Nuclear Engineer Salary in Indiana

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in Indiana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in Indiana is $77,797 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,222
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,947 to $83,254
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,620

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,254	$6,938	$1,601	$40
Average	$77,797	$6,483	$1,496	$37
25th Percentile	$71,947	$5,996	$1,384	$35

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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): $77,396
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,470
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,724
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,550
Expert (over 8 years): $153,068

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$77,396
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$90,470
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$109,724
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$132,550
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$153,068

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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:

Galveston: $75,640
Gas City: $75,475
Grass Creek: $75,553

Galveston, IN $75,640 Gas City, IN $75,475 Grass Creek, IN $75,553 Greentown, IN $75,646 Hemlock, IN $75,790 Jonesboro, IN $75,458 Kewanna, IN $75,640 La Fontaine, IN $75,533

Lagro, IN $75,513 Lake Cicott, IN $75,337 Laketon, IN $75,664 Leiters Ford, IN $76,106 Liberty Mills, IN $75,708 Logansport, IN $75,473 Lucerne, IN $75,464 Macy, IN $75,529

Marion, IN $75,576 Liberty, IN $76,789 Losantville, IN $75,911 Beech Grove, IN $78,851 Matthews, IN $75,433 Mexico, IN $75,683 Miami, IN $75,713 Monterey, IN $76,101

New Waverly, IN $75,573 North Manchester, IN $75,674 Oakford, IN $75,845 Onward, IN $75,680 Ora, IN $76,263 Peru, IN $75,580 Grissom Arb, IN $75,716 Roann, IN $75,639

Rochester, IN $75,805 Rockfield, IN $75,610 Royal Center, IN $75,469 Russiaville, IN $75,944 Servia, IN $75,645 Silver Lake, IN $75,730 Somerset, IN $75,779 Star City, IN $75,679

Swayzee, IN $75,572 Sweetser, IN $75,797 Twelve Mile, IN $75,438 Upland, IN $75,457 Urbana, IN $75,569 Van Buren, IN $75,483 Wabash, IN $75,661 Walton, IN $75,509

West Middleton, IN $75,988 Winamac, IN $75,955 Young America, IN $75,837 Aurora, IN $77,979 West College Corner, IN $77,167 Batesville, IN $77,136 Bath, IN $77,486 Bennington, IN $76,925

Brookville, IN $77,453 Cedar Grove, IN $77,825 Cross Plains, IN $77,117 Dillsboro, IN $77,454 East Enterprise, IN $77,097 Florence, IN $77,097 Friendship, IN $77,274 Guilford, IN $77,998

Holton, IN $76,203 Laurel, IN $76,349 Lawrenceburg, IN $78,277 Metamora, IN $77,100 Milan, IN $77,385 Moores Hill, IN $77,667 Morris, IN $77,247 Napoleon, IN $76,652

New Trenton, IN $77,954 Oldenburg, IN $76,926 Osgood, IN $76,415 Patriot, IN $77,544 Pierceville, IN $77,184 Rising Sun, IN $77,701 Sunman, IN $77,574 Versailles, IN $76,998

Vevay, IN $76,444 West Harrison, IN $78,087 Austin, IN $76,473 Bethlehem, IN $76,502 Borden, IN $77,269 Bradford, IN $77,247 Campbellsburg, IN $76,002 Central, IN $76,889

Charlestown, IN $77,251 Corydon, IN $77,117 Crandall, IN $77,269 Depauw, IN $76,985 Eckerty, IN $75,817 Elizabeth, IN $77,321 English, IN $76,521 Floyds Knobs, IN $77,493

Fredericksburg, IN $76,782 Georgetown, IN $77,420 Grantsburg, IN $76,543 Greenville, IN $77,334 Hardinsburg, IN $76,524 Henryville, IN $77,047 Clarksville, IN $77,505 Jeffersonville, IN $77,501

Laconia, IN $77,049 Lanesville, IN $77,473 Leavenworth, IN $76,521 Lexington, IN $76,551 Marysville, IN $77,011 Mauckport, IN $76,854 Memphis, IN $77,325 Milltown, IN $76,833

