Nuclear Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in Massachusetts is $88,204 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,023
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,571 to $94,391
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,532

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,391	$7,866	$1,815	$45
Average	$88,204	$7,350	$1,696	$42
25th Percentile	$81,571	$6,798	$1,569	$39

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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): $87,749
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,572
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,401
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $150,280
Expert (over 8 years): $173,542

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$87,749
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$102,572
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$124,401
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$150,280
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$173,542

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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:

Agawam: $83,606
Amherst: $84,217
Barre: $85,058

Agawam, MA $83,606 Amherst, MA $84,217 Barre, MA $85,058 Belchertown, MA $84,138 Blandford, MA $83,981 Bondsville, MA $84,153 Brimfield, MA $84,609 Chester, MA $83,633

Chesterfield, MA $83,643 Chicopee, MA $83,595 Cummington, MA $83,417 Easthampton, MA $83,792 East Longmeadow, MA $83,655 East Otis, MA $83,996 Feeding Hills, MA $83,652 Gilbertville, MA $84,828

Goshen, MA $83,636 Granby, MA $83,816 Granville, MA $84,264 Hadley, MA $83,994 Hampden, MA $83,827 Hardwick, MA $84,875 Hatfield, MA $84,009 Haydenville, MA $83,906

Holyoke, MA $83,671 Huntington, MA $83,747 Leeds, MA $83,801 Leverett, MA $84,322 Ludlow, MA $83,749 Monson, MA $84,158 North Amherst, MA $84,160 Northampton, MA $83,859

Florence, MA $83,808 North Hatfield, MA $83,970 Oakham, MA $85,026 Palmer, MA $84,257 Plainfield, MA $83,390 Russell, MA $83,968 Shutesbury, MA $84,452 Southampton, MA $83,746

South Barre, MA $85,024 South Hadley, MA $83,769 Southwick, MA $83,950 Thorndike, MA $84,148 Three Rivers, MA $84,033 Wales, MA $84,534 Ware, MA $84,540 Warren, MA $84,676

West Chesterfield, MA $83,633 Westfield, MA $83,773 West Hatfield, MA $83,925 West Springfield, MA $83,600 West Warren, MA $84,551 Whately, MA $83,975 Wheelwright, MA $84,970 Wilbraham, MA $83,790

Williamsburg, MA $83,733 Woronoco, MA $83,883 Worthington, MA $83,461 Springfield, MA $83,592 Longmeadow, MA $83,621 Indian Orchard, MA $83,629 Pittsfield, MA $83,146 Adams, MA $83,059

Ashley Falls, MA $84,176 Becket, MA $83,380 Berkshire, MA $83,138 Cheshire, MA $83,113 Dalton, MA $83,146 Glendale, MA $83,174 Great Barrington, MA $83,709 Hinsdale, MA $83,212

Housatonic, MA $83,187 Lanesboro, MA $83,081 Lee, MA $83,233 Lenox, MA $83,130 Lenox Dale, MA $83,142 Middlefield, MA $83,281 Mill River, MA $83,970 Monterey, MA $83,694

North Adams, MA $83,017 North Egremont, MA $83,611 Otis, MA $83,769 Richmond, MA $83,057 Sandisfield, MA $84,198 Savoy, MA $83,211 Sheffield, MA $84,041 South Egremont, MA $83,877

Southfield, MA $84,239 South Lee, MA $83,307 Stockbridge, MA $83,132 Tyringham, MA $83,476 West Stockbridge, MA $83,075 Williamstown, MA $82,763 Windsor, MA $83,197 Greenfield, MA $84,103

Ashfield, MA $83,594 Athol, MA $85,095 Bernardston, MA $84,248 Buckland, MA $83,601 Charlemont, MA $83,432 Colrain, MA $83,945 Conway, MA $83,889 Deerfield, MA $84,082

Drury, MA $83,261 Erving, MA $84,543 Heath, MA $83,534 Lake Pleasant, MA $84,379 Millers Falls, MA $84,454 Monroe Bridge, MA $83,136 Montague, MA $84,343 Gill, MA $84,389

New Salem, MA $84,689 Northfield, MA $84,446 Orange, MA $84,810 Petersham, MA $85,039 Rowe, MA $83,304 Royalston, MA $84,872 Shelburne Falls, MA $83,851 South Deerfield, MA $84,034

