL $75,937 Golden Gate, IL $75,747 Grayville, IL $75,882

Ina, IL $76,222 Irvington, IL $76,701 Iuka, IL $76,022 Johnsonville, IL $75,998 Keenes, IL $75,990 Keensburg, IL $75,431 Kell, IL $76,204 Kinmundy, IL $76,004

Lancaster, IL $74,366 Logan, IL $76,296 Loogootee, IL $76,004 Louisville, IL $75,994 Mc Leansboro, IL $76,178 Macedonia, IL $76,057 Maunie, IL $76,473 Mill Shoals, IL $76,012

Mount Carmel, IL $75,027 Mount Vernon, IL $76,269 Mulkeytown, IL $76,132 Nason, IL $76,125 New Haven, IL $76,431 Noble, IL $75,486 Norris City, IL $76,295 Odin, IL $76,451

Omaha, IL $76,226 Opdyke, IL $76,138 Orient, IL $76,284 Patoka, IL $76,435 Radom, IL $76,567 Richview, IL $76,507 Rinard, IL $75,964 Sailor Springs, IL $76,039

Allendale, IL $73,534 Altamont, IL $76,058 Annapolis, IL $74,957 Beecher City, IL $75,992 Bridgeport, IL $73,265 Brownstown, IL $76,098 Calhoun, IL $74,452 Casey, IL $75,420

Claremont, IL $74,174 Cowden, IL $76,128 Dennison, IL $73,908 Dieterich, IL $76,004 Dundas, IL $75,038 Edgewood, IL $76,003 Flat Rock, IL $73,344 Greenup, IL $75,687

Herrick, IL $76,228 Hidalgo, IL $75,615 Hutsonville, IL $74,469 Ingraham, IL $75,709 Janesville, IL $75,956 Jewett, IL $75,831 Lakewood, IL $76,186 Lawrenceville, IL $72,789

Lerna, IL $76,029 Marshall, IL $74,263 Martinsville, IL $74,785 Alden, IL $78,073 Antioch, IL $78,544 Arlington Heights, IL $81,872 Elk Grove Village, IL $82,409 Rolling Meadows, IL $81,939

Barrington, IL $80,340 Crystal Lake, IL $78,595 Cary, IL $79,303 Deerfield, IL $81,761 Des Plaines, IL $82,983 Fox Lake, IL $78,534 Fox River Grove, IL $79,626 Glencoe, IL $82,728

Glenview, IL $83,200 Mansfield, IL $78,270 Milmine, IL $77,709 Monticello, IL $78,105 Muncie, IL $77,796 Oakwood, IL $77,458 Ogden, IL $78,252 Penfield, IL $78,056

Pesotum, IL $78,291 Philo, IL $78,522 Potomac, IL $77,708 Rantoul, IL $78,356 Ridge Farm, IL $76,214 Royal, IL $78,323 Sadorus, IL $78,357 Saint Joseph, IL $78,536

Savoy, IL $78,899 Seymour, IL $78,644 Sidell, IL $77,073 Sidney, IL $78,423 Thomasboro, IL $78,569 Tolono, IL $78,612 Weldon, IL $77,539 Westville, IL $76,815

White Heath, IL $78,431 Arcola, IL $77,039 Arthur, IL $77,470 Ashmore, IL $76,115 Atwood, IL $77,890 Bethany, IL $76,628 Brocton, IL $76,164 Camargo, IL $77,518

Charleston, IL $76,322 Chrisman, IL $75,479 Dalton City, IL $76,644 Gays, IL $76,234 Hammond, IL $77,549 Hindsboro, IL $76,802 Humboldt, IL $76,647 Hume, IL $76,599

Kansas, IL $75,318 La Place, IL $77,094 Lovington, IL $76,958 Mattoon, IL $76,398 Metcalf, IL $76,307 Murdock, IL $77,493 Newman, IL $77,313 Oakland, IL $76,491

Paris, IL $74,542 Redmon, IL $75,638 Oquawka, IL $76,192 Homer, IL $78,139 Indianola, IL $76,739 Ivesdale, IL $78,362 Longview, IL $78,037 Sullivan, IL $76,739

Tuscola, IL $77,754 Vermilion, IL $74,101 Villa Grove, IL $77,954 Windsor, IL $76,220 Alhambra, IL $77,462 Alton, IL $77,718 Batchtown, IL $76,909 Benld, IL $77,141

Bethalto, IL $77,731 Bingham, IL $76,207 Brighton, IL $77,480 Brussels, IL $77,389 Bunker Hill, IL $77,388 Butler, IL $76,579 Carrollton, IL $76,732 Coffeen, IL $76,589

Cottage Hills, IL $77,759 Donnellson, IL $76,667 Dorsey, IL $77,539 Dow, IL $77,532 Eagarville, IL $77,075 East Alton, IL $77,831 Edwardsville, IL $77,792 Eldred, IL $76,640