Mount Saint Francis, IN $77,455 Nabb, IN $76,752 New Albany, IN $77,504 New Middletown, IN $77,260 New Salisbury, IN $77,199 New Washington, IN $76,716 Otisco, IN $77,086 Palmyra, IN $77,065

Pekin, IN $77,030 Marengo, IN $76,511 Ramsey, IN $77,088 Pleasant Lake, IN $75,856 Granger, IN $76,360 Grovertown, IN $76,492 Hamlet, IN $76,750 Knox, IN $76,701

Lakeville, IN $75,832 Lapaz, IN $76,038 Leesburg, IN $76,419 Mentone, IN $75,830 Middlebury, IN $77,526 Milford, IN $76,778 Millersburg, IN $77,099 Mishawaka, IN $76,286

Nappanee, IN $76,905 New Carlisle, IN $75,843 New Paris, IN $77,264 North Liberty, IN $75,777 North Webster, IN $76,166 Notre Dame, IN $75,439 Osceola, IN $77,596 Pierceton, IN $75,899

Plymouth, IN $76,262 Shipshewana, IN $77,120 Syracuse, IN $76,718 Tippecanoe, IN $76,067 Topeka, IN $76,732 Tyner, IN $76,188 Wakarusa, IN $77,005 Walkerton, IN $76,155

Warsaw, IN $75,982 Winona Lake, IN $75,947 Wyatt, IN $76,183 South Bend, IN $75,431 Albion, IN $75,869 Andrews, IN $75,526 Angola, IN $75,996 Arcola, IN $75,613

Ashley, IN $75,701 Auburn, IN $75,598 Avilla, IN $75,666 Berne, IN $75,371 Bippus, IN $75,602 Salem, IN $76,516 Scottsburg, IN $76,561 Sellersburg, IN $77,493

Sulphur, IN $76,506 Taswell, IN $75,884 Underwood, IN $76,966 Columbus, IN $75,521 Brownstown, IN $75,657 Butlerville, IN $75,961 Canaan, IN $76,584 Clarksburg, IN $76,349

Clifford, IN $76,403 Commiskey, IN $75,995 Cortland, IN $75,558 Crothersville, IN $76,108 Deputy, IN $76,466 Dupont, IN $76,043 Elizabethtown, IN $76,100 Flat Rock, IN $76,752

Freetown, IN $74,982 Grammer, IN $76,213 Greensburg, IN $76,171 Hanover, IN $76,545 Hartsville, IN $76,023 Hayden, IN $75,998 Hope, IN $76,483 Jonesville, IN $75,910

Kurtz, IN $74,821 Madison, IN $76,124 Medora, IN $75,515 Millhousen, IN $76,374 New Point, IN $76,634 Norman, IN $74,841 North Vernon, IN $75,897 Paris Crossing, IN $76,269

Saint Paul, IN $76,671 Scipio, IN $76,081 Seymour, IN $75,747 Taylorsville, IN $76,348 Vallonia, IN $75,868 Vernon, IN $76,135 Westport, IN $75,948 Muncie, IN $75,478

Albany, IN $75,589 Bentonville, IN $76,173 Boston, IN $76,739 Brownsville, IN $76,059 Bryant, IN $75,437 Cambridge City, IN $75,943 Centerville, IN $76,093 Connersville, IN $76,114

Daleville, IN $75,191 Dublin, IN $76,192 Dunkirk, IN $75,503 Dunreith, IN $76,184 Eaton, IN $75,451 Economy, IN $75,820 Farmland, IN $75,660 Fountain City, IN $76,119

Gaston, IN $75,374 Greensboro, IN $75,976 Greens Fork, IN $75,857 Hagerstown, IN $75,937 Hartford City, IN $75,481 Kennard, IN $75,795 Lewisville, IN $76,149 Roachdale, IN $76,763

Bluffton, IN $75,446 Butler, IN $75,702 Churubusco, IN $75,619 Columbia City, IN $75,636 Corunna, IN $75,717 Craigville, IN $75,495 Cromwell, IN $76,219 Decatur, IN $75,492