Sunderland, MA $84,239 Turners Falls, MA $84,334 Warwick, MA $84,492 Wendell, MA $84,571 Wendell Depot, MA $84,599 Fitchburg, MA $85,676 Ashburnham, MA $85,413 Ashby, MA $85,655

Ayer, MA $86,418 Devens, MA $86,223 Baldwinville, MA $85,172 East Templeton, MA $85,264 Gardner, MA $85,358 Westminster, MA $85,365 Groton, MA $86,485 Harvard, MA $86,323

Hubbardston, MA $85,278 Leominster, MA $85,694 Littleton, MA $86,630 Lunenburg, MA $85,966 Pepperell, MA $86,470 Shirley, MA $86,211 Still River, MA $86,109 Templeton, MA $85,261

Townsend, MA $86,155 West Groton, MA $86,327 West Townsend, MA $85,956 Winchendon, MA $85,112 Winchendon Springs, MA $85,189 Auburn, MA $84,929 North Dartmouth, MA $85,433 South Dartmouth, MA $85,438

North Attleboro, MA $85,011 Plainville, MA $85,597 Attleboro Falls, MA $85,132 North Dighton, MA $85,318 Norton, MA $86,463 Raynham, MA $86,923 Raynham Center, MA $86,835 Rehoboth, MA $84,446

Rochester, MA $85,638 Seekonk, MA $84,058 Swansea, MA $84,602 Berkley, MA $85,724 Taunton, MA $86,234 Westport, MA $85,404 Westport Point, MA $85,395 Berlin, MA $85,538

Cataumet, MA $85,827 Blackstone, MA $85,206 Boylston, MA $85,070 Brookfield, MA $84,890 Charlton, MA $84,996 Charlton City, MA $84,999 Charlton Depot, MA $84,999 Clinton, MA $85,425

East Brookfield, MA $84,960 Douglas, MA $85,106 East Princeton, MA $85,280 Fiskdale, MA $84,854 Grafton, MA $85,027 Holden, MA $84,947 Holland, MA $84,714 Jefferson, MA $85,020

Lancaster, MA $85,830 Leicester, MA $84,937 Linwood, MA $85,241 Manchaug, MA $85,043 Millbury, MA $84,936 Millville, MA $85,149 New Braintree, MA $84,937 Northborough, MA $85,199

Northbridge, MA $85,215 North Brookfield, MA $84,964 North Grafton, MA $84,976 North Oxford, MA $84,969 North Uxbridge, MA $85,166 Oxford, MA $85,011 Princeton, MA $85,270 Rochdale, MA $84,943

Rutland, MA $85,072 Shrewsbury, MA $84,947 Southbridge, MA $84,979 South Grafton, MA $85,079 South Lancaster, MA $85,629 Spencer, MA $84,966 Sterling, MA $85,377 Sturbridge, MA $84,918

Upton, MA $85,317 Uxbridge, MA $85,192 Webster, MA $85,075 Dudley, MA $85,046 Westborough, MA $85,268 West Boylston, MA $85,035 West Brookfield, MA $84,799 West Millbury, MA $84,945

Whitinsville, MA $85,189 Sutton, MA $85,033 Worcester, MA $84,913 East Walpole, MA $87,572 Cherry Valley, MA $84,923 Paxton, MA $84,950 Framingham, MA $86,893 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $86,751

Boxborough, MA $86,474 Acton, MA $86,748 Ashland, MA $86,365 Bedford, MA $87,107 Hanscom Afb, MA $87,582 Bolton, MA $85,981 Carlisle, MA $86,838 Concord, MA $87,056

Fayville, MA $86,206 Holliston, MA $86,342 Hopedale, MA $85,621 Hopkinton, MA $85,724 Hudson, MA $86,106 Marlborough, MA $85,965 Maynard, MA $86,721 Mendon, MA $85,467

Milford, MA $85,762 Natick, MA $87,960 Sherborn, MA $87,359 Southborough, MA $85,955 Foxboro, MA $86,878 Franklin, MA $85,950 Greenbush, MA $87,714 Green Harbor, MA $87,241

Hingham, MA $88,288 Hull, MA $89,177 Humarock, MA $87,349 Mansfield, MA $86,747 Marshfield, MA $87,287 Marshfield Hills, MA $87,433 Medfield, MA $87,532 Medway, MA $86,327