Elsah, IL $77,603 Fidelity, IL $77,216 Fieldon, IL $77,174 Fillmore, IL $76,371 Gillespie, IL $77,053 Glen Carbon, IL $77,959 Godfrey, IL $77,667 Golden Eagle, IL $77,421

Grafton, IL $77,423 Granite City, IL $78,185 Greenfield, IL $76,591 Hamburg, IL $76,557 Hamel, IL $77,574 Hardin, IL $76,931 Hartford, IL $78,095 Hillsboro, IL $76,715

Hillview, IL $76,259 Irving, IL $76,533 Jerseyville, IL $77,293 Kampsville, IL $76,483 Kane, IL $76,892 Litchfield, IL $76,834 Livingston, IL $77,342 Dover, IL $76,631

Eldena, IL $77,001 Grand Ridge, IL $76,462 Granville, IL $76,483 Hennepin, IL $76,462 Kasbeer, IL $76,397 Ladd, IL $76,645 La Moille, IL $76,420 Lee Center, IL $77,265

Leonore, IL $76,649 Long Point, IL $76,566 Lostant, IL $76,436 Mc Nabb, IL $76,470 Magnolia, IL $76,448 Malden, IL $76,427 Manlius, IL $76,391 Mark, IL $76,690

Marseilles, IL $77,043 Mendota, IL $76,717 Mineral, IL $76,249 Neponset, IL $76,261 New Bedford, IL $76,480 Oglesby, IL $76,560 Depue, IL $76,619 Ohio, IL $76,343

Ottawa, IL $76,587 Paw Paw, IL $77,317 Peru, IL $76,605 Princeton, IL $76,411 Rutland, IL $76,523 Seatonville, IL $76,625 Seneca, IL $77,366 Sheffield, IL $76,269

Spring Valley, IL $76,593 Standard, IL $76,658 Streator, IL $76,718 Sublette, IL $76,597 Tiskilwa, IL $76,359 Toluca, IL $76,641 Tonica, IL $76,467 Triumph, IL $76,806

Troy Grove, IL $76,617 Utica, IL $76,404 Van Orin, IL $76,427 Varna, IL $76,656 Walnut, IL $76,346 Wenona, IL $76,531 West Brooklyn, IL $76,943 Wyanet, IL $76,333

Galesburg, IL $76,402 Abingdon, IL $76,300 Adair, IL $76,115 Alexis, IL $76,175 Alpha, IL $76,172 Altona, IL $76,215 Avon, IL $76,217 Bardolph, IL $76,371

Berwick, IL $76,070 Biggsville, IL $76,072 Bishop Hill, IL $76,207 Blandinsville, IL $75,983 Bradford, IL $76,314 Bushnell, IL $76,268 Cameron, IL $76,142 Camp Grove, IL $76,564

Carman, IL $76,012 Castleton, IL $76,457 Cuba, IL $76,609 Dahinda, IL $76,359 East Galesburg, IL $76,470 Ellisville, IL $76,299 Fairview, IL $76,511 Fiatt, IL $76,648

Galva, IL $76,235 Gerlaw, IL $76,170 Gilson, IL $76,247 Gladstone, IL $76,073 Good Hope, IL $76,077 Henderson, IL $76,192 Industry, IL $76,051 Ipava, IL $76,318

Keithsburg, IL $76,152 Kewanee, IL $76,237 Kirkwood, IL $76,142 Knoxville, IL $76,342 La Fayette, IL $76,295 La Harpe, IL $76,019 Laura, IL $76,570 Littleton, IL $75,922

Little York, IL $76,141 Lomax, IL $76,035 Macomb, IL $76,223 Maquon, IL $76,419 Marietta, IL $76,222 Media, IL $76,025 Monmouth, IL $76,267 New Windsor, IL $76,169

North Henderson, IL $76,177 Oneida, IL $76,207 Ophiem, IL $76,156 Bloomington, IL $77,109 Anchor, IL $76,957 Armington, IL $76,838 Arrowsmith, IL $77,416 Atlanta, IL $76,803

Bellflower, IL $77,944 Carlock, IL $76,792 Chenoa, IL $76,549 Clinton, IL $76,832 Colfax, IL $76,724 Congerville, IL $76,808 Cooksville, IL $76,583 Cropsey, IL $76,868

Danvers, IL $76,846 Deer Creek, IL $76,917 Delavan, IL $76,846 Dewitt, IL $77,302 Downs, IL $76,756 Ellsworth, IL $76,731 El Paso, IL $76,637 Fairbury, IL $76,694

Flanagan, IL $76,557 Forrest, IL $76,798 Goodfield, IL $76,857 Graymont, IL $76,539 Gridley, IL $76,619 Heyworth, IL $76,699 Hopedale, IL $76,847 Hudson, IL $76,751

Kenney, IL $76,759 Lane, IL $77,291 Lawndale, IL $76,779 Le Roy, IL $76,980 Lexington, IL $76,628 Mc Lean, IL $76,799 Mackinaw, IL $76,877 Maroa, IL $76,745

