Nuclear Engineer Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in Mississippi?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in Mississippi is $72,278 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,964
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,843 to $77,348
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,894

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,348	$6,446	$1,487	$37
Average	$72,278	$6,023	$1,390	$35
25th Percentile	$66,843	$5,570	$1,285	$32

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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): $71,905
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,052
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,940
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,146
Expert (over 8 years): $142,208

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$71,905
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$84,052
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$101,940
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$123,146
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$142,208

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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:

Hillsboro: $70,928
Holly Bluff: $70,319
Kosciusko: $70,300

Hillsboro, MS $70,928 Holly Bluff, MS $70,319 Kosciusko, MS $70,300 Lake, MS $70,693 Lena, MS $70,971 Lexington, MS $70,176 Lorman, MS $70,351 Louise, MS $71,062

Ludlow, MS $71,127 Mc Adams, MS $70,237 Mc Cool, MS $70,158 Madden, MS $70,511 Madison, MS $71,774 Magee, MS $71,015 Mayersville, MS $70,740 Mendenhall, MS $71,267

Midnight, MS $71,064 Mize, MS $70,727 Morton, MS $71,292 Mount Olive, MS $70,731 Natchez, MS $70,533 Newhebron, MS $70,929 Pattison, MS $70,688 Pelahatchie, MS $71,519

Pickens, MS $70,740 Piney Woods, MS $71,637 Pinola, MS $71,224 Port Gibson, MS $70,676 Puckett, MS $71,361 Pulaski, MS $70,953 Raleigh, MS $70,762 Raymond, MS $71,747

Redwood, MS $70,778 Ridgeland, MS $71,958 Rolling Fork, MS $70,791 Sallis, MS $70,358 Sandhill, MS $71,684 Satartia, MS $71,139 Sharon, MS $71,214 Sibley, MS $70,704

Silver City, MS $70,668 Star, MS $71,735 Taylorsville, MS $70,547 Tchula, MS $70,235 Terry, MS $71,770 Thomastown, MS $70,517 Tinsley, MS $71,077 Tougaloo, MS $72,009

Utica, MS $71,351 Vaiden, MS $70,034 Valley Park, MS $70,453 Vaughan, MS $70,882 Vicksburg, MS $71,021 Walnut Grove, MS $70,646 Washington, MS $70,503 Wesson, MS $70,985

West, MS $70,026 Whitfield, MS $72,002 Yazoo City, MS $70,782 Jackson, MS $72,059 Pearl, MS $72,053 Richland, MS $72,059 Flowood, MS $72,039 Byram, MS $71,971

Lula, MS $71,687 Lyon, MS $70,353 Marks, MS $70,829 Michigan City, MS $72,220 Mount Pleasant, MS $73,956 Myrtle, MS $70,915 Nesbit, MS $75,179 New Albany, MS $70,788

Olive Branch, MS $75,069 Oxford, MS $71,032 Pope, MS $70,586 Potts Camp, MS $71,694 Red Banks, MS $73,920 Ripley, MS $70,697 Robinsonville, MS $74,164 Sarah, MS $73,103

Sardis, MS $71,822 Senatobia, MS $73,195 Sherard, MS $70,201 Sledge, MS $71,568 Southaven, MS $75,619 Taylor, MS $70,923 Tiplersville, MS $70,820 Tula, MS $70,526

Tunica, MS $73,297 University, MS $71,534 Victoria, MS $73,828 Walls, MS $75,456 Walnut, MS $70,845 Waterford, MS $71,956 Greenville, MS $72,051 Alligator, MS $69,977

Anguilla, MS $71,300 Arcola, MS $72,051 Avon, MS $72,051 Benoit, MS $71,377 Beulah, MS $70,718 Boyle, MS $71,057 Chatham, MS $71,927 Cleveland, MS $70,800

Doddsville, MS $70,409 Drew, MS $70,033 Parchman, MS $70,108 Dublin, MS $69,852 Duncan, MS $69,939 Glen Allan, MS $71,712 Grace, MS $71,537 Gunnison, MS $70,144

Hollandale, MS $72,051 Holly Ridge, MS $71,425 Indianola, MS $71,472 Inverness, MS $71,333 Isola, MS $71,493 Leland, MS $72,051 Merigold, MS $70,418 Metcalfe, MS $72,051

Moorhead, MS $70,781 Mound Bayou, MS $70,354 Pace, MS $70,769 Panther Burn, MS $71,737 Rena Lara, MS $69,956 Rome, MS $69,970 Rosedale, MS $70,601 Ruleville, MS $70,370

Scott, MS $71,623 Shaw, MS $71,273 Shelby, MS $70,186 Stoneville, MS $72,051 Sunflower, MS $70,648 Wayside, MS $72,051 Winstonville, MS $70,547 Winterville, MS $72,051

Tupelo, MS $71,112 Algoma, MS $70,916 Amory, MS $69,912 Baldwyn, MS $70,742 Becker, MS $69,732 Belden, MS $70,989 Belmont, MS $70,464 Blue Springs, MS $70,789

Booneville, MS $70,700 Burnsville, MS $70,644 Corinth, MS $70,911 Dennis, MS $70,384 Derma, MS $70,854 Ecru, MS $70,847 Fulton, MS $70,744 Gattman, MS $69,632

Glen, MS $70,714 Abbeville, MS $71,443 Arkabutla, MS $73,885 Ashland, MS $71,714 Batesville, MS $71,241 Belen, MS $70,611 Blue Mountain, MS $70,859 Byhalia, MS $74,247