Millis, MA $86,969 Minot, MA $87,714 Norfolk, MA $86,716 North Marshfield, MA $87,241 North Scituate, MA $87,862 Norwell, MA $87,627 Norwood, MA $88,071 Ocean Bluff, MA $87,241

Scituate, MA $87,799 Sharon, MA $87,342 Sheldonville, MA $85,966 South Walpole, MA $87,025 Stoughton, MA $87,409 Walpole, MA $87,363 Westwood, MA $88,584 Wrentham, MA $85,951

Boston, MA $90,060 Roxbury, MA $90,053 Roxbury Crossing, MA $90,055 Dorchester, MA $90,029 Dorchester Center, MA $89,965 Mattapan, MA $89,909 Charlestown, MA $90,048 Jamaica Plain, MA $90,016

Roslindale, MA $89,892 West Roxbury, MA $89,760 Allston, MA $90,033 Brighton, MA $89,988 Hyde Park, MA $89,619 Readville, MA $89,567 Cambridge, MA $90,000 Somerville, MA $90,042

Malden, MA $89,864 Everett, MA $89,990 Chelsea, MA $90,000 Revere, MA $89,861 Winthrop, MA $89,940 Medford, MA $89,903 West Medford, MA $89,831 Quincy, MA $89,320

Melrose, MA $89,581 Stoneham, MA $89,169 Braintree, MA $88,379 Milton, MA $89,461 Milton Village, MA $89,751 Weymouth, MA $88,258 East Weymouth, MA $88,356 South Weymouth, MA $87,628

North Weymouth, MA $89,119 East Boston, MA $90,059 Brockton, MA $87,369 Avon, MA $87,408 Bridgewater, MA $87,173 Bryantville, MA $87,238 Carver, MA $86,344 Duxbury, MA $87,001

East Bridgewater, MA $87,338 Easton, MA $87,352 Elmwood, MA $87,300 Halifax, MA $87,157 Hanover, MA $87,444 Hanson, MA $87,280 Holbrook, MA $87,447 Middleboro, MA $86,237

Manomet, MA $86,491 Lakeville, MA $85,980 Monponsett, MA $87,187 Abington, MA $87,412 North Carver, MA $86,592 North Easton, MA $87,368 North Pembroke, MA $87,302 Pembroke, MA $87,264

Plymouth, MA $86,376 Kingston, MA $86,925 South Carver, MA $86,231 Plympton, MA $86,889 Randolph, MA $87,763 Rockland, MA $87,451 South Easton, MA $87,302 West Bridgewater, MA $87,363

White Horse Beach, MA $86,540 Whitman, MA $87,379 Lexington, MA $88,465 Brookline, MA $90,015 Brookline Village, MA $90,027 Waltham, MA $89,007 North Waltham, MA $89,503 New Town, MA $89,782

Babson Park, MA $88,984 Newton, MA $89,854 Newton Center, MA $89,793 Newtonville, MA $89,733 Newton Highlands, MA $89,715 Newton Lower Falls, MA $89,309 Newton Upper Falls, MA $89,611 West Newton, MA $89,589

Auburndale, MA $89,412 Chestnut Hill, MA $89,954 Waban, MA $89,551 Watertown, MA $89,930 Arlington, MA $89,708 Arlington Heights, MA $89,663 Belmont, MA $89,768 Waverley, MA $89,850

Wellesley Hills, MA $88,982 Wellesley, MA $88,664 Needham, MA $89,154 Weston, MA $88,619 Needham Heights, MA $89,465 Nonantum, MA $89,782 Buzzards Bay, MA $86,034 Lincoln, MA $87,930

Stow, MA $86,417 Sudbury, MA $87,117 Wayland, MA $87,853 Woodville, MA $85,656 Woburn, MA $88,369 Burlington, MA $87,561 Andover, MA $85,794 Billerica, MA $86,827

Chelmsford, MA $86,886 Dracut, MA $86,735 Dunstable, MA $86,699 Haverhill, MA $85,713 Georgetown, MA $85,852 Groveland, MA $85,768 Lawrence, MA $85,610 Methuen, MA $85,625

North Andover, MA $85,713 Lowell, MA $86,898 Merrimac, MA $85,670 North Billerica, MA $86,863 North Chelmsford, MA $86,875 North Reading, MA $86,563 Nutting Lake, MA $86,869 Pinehurst, MA $86,966