Merna, IL $76,675 Minier, IL $76,820 Minonk, IL $76,602 Normal, IL $77,031 Pontiac, IL $76,645 Saunemin, IL $76,386 Saybrook, IL $77,622 Secor, IL $76,748

Shirley, IL $76,672 Sibley, IL $77,119 Stanford, IL $76,829 Strawn, IL $76,911 Towanda, IL $76,684 Wapella, IL $76,647 Waynesville, IL $76,599 Urbana, IL $78,980

Allerton, IL $77,537 Alvin, IL $76,919 Armstrong, IL $78,163 Bement, IL $77,922 Bismarck, IL $76,859 Bondville, IL $78,780 Broadlands, IL $77,950 Catlin, IL $77,048

Cerro Gordo, IL $77,471 Champaign, IL $78,980 Cisco, IL $77,643 Collison, IL $77,804 Danville, IL $77,143 Tilton, IL $77,175 De Land, IL $77,949 Dewey, IL $78,427

Fairmount, IL $77,548 Farmer City, IL $77,745 Fisher, IL $78,296 Fithian, IL $77,909 Foosland, IL $78,086 Georgetown, IL $76,478 Gifford, IL $78,159 Henning, IL $77,282

Prairie City, IL $76,215 Raritan, IL $76,406 Rio, IL $76,182 Roseville, IL $76,070 Saint Augustine, IL $76,178 Sciota, IL $75,944 Seaton, IL $76,160 Smithfield, IL $76,320

Smithshire, IL $76,038 Speer, IL $76,701 Stronghurst, IL $76,059 Table Grove, IL $76,217 Toulon, IL $76,399 Vermont, IL $76,183 Victoria, IL $76,299 Viola, IL $76,178

Wataga, IL $76,197 Williamsfield, IL $76,461 Woodhull, IL $76,183 Wyoming, IL $76,566 Astoria, IL $76,276 Benson, IL $76,697 Brimfield, IL $76,850 Bryant, IL $76,679

Canton, IL $76,762 Chillicothe, IL $76,862 Dunfermline, IL $76,735 Dunlap, IL $76,948 Edelstein, IL $76,845 Edwards, IL $77,011 Elmwood, IL $76,773 Eureka, IL $76,857

Farmington, IL $76,675 Forest City, IL $76,799 Glasford, IL $76,924 Green Valley, IL $76,869 Groveland, IL $77,025 Hanna City, IL $76,998 Henry, IL $76,521 Kingston Mines, IL $76,962

Lacon, IL $76,733 La Rose, IL $76,694 Lewistown, IL $76,554 Liverpool, IL $76,741 London Mills, IL $76,393 Lowpoint, IL $76,855 Manito, IL $76,850 Mapleton, IL $76,998

Metamora, IL $76,941 Morton, IL $76,998 Mossville, IL $77,001 Norris, IL $76,717 Pekin, IL $77,004 Princeville, IL $76,776 Putnam, IL $76,426 Roanoke, IL $76,780

Rome, IL $76,917 Saint David, IL $76,723 South Pekin, IL $76,948 Sparland, IL $76,649 Topeka, IL $76,765 Tremont, IL $76,940 Trivoli, IL $76,863 Washburn, IL $76,799

Washington, IL $77,006 Yates City, IL $76,613 Peoria, IL $77,092 Creve Coeur, IL $77,093 East Peoria, IL $77,092 Peoria Heights, IL $77,091 Sims, IL $76,017 Andalusia, IL $76,279

Springerton, IL $76,029 Tamaroa, IL $76,404 Texico, IL $76,057 Thompsonville, IL $76,109 Valier, IL $76,391 Vernon, IL $76,331 Walnut Hill, IL $76,395 Waltonville, IL $76,218

Wayne City, IL $76,052 West Frankfort, IL $76,275 Whittington, IL $76,119 Woodlawn, IL $76,380 Xenia, IL $75,999 Carbondale, IL $76,375 Alto Pass, IL $76,008 Anna, IL $76,207

Ava, IL $76,291 Belknap, IL $75,931 Boles, IL $76,062 Brookport, IL $75,709 Buncombe, IL $76,073 Cairo, IL $76,059 Cambria, IL $76,431 Campbell Hill, IL $76,502

Carrier Mills, IL $76,184 Carterville, IL $76,291 Cave In Rock, IL $75,897 Cobden, IL $76,123 Colp, IL $76,359 Ridott, IL $77,814 Rochelle, IL $77,795 Rock City, IL $77,817

Rock Falls, IL $76,600 Rockton, IL $78,030 Roscoe, IL $78,030 Savanna, IL $76,392 Scales Mound, IL $76,415 Seward, IL $77,952 Shannon, IL $77,094 Shirland, IL $77,984

South Beloit, IL $77,950 Sterling, IL $76,642 Stillman Valley, IL $77,932 Stockton, IL $76,706 Warren, IL $76,933 Winnebago, IL $78,069 Winslow, IL $77,129 Woosung, IL $76,862