Fremont, IN $75,974 Garrett, IN $75,606 Geneva, IN $75,443 Grabill, IN $75,578 Hamilton, IN $75,781 Harlan, IN $75,554 Hoagland, IN $75,573 Howe, IN $76,419

Hudson, IN $75,935 Huntertown, IN $75,597 Huntington, IN $75,553 Kendallville, IN $75,818 Keystone, IN $75,341 Kimmell, IN $76,028 Lagrange, IN $76,350 Laotto, IN $75,621

Larwill, IN $75,846 Leo, IN $75,588 Liberty Center, IN $75,419 Ligonier, IN $76,461 Linn Grove, IN $75,313 Markle, IN $75,501 Mongo, IN $76,252 Monroe, IN $75,410

Monroeville, IN $75,533 New Haven, IN $75,596 Orland, IN $75,952 Ossian, IN $75,553 Petroleum, IN $75,342 Boggstown, IN $78,016 Brooklyn, IN $77,908 Brownsburg, IN $78,592

Camby, IN $78,671 Carthage, IN $76,666 Charlottesville, IN $76,381 Clayton, IN $77,821 Cloverdale, IN $75,898 Coatesville, IN $77,166 Danville, IN $77,939 Avon, IN $78,628

Edinburgh, IN $76,732 Eminence, IN $76,615 Fairland, IN $78,139 Falmouth, IN $75,908 Fillmore, IN $76,714 Finly, IN $77,401 Fountaintown, IN $78,057 Franklin, IN $77,688

Glenwood, IN $76,064 Greencastle, IN $75,756 Greenfield, IN $77,412 Greenwood, IN $78,796 Gwynneville, IN $77,115 Homer, IN $76,840 Jamestown, IN $77,453 Knightstown, IN $76,278

Lizton, IN $77,844 Manilla, IN $76,915 Martinsville, IN $76,840 Maxwell, IN $76,885 Mays, IN $76,328 Milroy, IN $76,567 Monrovia, IN $77,339 Mooresville, IN $78,162

Morgantown, IN $75,860 Morristown, IN $77,346 Needham, IN $78,118 New Palestine, IN $78,481 Nineveh, IN $75,829 North Salem, IN $77,487 Paragon, IN $76,200 Pittsboro, IN $78,267

Plainfield, IN $78,566 Putnamville, IN $75,703 Reelsville, IN $75,142 Rushville, IN $76,592 Talbot, IN $75,747 Templeton, IN $75,448 Veedersburg, IN $75,568 Wallace, IN $75,936

Waveland, IN $75,675 Waynetown, IN $75,833 West Lebanon, IN $75,951 Westpoint, IN $75,809 Williamsport, IN $75,838 Wingate, IN $75,776 Wolcott, IN $75,698 Yeoman, IN $75,749

Holland, IN $75,624 Huntingburg, IN $75,662 Ireland, IN $75,501 Jasper, IN $75,539 Lamar, IN $75,778 Leopold, IN $75,910 Lincoln City, IN $75,796 Loogootee, IN $75,136

Mariah Hill, IN $75,756 Monroe City, IN $73,013 Montgomery, IN $74,161 Oaktown, IN $73,063 Odon, IN $74,952 Otwell, IN $74,383 Petersburg, IN $73,823 Plainville, IN $73,964

Ragsdale, IN $72,942 Rome, IN $75,738 Saint Anthony, IN $75,626 Saint Croix, IN $75,891 Saint Meinrad, IN $75,714 Sandborn, IN $73,787 Santa Claus, IN $75,941 Schnellville, IN $75,634

Shoals, IN $75,251 Spurgeon, IN $75,588 Stendal, IN $75,401 Tell City, IN $75,885 Troy, IN $75,768 Velpen, IN $75,384 Vincennes, IN $72,383 Westphalia, IN $73,572

Wheatland, IN $72,998 Winslow, IN $74,691 Boonville, IN $76,302 Chandler, IN $76,560 Chrisney, IN $75,974 Cynthiana, IN $76,247 Elberfeld, IN $76,392 Folsomville, IN $75,914