Reading, MA $87,405 Tewksbury, MA $86,566 Tyngsboro, MA $86,784 Wakefield, MA $88,477 West Boxford, MA $85,869 Westford, MA $86,789 Wilmington, MA $86,641 Winchester, MA $89,346

Lynn, MA $89,234 Saugus, MA $89,348 Swampscott, MA $88,803 Nahant, MA $89,500 Amesbury, MA $85,621 Beverly, MA $87,221 Boxford, MA $85,833 Byfield, MA $85,908

Danvers, MA $87,052 Essex, MA $86,551 Gloucester, MA $86,645 Hamilton, MA $86,719 Hathorne, MA $86,760 Chilmark, MA $85,709 East Falmouth, MA $85,868 East Sandwich, MA $86,232

East Wareham, MA $86,014 Edgartown, MA $85,977 Falmouth, MA $85,747 Woods Hole, MA $85,575 Menemsha, MA $85,740 Monument Beach, MA $85,887 Nantucket, MA $86,468 North Falmouth, MA $85,777

Oak Bluffs, MA $85,890 Onset, MA $85,908 Pocasset, MA $85,856 Sagamore, MA $86,156 Sagamore Beach, MA $86,198 Sandwich, MA $86,167 Siasconset, MA $86,379 Silver Beach, MA $85,739

Vineyard Haven, MA $85,805 Wareham, MA $85,837 West Chop, MA $85,830 West Falmouth, MA $85,724 West Tisbury, MA $85,783 West Wareham, MA $85,800 Hyannis, MA $86,532 Barnstable, MA $86,343

Brewster, MA $86,462 Centerville, MA $86,313 Chatham, MA $86,520 Cotuit, MA $86,139 Ipswich, MA $86,242 Cummaquid, MA $86,369 Lynnfield, MA $87,713 Manchester, MA $87,075

Marblehead, MA $88,102 Middleton, MA $86,380 Newburyport, MA $85,739 Newbury, MA $85,895 Salisbury, MA $85,557 Peabody, MA $87,844 Prides Crossing, MA $87,276 Rockport, MA $86,470

Rowley, MA $86,042 Salem, MA $87,815 South Hamilton, MA $86,579 Topsfield, MA $86,302 Wenham, MA $86,793 West Newbury, MA $85,767 Accord, MA $87,686 Bellingham, MA $85,597

Brant Rock, MA $87,065 Canton, MA $87,818 Cohasset, MA $88,272 Dedham, MA $89,316 Dover, MA $88,208 East Mansfield, MA $87,089 Dennis, MA $86,441 Dennis Port, MA $86,611

East Dennis, MA $86,377 Eastham, MA $86,344 East Orleans, MA $86,023 Forestdale, MA $86,052 Harwich, MA $86,535 Harwich Port, MA $86,575 Hyannis Port, MA $86,371 Marstons Mills, MA $86,217

Mashpee, MA $86,027 North Chatham, MA $86,503 North Eastham, MA $86,344 North Truro, MA $86,192 Orleans, MA $86,421 Osterville, MA $86,227 Provincetown, MA $86,325 South Chatham, MA $86,540

South Dennis, MA $86,540 South Harwich, MA $86,553 South Orleans, MA $86,448 South Wellfleet, MA $86,163 South Yarmouth, MA $86,588 Truro, MA $86,127 Wellfleet, MA $86,230 West Barnstable, MA $86,328

West Chatham, MA $86,533 West Dennis, MA $86,555 West Harwich, MA $86,576 West Hyannisport, MA $86,423 West Yarmouth, MA $86,519 Yarmouth Port, MA $86,478 Assonet, MA $85,512 Attleboro, MA $84,749

Chartley, MA $86,542 Cuttyhunk, MA $85,535 Dartmouth, MA $85,434 Dighton, MA $85,039 East Freetown, MA $85,529 East Taunton, MA $86,173 Fairhaven, MA $85,436 Fall River, MA $85,287

Somerset, MA $84,872 Marion, MA $85,622 Mattapoisett, MA $85,479 New Bedford, MA $85,432 Acushnet, MA $85,461

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

$81,571

Average $88,204/year

$94,391

$6,798

Average $7,350/month

$7,866

$1,569

Average $1,696/week

$1,815

$39

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,391	$7,866	$1,815	$45
Average	$88,204	$7,350	$1,696	$42
25th Percentile	$81,571	$6,798	$1,569	$39

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