Rockford, IL $78,065 Loves Park, IL $78,081 Machesney Park, IL $78,082 Rock Island, IL $75,974 Albany, IL $76,218 Aledo, IL $76,188 Dana, IL $76,482 Chandlerville, IL $76,886

Bluford, IL $76,074 Mahomet, IL $78,473 Andover, IL $76,154 Chapin, IL $76,581 Chatham, IL $77,795 Chesterfield, IL $76,727 Concord, IL $76,647 Easton, IL $76,735

Elkhart, IL $77,429 Emden, IL $76,812 Franklin, IL $77,183 Frederick, IL $76,227 Girard, IL $77,179 Greenview, IL $77,283 Hartsburg, IL $76,803 Havana, IL $76,600

Hettick, IL $76,657 Jacksonville, IL $77,009 Kilbourne, IL $76,790 Lincoln, IL $77,012 Lincolns New Salem, IL $77,342 Literberry, IL $77,044 Loami, IL $77,655 Lowder, IL $77,403

Manchester, IL $76,844 Mason City, IL $76,843 Meredosia, IL $76,402 Middletown, IL $77,308 Modesto, IL $77,132 Murrayville, IL $76,748 New Berlin, IL $77,626 New Holland, IL $76,991

Nilwood, IL $77,113 Oakford, IL $77,015 Palmyra, IL $76,852 Petersburg, IL $77,356 Pleasant Plains, IL $77,654 Rushville, IL $76,181 San Jose, IL $76,829 Scottville, IL $76,811

Sherman, IL $77,830 Shipman, IL $77,193 Tallula, IL $77,446 Thayer, IL $77,436 Virden, IL $77,371 Virginia, IL $76,735 Waverly, IL $77,360 Williamsville, IL $77,643

Winchester, IL $76,431 Woodson, IL $77,085 Springfield, IL $78,032 Bonfield, IL $77,930 Creal Springs, IL $76,136 Annawan, IL $76,230 Atkinson, IL $76,205 Barstow, IL $76,085

Buffalo Prairie, IL $76,239 Cambridge, IL $76,179 Carbon Cliff, IL $76,026 Coal Valley, IL $76,020 Colona, IL $76,098 Cordova, IL $76,226 Deer Grove, IL $76,324 East Moline, IL $76,061

Erie, IL $76,213 Fenton, IL $76,252 Fulton, IL $76,263 Geneseo, IL $76,175 Hampton, IL $76,141 Hillsdale, IL $76,188 Hooppole, IL $76,237 Illinois City, IL $76,251

Joy, IL $76,193 Lyndon, IL $76,318 Lynn Center, IL $76,152 Matherville, IL $76,174 Milan, IL $76,145 Moline, IL $75,876 Morrison, IL $76,371 New Boston, IL $76,207

Orion, IL $76,102 Osco, IL $76,136 Port Byron, IL $76,192 Preemption, IL $76,162 Prophetstown, IL $76,271 Rapids City, IL $76,169 Reynolds, IL $76,213 Sherrard, IL $76,153

Silvis, IL $75,994 Tampico, IL $76,317 Taylor Ridge, IL $76,255 Thomson, IL $76,383 La Salle, IL $76,554 Amboy, IL $76,739 Ancona, IL $76,493 Arlington, IL $76,293

Blackstone, IL $76,427 Buda, IL $76,262 Bureau, IL $76,581 Cedar Point, IL $76,635 Cherry, IL $76,594 Compton, IL $77,067 Cornell, IL $76,591 Dalzell, IL $76,689

Cypress, IL $76,061 De Soto, IL $76,171 Dongola, IL $76,078 Dowell, IL $76,401 Eddyville, IL $75,999 Eldorado, IL $76,310 Elizabethtown, IL $75,918 Elkville, IL $76,146

Energy, IL $76,333 Equality, IL $76,156 Galatia, IL $76,149 Golconda, IL $75,889 Goreville, IL $76,166 Gorham, IL $76,008 Grand Chain, IL $75,947 Grand Tower, IL $75,976

Grantsburg, IL $76,045 Harrisburg, IL $76,241 Herod, IL $75,927 Herrin, IL $76,362 Hurst, IL $76,331 Jacob, IL $76,005 Johnston City, IL $76,267 Jonesboro, IL $76,048

Joppa, IL $76,190 Junction, IL $76,133 Karbers Ridge, IL $76,009 Karnak, IL $76,005 Mc Clure, IL $75,910 Makanda, IL $76,131 Marion, IL $76,260 Metropolis, IL $76,034

Millcreek, IL $76,219 Miller City, IL $75,634 Mound City, IL $76,099 Mounds, IL $76,040 Muddy, IL $76,311 Murphysboro, IL $76,212 New Burnside, IL $76,117 Olive Branch, IL $76,005