Grandview, IN $75,868 Griffin, IN $75,798 Russellville, IN $75,824 Shelbyville, IN $77,425 Stilesville, IN $77,145 Trafalgar, IN $76,487 Waldron, IN $76,907 West Newton, IN $78,800

Whiteland, IN $78,364 Wilkinson, IN $75,907 Indianapolis, IN $78,859 Lynn, IN $75,914 Hatfield, IN $76,333 Inglefield, IN $76,684 Lynnville, IN $76,037 Mount Vernon, IN $76,417

Newburgh, IN $76,637 New Harmony, IN $76,217 Poseyville, IN $76,246 Richland, IN $76,310 Rockport, IN $76,124 Tennyson, IN $75,909 Wadesville, IN $76,521 Haubstadt, IN $76,345

Hazleton, IN $73,318 Buckskin, IN $76,051 Fort Branch, IN $75,947 Francisco, IN $74,816 Mackey, IN $75,758 Oakland City, IN $75,330 Owensville, IN $75,636 Patoka, IN $74,090

Princeton, IN $74,952 Somerville, IN $75,541 Evansville, IN $76,768 Oxford, IN $75,218 Perrysville, IN $75,759 Pine Village, IN $75,302 Remington, IN $75,856 Rensselaer, IN $76,843

Reynolds, IN $75,527 Romney, IN $76,005 State Line, IN $76,349 Stockwell, IN $76,578 Terre Haute, IN $73,818 Bellmore, IN $75,283 Blanford, IN $74,262 Bloomingdale, IN $75,363

Bowling Green, IN $74,959 Brazil, IN $74,323 Bridgeton, IN $74,437 Carbon, IN $74,596 Carlisle, IN $73,645 Centerpoint, IN $74,551 Clay City, IN $74,474 Clinton, IN $74,246

Coalmont, IN $74,355 Cory, IN $74,105 Dana, IN $75,071 Dugger, IN $74,226 Fairbanks, IN $74,077 Farmersburg, IN $74,011 Fontanet, IN $74,024 Graysville, IN $74,058

Harmony, IN $74,570 Hillsdale, IN $74,935 Hymera, IN $74,272 Judson, IN $75,204 Knightsville, IN $74,463 Lewis, IN $74,240 Marshall, IN $75,490 Mecca, IN $74,495

Merom, IN $74,088 Montezuma, IN $74,778 New Goshen, IN $73,881 Sullivan, IN $74,058 Paxton, IN $73,975 Pimento, IN $74,057 Poland, IN $75,262 Prairie Creek, IN $73,981

Prairieton, IN $73,831 Riley, IN $73,862 Rockville, IN $74,848 Rosedale, IN $74,128 Saint Bernice, IN $74,514 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $73,822 Seelyville, IN $73,881 Shelburn, IN $74,049

Shepardsville, IN $73,930 Staunton, IN $74,057 Universal, IN $74,019 West Terre Haute, IN $73,823 Lafayette, IN $76,300 Beverly Shores, IN $79,214 Boone Grove, IN $79,362 Cedar Lake, IN $79,869

Chesterton, IN $79,758 Crown Point, IN $79,953 Demotte, IN $78,637 Dyer, IN $80,190 East Chicago, IN $80,570 Griffith, IN $80,434 Hammond, IN $80,517 Munster, IN $80,387

Highland, IN $80,441 Hanna, IN $77,265 Hebron, IN $79,345 Hobart, IN $80,377 Kingsbury, IN $76,991 Kingsford Heights, IN $76,974 Kouts, IN $78,589 La Crosse, IN $77,776

Lake Village, IN $78,602 La Porte, IN $77,101 Leroy, IN $79,695 Lowell, IN $79,398 Michigan City, IN $78,245 Mill Creek, IN $76,100 North Judson, IN $76,502 Portage, IN $80,317