Olmsted, IL $75,958 Oraville, IL $76,316 Ozark, IL $76,077 Perks, IL $76,028 Pittsburg, IL $76,168 Pomona, IL $75,970 Pulaski, IL $76,035 Raleigh, IL $76,200

Ridgway, IL $76,316 Rosiclare, IL $76,013 Royalton, IL $76,175 Shawneetown, IL $76,225 Simpson, IL $76,017 Stonefort, IL $76,035 Tamms, IL $76,011 Thebes, IL $75,965

Ullin, IL $76,056 Unity, IL $76,020 Vergennes, IL $76,232 Vienna, IL $76,136 Villa Ridge, IL $75,960 Willisville, IL $76,906 Wolf Lake, IL $75,868 Zeigler, IL $76,373

Centralia, IL $76,662 Hoyleton, IL $76,680 Akin, IL $76,063 Albion, IL $75,736 Alma, IL $76,185 Ashley, IL $76,466 Barnhill, IL $76,001 Belle Rive, IL $76,055

Bellmont, IL $75,713 Benton, IL $76,234 Bourbonnais, IL $78,592 Bradley, IL $78,582 Buckingham, IL $77,098 Buckley, IL $77,178 Cabery, IL $76,733 Campus, IL $76,945

Chatsworth, IL $76,904 Chebanse, IL $77,484 Cissna Park, IL $77,163 Claytonville, IL $77,034 Clifton, IL $77,013 Crescent City, IL $76,833 Cullom, IL $76,513 Danforth, IL $76,637

Donovan, IL $77,250 East Lynn, IL $77,387 Elliott, IL $77,853 Emington, IL $76,339 Essex, IL $77,912 Gibson City, IL $77,808 Gilman, IL $76,858 Goodwine, IL $77,064

Grant Park, IL $79,463 Herscher, IL $77,305 Hoopeston, IL $77,008 Hopkins Park, IL $78,214 Iroquois, IL $77,085 Kempton, IL $76,372 Loda, IL $77,567 Ludlow, IL $78,081

Manteno, IL $79,130 Martinton, IL $77,265 Melvin, IL $77,499 Milford, IL $76,730 Momence, IL $79,019 Onarga, IL $76,940 Papineau, IL $77,853 Paxton, IL $77,887

Pembroke Township, IL $78,209 Piper City, IL $76,815 Rankin, IL $77,586 Reddick, IL $77,392 Roberts, IL $77,146 Rossville, IL $76,954 Saint Anne, IL $77,901 Sheldon, IL $76,588

Stockland, IL $76,476 Thawville, IL $76,961 Union Hill, IL $77,742 Watseka, IL $76,753 Wellington, IL $76,820 Woodland, IL $76,841 Apple River, IL $76,648 Ashton, IL $77,364

Baileyville, IL $77,623 Belvidere, IL $77,992 Byron, IL $77,903 Caledonia, IL $78,004 Capron, IL $78,022 Cedarville, IL $77,649 Chadwick, IL $76,381 Chana, IL $77,647

Cherry Valley, IL $78,000 Dakota, IL $77,744 Davis, IL $77,863 Davis Junction, IL $77,959 Dixon, IL $76,950 Durand, IL $77,952 East Dubuque, IL $76,334 Eleroy, IL $77,483

Elizabeth, IL $76,357 Forreston, IL $77,332 Franklin Grove, IL $77,116 Freeport, IL $77,627 Galena, IL $76,385 Galt, IL $76,718 Garden Prairie, IL $78,030 German Valley, IL $77,775

Hanover, IL $76,288 Harmon, IL $76,387 Holcomb, IL $77,886 Kent, IL $76,868 Lanark, IL $76,751 Leaf River, IL $77,810 Lena, IL $77,133 Lindenwood, IL $77,872

Mc Connell, IL $77,562 Milledgeville, IL $76,610 Monroe Center, IL $77,945 Mount Carroll, IL $76,455 Mount Morris, IL $77,581 Nachusa, IL $76,927 Nora, IL $77,051 Orangeville, IL $77,713

Oregon, IL $77,580 Pearl City, IL $76,914 Pecatonica, IL $77,984 Polo, IL $76,979 Poplar Grove, IL $77,997 Midlothian, IL $82,251 Mason, IL $75,987 Romeoville, IL $81,392

Minooka, IL $79,640 Mokena, IL $81,257 Monee, IL $80,191 Morris, IL $78,220 New Lenox, IL $80,908 Oak Forest, IL $82,018 Oak Lawn, IL $83,402 Bridgeview, IL $83,509

Hometown, IL $83,486 Hickory Hills, IL $83,291 Justice, IL $83,534 Burbank, IL $83,538 Odell, IL $76,321 Olympia Fields, IL $80,789 Orland Park, IL $82,230 Palos Heights, IL $82,726

Palos Park, IL $82,623 Palos Hills, IL $83,079 Park Forest, IL $80,434 Peotone, IL $79,656 Posen, IL $82,102 Ransom, IL $76,483 Richton Park, IL $80,568 Robbins, IL $82,407

South Holland, IL $81,073 South Wilmington, IL $77,838 Steger, IL $80,320 Thornton, IL $80,775 Tinley Park, IL $81,627 Country Club Hills, IL $81,299 Verona, IL $77,146 Willow Springs, IL $83,028

Wilmington, IL $78,700 Worth, IL $83,036 University Park, IL $80,246 Homer Glen, IL $81,700 Bedford Park, IL $83,577 Summit Argo, IL $83,600 Aurora, IL $80,887 Batavia, IL $80,558

Big Rock, IL $78,523 Bristol, IL $79,476 Brookfield, IL $83,630 Clarendon Hills, IL $82,983 Downers Grove, IL $82,612 Woodridge, IL $82,281 Earlville, IL $77,051 Eola, IL $80,994

Hinckley, IL $77,865 Hinsdale, IL $83,225 Oak Brook, IL $83,171 La Grange, IL $83,560 La Grange Park, IL $83,595 Willowbrook, IL $82,948 Lee, IL $77,786 Leland, IL $77,202

Lisle, IL $82,136 Lyons, IL $83,644 Millbrook, IL $78,515 Millington, IL $78,242 Montgomery, IL $80,223 Mooseheart, IL $80,357 Naperville, IL $81,644 Newark, IL $78,202

North Aurora, IL $80,255 Oswego, IL $80,156 Plainfield, IL $80,736 Plano, IL $78,676 Riverside, IL $83,668 Sandwich, IL $78,060 Serena, IL $77,180 Shabbona, IL $77,650

Sheridan, IL $77,530 Somonauk, IL $77,715 Steward, IL $77,744 Sugar Grove, IL $79,429 Warrenville, IL $81,469 Waterman, IL $77,700 Wedron, IL $77,043 Western Springs, IL $83,412

Westmont, IL $82,954 Yorkville, IL $79,314 Darien, IL $82,668 Mode, IL $75,930 Montrose, IL $75,907 Mount Erie, IL $75,662 Neoga, IL $76,056 Newton, IL $75,556

Oblong, IL $75,022 Olney, IL $75,187 Palestine, IL $73,865 Parkersburg, IL $75,040 Robinson, IL $74,255 Saint Elmo, IL $76,037 Sainte Marie, IL $75,236 Saint Francisville, IL $73,205

Shumway, IL $75,963 Sigel, IL $75,977 Stewardson, IL $75,991 Stoy, IL $74,915 Strasburg, IL $76,031 Sumner, IL $73,718 Teutopolis, IL $76,056 Toledo, IL $75,938

Trilla, IL $75,981 Vandalia, IL $76,465 Watson, IL $76,065 Westfield, IL $75,893 West Liberty, IL $74,946 West Salem, IL $75,258 West Union, IL $74,257 West York, IL $74,447

Wheeler, IL $75,875 Willow Hill, IL $75,123 Yale, IL $75,315 Argenta, IL $77,017 Assumption, IL $76,707 Beason, IL $76,679 Blue Mound, IL $77,208 Boody, IL $77,120

Buffalo, IL $77,548 Bulpitt, IL $77,468 Chestnut, IL $77,043 Cornland, IL $77,522 Dawson, IL $77,749 Decatur, IL $77,025 Divernon, IL $77,534 Edinburg, IL $77,520

Elwin, IL $76,994 Farmersville, IL $77,261 Findlay, IL $76,375 Forsyth, IL $77,107 Glenarm, IL $77,701 Harristown, IL $77,094 Harvel, IL $77,025 Illiopolis, IL $77,343

Kincaid, IL $77,433 Lake Fork, IL $77,432 Latham, IL $77,096 Macon, IL $76,829 Mechanicsburg, IL $77,606 Morrisonville, IL $77,148 Mount Auburn, IL $77,376 Mount Pulaski, IL $77,275

Mt Zion, IL $76,978 Moweaqua, IL $76,786 Niantic, IL $77,192 Oconee, IL $76,384 Oreana, IL $76,976 Owaneco, IL $76,803 Palmer, IL $77,176 Pana, IL $76,706

Pawnee, IL $77,566 Raymond, IL $76,798 Riverton, IL $77,800 Rochester, IL $77,772 Shelbyville, IL $76,334 Stonington, IL $77,213 Taylorville, IL $77,210 Tovey, IL $77,458

Tower Hill, IL $76,422 West Point, IL $75,930 Fox Valley, IL $81,110 Golf, IL $83,454 Lovejoy, IL $78,308 Waggoner, IL $77,060 Warrensburg, IL $76,938 Alexander, IL $77,361

Alsey, IL $76,479 Arenzville, IL $76,509 Ashland, IL $77,240 Athens, IL $77,654 Auburn, IL $77,560 Bath, IL $76,455 Beardstown, IL $76,551 Bluffs, IL $76,396

Bluff Springs, IL $76,547 Browning, IL $76,266 Cantrall, IL $77,856 Carlinville, IL $76,777 Kingston, IL $77,967 Kirkland, IL $77,905 Lafox, IL $79,618 Lombard, IL $82,695