Rolling Prairie, IN $76,342 Roselawn, IN $78,497 Saint John, IN $80,098 San Pierre, IN $77,600 Middletown, IN $75,303 Milton, IN $75,774 Modoc, IN $75,704 Montpelier, IN $75,464

Mooreland, IN $75,873 Mount Summit, IN $75,614 New Castle, IN $75,880 New Lisbon, IN $76,060 Oakville, IN $75,477 Parker City, IN $75,677 Pennville, IN $75,479 Pershing, IN $76,177

Portland, IN $75,522 Redkey, IN $75,532 Richmond, IN $76,537 Ridgeville, IN $75,493 Salamonia, IN $75,652 Saratoga, IN $75,916 Selma, IN $75,626 Shirley, IN $75,728

Spiceland, IN $76,122 Springport, IN $75,524 Straughn, IN $76,085 Sulphur Springs, IN $75,510 Union City, IN $75,789 Webster, IN $76,179 Williamsburg, IN $75,911 Winchester, IN $75,685

Yorktown, IN $75,219 Bloomington, IN $74,652 Avoca, IN $75,085 Bedford, IN $75,195 Schererville, IN $80,288 Bloomfield, IN $74,920 West Lafayette, IN $75,862 Idaville, IN $75,357

Kentland, IN $76,182 Kingman, IN $75,560 Ladoga, IN $76,800 Linden, IN $76,210 Medaryville, IN $76,631 Mellott, IN $75,910 Monon, IN $75,958 Monticello, IN $75,585

Montmorenci, IN $75,836 Morocco, IN $77,054 Mount Ayr, IN $77,214 New Market, IN $76,294 Newport, IN $75,371 New Richmond, IN $75,905 New Ross, IN $76,961 Newtown, IN $75,922

Otterbein, IN $75,462 Clear Creek, IN $74,687 Coal City, IN $74,839 Ellettsville, IN $75,221 Fort Ritner, IN $75,691 Freedom, IN $75,050 French Lick, IN $75,664 Gosport, IN $75,698

Harrodsburg, IN $74,841 Helmsburg, IN $74,878 Heltonville, IN $74,831 Huron, IN $75,179 Jasonville, IN $74,503 Koleen, IN $74,946 Linton, IN $74,863 Lyons, IN $74,802

Midland, IN $74,521 Mitchell, IN $75,695 Nashville, IN $74,726 Newberry, IN $74,871 Oolitic, IN $75,145 Orleans, IN $75,792 Owensburg, IN $75,071 Paoli, IN $76,106

Patricksburg, IN $75,041 Quincy, IN $76,087 Scotland, IN $74,833 Smithville, IN $74,726 Solsberry, IN $75,003 Spencer, IN $75,346 Springville, IN $75,013 Stanford, IN $74,814

Stinesville, IN $75,396 Switz City, IN $74,907 Tunnelton, IN $75,637 Unionville, IN $74,939 West Baden Springs, IN $75,556 Williams, IN $75,282 Worthington, IN $74,894 Washington, IN $73,497

Bicknell, IN $73,040 Birdseye, IN $75,683 Branchville, IN $76,119 Bristow, IN $75,719 Bruceville, IN $72,723 Cannelburg, IN $74,999 Cannelton, IN $75,730 Celestine, IN $75,603

Crane, IN $75,071 Dale, IN $75,696 Decker, IN $73,400 Derby, IN $75,877 Dubois, IN $75,500 Edwardsport, IN $73,431 Elnora, IN $74,165 Evanston, IN $75,756

Ferdinand, IN $75,674 Freelandville, IN $73,281 Fulda, IN $75,770 Alamo, IN $76,069 Ambia, IN $75,820 Attica, IN $75,579 Battle Ground, IN $75,790 Boswell, IN $75,627

Brook, IN $76,599 Brookston, IN $75,430 Buck Creek, IN $76,124 Buffalo, IN $76,045 Burnettsville, IN $75,278 Cayuga, IN $75,706 Chalmers, IN $75,276 Clarks Hill, IN $76,361