Malta, IL $77,893 Maple Park, IL $78,131 Marengo, IL $78,151 Maywood, IL $83,667 Westchester, IL $83,603 Broadview, IL $83,646 Lake In The Hills, IL $78,954 Medinah, IL $82,208

Schaumburg, IL $81,771 Melrose Park, IL $83,652 Hillside, IL $83,586 Berkeley, IL $83,543 Stone Park, IL $83,631 Hoffman Estates, IL $81,368 Plato Center, IL $79,053 River Grove, IL $83,671

Roselle, IL $81,931 Saint Charles, IL $80,402 Schiller Park, IL $83,615 South Elgin, IL $80,144 Sycamore, IL $78,209 Union, IL $78,252 Villa Park, IL $83,064 Wasco, IL $79,476

Wayne, IL $80,729 West Chicago, IL $81,142 Wheaton, IL $81,966 Winfield, IL $81,621 Wood Dale, IL $82,825 Evanston, IL $83,612 Chicago, IL $83,754 Oak Park, IL $83,709

River Forest, IL $83,692 Beecher, IL $79,884 Berwyn, IL $83,692 Crest Hill, IL $80,900 Shorewood, IL $80,165 Blue Island, IL $82,513 Braceville, IL $78,117 Braidwood, IL $78,555

Calumet City, IL $80,841 Channahon, IL $79,703 Chicago Heights, IL $80,417 Chicago Ridge, IL $83,248 Grayslake, IL $79,004 Gurnee, IL $78,902 Harvard, IL $78,110 Hebron, IL $77,689

Highland Park, IL $81,960 Fort Sheridan, IL $81,608 Palatine, IL $81,496 Highwood, IL $81,649 Ingleside, IL $78,594 Island Lake, IL $79,072 Kenilworth, IL $83,361 Lake Bluff, IL $80,229

Lake Forest, IL $80,950 Lake Villa, IL $78,668 Lake Zurich, IL $80,547 Libertyville, IL $79,824 Mchenry, IL $78,337 Morton Grove, IL $83,581 Mount Prospect, IL $82,572 Mundelein, IL $79,784

Vernon Hills, IL $80,601 Northbrook, IL $82,540 North Chicago, IL $79,583 Park Ridge, IL $83,527 Lincolnshire, IL $81,255 Prospect Heights, IL $82,272 Richmond, IL $78,237 Ringwood, IL $78,197

Round Lake, IL $78,711 Russell, IL $78,475 Skokie, IL $83,640 Waukegan, IL $79,033 Spring Grove, IL $78,420 Techny, IL $82,895 Wadsworth, IL $78,654 Wauconda, IL $79,390

Kaneville, IL $78,941 Pocahontas, IL $77,222 Great Lakes, IL $79,919 Coal City, IL $78,482 Crete, IL $80,172 Crestwood, IL $82,507 Dolton, IL $81,461 Dwight, IL $76,916

Elwood, IL $79,970 Flossmoor, IL $80,943 Frankfort, IL $80,699 Gardner, IL $77,488 Glenwood, IL $80,601 Harvey, IL $81,635 Markham, IL $81,695 Hazel Crest, IL $81,327

Homewood, IL $81,038 Joliet, IL $80,271 Kinsman, IL $76,677 Lansing, IL $80,544 Lemont, IL $82,238 Bolingbrook, IL $81,905 Lockport, IL $81,321 Manhattan, IL $80,017

Matteson, IL $80,823 Mazon, IL $77,659 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $77,205 Red Bud, IL $77,415 Renault, IL $77,286 Rockwood, IL $76,277 Saint Jacob, IL $77,689 Saint Libory, IL $77,393

Smithboro, IL $76,664 Smithton, IL $77,809 Sparta, IL $76,949 Steeleville, IL $76,761 Summerfield, IL $77,656 Tilden, IL $77,222 Trenton, IL $77,560 Troy, IL $77,842

Valmeyer, IL $77,545 Walsh, IL $76,812 Waterloo, IL $77,695 Quincy, IL $76,353 Augusta, IL $75,969 Barry, IL $75,972 Basco, IL $75,942 Baylis, IL $75,904

Bowen, IL $75,973 Camden, IL $75,861 Camp Point, IL $76,021 Carthage, IL $76,021 Chambersburg, IL $76,051 Clayton, IL $75,954 Coatsburg, IL $76,007 Colchester, IL $76,026

Colusa, IL $76,001 Dallas City, IL $76,005 Elvaston, IL $76,178 Ferris, IL $76,268 Fowler, IL $76,059 Golden, IL $76,026 Griggsville, IL $76,062 Hamilton, IL $76,102

Hull, IL $75,869 Huntsville, IL $75,825 Kinderhook, IL $75,906 La Prairie, IL $75,861 Liberty, IL $75,992 Lima, IL $76,075 Loraine, IL $75,969 Mendon, IL $76,020

Milton, IL $76,332 Mount Sterling, IL $76,015 Nauvoo, IL $76,034 Nebo, IL $76,218 New Canton, IL $75,860 New Salem, IL $75,926 Niota, IL $75,983 Paloma, IL $76,061

Payson, IL $76,021 Pearl, IL $76,170 Perry, IL $76,108 Pittsfield, IL $76,073 Plainville, IL $75,987 Pleasant Hill, IL $76,086 Plymouth, IL $75,927 Rockport, IL $75,827

Sutter, IL $75,865 Tennessee, IL $75,956 Timewell, IL $75,897 Ursa, IL $75,968 Versailles, IL $76,141 Warsaw, IL $75,959 Buffalo Grove, IL $81,396 Wheeling, IL $82,147

Wilmette, IL $83,463 Winnetka, IL $83,107 Winthrop Harbor, IL $78,510 Wonder Lake, IL $77,959 Woodstock, IL $78,127 Zion, IL $78,587 Addison, IL $82,712 Algonquin, IL $79,249

Bartlett, IL $81,045 Bellwood, IL $83,634 Bensenville, IL $83,238 Streamwood, IL $81,050 Bloomingdale, IL $82,010 Burlington, IL $78,327 Carpentersville, IL $79,667 Clare, IL $77,936

Cortland, IL $78,172 Creston, IL $77,840 Dekalb, IL $78,058 Carol Stream, IL $81,808 Dundee, IL $79,618 Elburn, IL $79,252 Elgin, IL $80,494 Elmhurst, IL $83,316

Esmond, IL $77,854 Forest Park, IL $83,688 Franklin Park, IL $83,621 Hanover Park, IL $81,504 Geneva, IL $80,132 Genoa, IL $78,069 Gilberts, IL $79,069 Glen Ellyn, IL $82,350

Glendale Heights, IL $82,209 Hampshire, IL $78,372 Hines, IL $83,666 Huntley, IL $78,332 Itasca, IL $82,486 Madison, IL $78,294 Marine, IL $77,618 Maryville, IL $77,980

Medora, IL $77,106 Michael, IL $76,619 Moro, IL $77,666 Mount Olive, IL $77,053 Mozier, IL $76,459 National Stock Yards, IL $78,308 New Douglas, IL $77,264 Nokomis, IL $76,674

Ohlman, IL $76,752 Panama, IL $76,928 Patterson, IL $76,506 Piasa, IL $77,325 Ramsey, IL $76,189 Rockbridge, IL $76,751 Roodhouse, IL $76,584 Rosamond, IL $76,573

Roxana, IL $77,906 Sawyerville, IL $77,172 Sorento, IL $76,920 South Roxana, IL $77,963 Staunton, IL $77,299 Taylor Springs, IL $76,820 Venice, IL $78,308 Walshville, IL $76,791

White Hall, IL $76,534 Wilsonville, IL $77,246 Witt, IL $76,607 Wood River, IL $77,867 Worden, IL $77,517 Wrights, IL $76,551 East Saint Louis, IL $78,308 Fairview Heights, IL $78,098

Addieville, IL $77,256 Albers, IL $77,359 Aviston, IL $77,397 Baldwin, IL $77,239 Bartelso, IL $77,014 Beckemeyer, IL $77,264 Belleville, IL $77,952 Mascoutah, IL $77,661

Scott Air Force Base, IL $77,806 Breese, IL $77,271 Carlyle, IL $76,825 Caseyville, IL $78,109 Chester, IL $76,774 Collinsville, IL $78,048 Columbia, IL $77,973 Coulterville, IL $76,851

Cutler, IL $76,577 Dupo, IL $78,185 East Carondelet, IL $78,138 Ellis Grove, IL $76,815 Evansville, IL $77,163 Freeburg, IL $77,722 Fults, IL $77,414 Germantown, IL $77,328

Greenville, IL $76,907 Hagarstown, IL $76,514 Hecker, IL $77,626 Highland, IL $77,467 Hoffman, IL $76,987 Huey, IL $76,773 Keyesport, IL $76,703 Lebanon, IL $77,784

Lenzburg, IL $77,423 Maeystown, IL $77,478 Marissa, IL $77,312 Menard, IL $76,790 Millstadt, IL $78,020 Modoc, IL $76,709 Mulberry Grove, IL $76,555 Nashville, IL $76,799

New Athens, IL $77,561 New Baden, IL $77,494 New Memphis, IL $77,440 Oakdale, IL $76,848 O Fallon, IL $77,945 Okawville, IL $77,181 Percy, IL $76,670 Pierron, IL $77,304

Pinckneyville, IL $76,608

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

$76,399

Average $82,611/year

$88,406

$6,367

Average $6,884/month

$7,367

$1,469

Average $1,589/week

$1,700

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,406	$7,367	$1,700	$43
Average	$82,611	$6,884	$1,589	$40
25th Percentile	$76,399	$6,367	$1,469	$37

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