Covington, IN $75,798 Crawfordsville, IN $76,231 Darlington, IN $76,912 Dayton, IN $76,406 Earl Park, IN $75,591 Fair Oaks, IN $78,289 Fowler, IN $75,321 Francesville, IN $76,206

Goodland, IN $76,000 Hillsboro, IN $75,692 Schneider, IN $78,989 Shelby, IN $78,856 Sumava Resorts, IN $78,852 Tefft, IN $77,808 Thayer, IN $78,745 Union Mills, IN $77,249

Valparaiso, IN $79,209 Wanatah, IN $78,204 Westville, IN $78,784 Wheatfield, IN $78,197 Wheeler, IN $80,132 Whiting, IN $81,270 Gary, IN $80,601 Lake Station, IN $80,612

Merrillville, IN $80,332 Argos, IN $76,086 Atwood, IN $76,158 Bourbon, IN $76,239 Bremen, IN $76,261 Bristol, IN $77,936 Burket, IN $76,053 Claypool, IN $75,804

Culver, IN $76,345 Donaldson, IN $76,359 Elkhart, IN $78,259 Etna Green, IN $76,274 Goshen, IN $77,784 Little York, IN $76,474 Gentryville, IN $75,872 Alexandria, IN $75,182

Anderson, IN $75,050 Arcadia, IN $76,019 Atlanta, IN $75,888 Carmel, IN $78,490 Cicero, IN $76,316 Colfax, IN $76,812 Elwood, IN $75,379 Fishers, IN $77,207

Forest, IN $76,251 Fortville, IN $76,468 Frankfort, IN $76,607 Frankton, IN $75,155 Goldsmith, IN $76,177 Hobbs, IN $75,627 Ingalls, IN $75,894 Kempton, IN $76,363

Kirklin, IN $76,987 Lapel, IN $75,220 Lebanon, IN $77,753 Mc Cordsville, IN $77,799 Markleville, IN $75,362 Michigantown, IN $76,422 Mulberry, IN $76,286 Noblesville, IN $75,836

Orestes, IN $75,221 Pendleton, IN $75,339 Rossville, IN $76,170 Sedalia, IN $76,126 Sharpsville, IN $75,956 Sheridan, IN $77,220 Summitville, IN $75,356 Thorntown, IN $77,212

Tipton, IN $76,001 Westfield, IN $77,918 Whitestown, IN $78,074 Windfall, IN $75,678 Zionsville, IN $78,359 Advance, IN $77,397 Amo, IN $77,485 Arlington, IN $77,029

Bainbridge, IN $76,548 Bargersville, IN $78,022 Pleasant Mills, IN $75,474 Poneto, IN $75,353 Preble, IN $75,506 Roanoke, IN $75,586 Rome City, IN $76,043 Saint Joe, IN $75,580

South Milford, IN $76,002 South Whitley, IN $75,672 Spencerville, IN $75,572 Stroh, IN $75,978 Uniondale, IN $75,528 Warren, IN $75,507 Waterloo, IN $75,640 Wawaka, IN $76,094

Wolcottville, IN $76,078 Wolflake, IN $75,919 Woodburn, IN $75,533 Yoder, IN $75,597 Zanesville, IN $75,581 Fort Wayne, IN $75,609 Kokomo, IN $75,811 Akron, IN $75,657

Amboy, IN $75,540 Athens, IN $75,638 Bringhurst, IN $75,875 Bunker Hill, IN $75,636 Burlington, IN $75,991 Burrows, IN $75,552 Camden, IN $75,616 Converse, IN $75,580

Cutler, IN $75,952 Deedsville, IN $75,503 Delong, IN $76,132 Delphi, IN $75,733 Denver, IN $75,566 Fairmount, IN $75,451 Flora, IN $75,805 Fowlerton, IN $75,441

Fulton, IN $75,863

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

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Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$71,947

Average $77,797/year

$83,254

$5,996

Average $6,483/month

$6,938

$1,384

Average $1,496/week

$1,601

$35

Average $37/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,254	$6,938	$1,601	$40
Average	$77,797	$6,483	$1,496	$37
25th Percentile	$71,947	$5,996	$1,384	$35

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