Clarksdale, MS $70,149 Coahoma, MS $70,872 Coldwater, MS $74,001 Como, MS $72,229 Courtland, MS $70,871 Crenshaw, MS $71,855 Crowder, MS $70,625 Darling, MS $71,214

Dumas, MS $70,650 Dundee, MS $71,731 Etta, MS $70,838 Falcon, MS $71,385 Falkner, MS $71,176 Farrell, MS $70,355 Friars Point, MS $70,912 Hernando, MS $74,552

Hickory Flat, MS $71,377 Holly Springs, MS $72,531 Horn Lake, MS $75,538 Independence, MS $73,712 Jonestown, MS $70,936 Lake Cormorant, MS $75,140 Lamar, MS $72,569 Stennis Space Center, MS $72,001

Diamondhead, MS $71,395 Biloxi, MS $71,832 Diberville, MS $71,792 Escatawpa, MS $71,442 Gautier, MS $71,429 Hurley, MS $71,633 Kiln, MS $71,467 Lakeshore, MS $72,056

Long Beach, MS $71,307 Mc Henry, MS $71,108 Moss Point, MS $71,501 Ocean Springs, MS $71,536 Vancleave, MS $71,360 Pascagoula, MS $71,500 Pass Christian, MS $71,309 Pearlington, MS $72,989

Perkinston, MS $71,095 Saucier, MS $71,321 Waveland, MS $71,507 Wiggins, MS $70,852 Brookhaven, MS $70,973 Bogue Chitto, MS $70,611 Bude, MS $70,620 Centreville, MS $72,698

Chatawa, MS $71,258 Crosby, MS $71,036 Fernwood, MS $70,924 Gloster, MS $71,520 Jayess, MS $70,376 Kokomo, MS $70,410 Liberty, MS $71,717 Mc Call Creek, MS $70,554

Mccomb, MS $70,638 Magnolia, MS $71,005 Meadville, MS $70,343 Monticello, MS $70,796 Oak Vale, MS $70,439 Osyka, MS $71,498 Roxie, MS $70,303 Ruth, MS $70,484

Silver Creek, MS $70,733 Smithdale, MS $70,509 Sontag, MS $70,821 Summit, MS $70,481 Tylertown, MS $70,466 Union Church, MS $70,622 Woodville, MS $71,792 Columbus, MS $69,106

Aberdeen, MS $69,572 Ackerman, MS $70,189 Artesia, MS $69,207 Bellefontaine, MS $70,296 Brooksville, MS $69,472 Caledonia, MS $69,412 Cedarbluff, MS $69,581 Crawford, MS $69,311

Eupora, MS $70,277 French Camp, MS $70,171 Hamilton, MS $69,280 Kilmichael, MS $70,136 Maben, MS $70,000 Mantee, MS $70,094 Mathiston, MS $70,126 Mayhew, MS $69,110

Montpelier, MS $69,829 Pheba, MS $69,761 Prairie, MS $69,564 Starkville, MS $69,491 Mississippi State, MS $69,435 Steens, MS $69,144 Stewart, MS $70,145 Sturgis, MS $69,961

Walthall, MS $70,413 Weir, MS $70,257 West Point, MS $69,243 Woodland, MS $70,134 Thaxton, MS $70,660 Tishomingo, MS $70,329 Toccopola, MS $70,667 Trebloc, MS $69,903

Tremont, MS $70,582 Van Vleet, MS $70,445 Vardaman, MS $70,530 Verona, MS $71,097 Wheeler, MS $70,707 Grenada, MS $70,170 Banner, MS $70,473 Big Creek, MS $70,287

Bruce, MS $70,517 Calhoun City, MS $70,432 Carrollton, MS $69,838 Cascilla, MS $69,925 Charleston, MS $70,021 Coffeeville, MS $70,212 Coila, MS $69,846 Cruger, MS $70,006

Duck Hill, MS $70,113 Elliott, MS $70,191 Enid, MS $70,222 Glendora, MS $69,812 Gore Springs, MS $70,240 Greenwood, MS $69,819 Holcomb, MS $69,835 Itta Bena, MS $70,333

Mc Carley, MS $69,929 Minter City, MS $69,671 Money, MS $69,764 Morgan City, MS $70,457 North Carrollton, MS $70,216 Oakland, MS $70,142 Paris, MS $70,475 Philipp, MS $69,616

Pittsboro, MS $70,534 Schlater, MS $69,808 Scobey, MS $70,030 Sidon, MS $69,985 Slate Spring, MS $70,386 Sumner, MS $70,019 Swan Lake, MS $69,836 Swiftown, MS $70,643

Tie Plant, MS $70,172 Tillatoba, MS $70,064 Tippo, MS $69,725 Tutwiler, MS $69,983 Vance, MS $69,871 Water Valley, MS $70,402 Webb, MS $69,923 Winona, MS $70,112

Belzoni, MS $70,977 Benton, MS $70,868 Bentonia, MS $71,374 Bolton, MS $71,668 Brandon, MS $71,673 Braxton, MS $71,553 Camden, MS $70,684 Canton, MS $71,417

Carthage, MS $70,549 Cary, MS $70,864 Clinton, MS $71,894 Conehatta, MS $70,548 Crystal Springs, MS $71,523 Delta City, MS $71,732 D Lo, MS $71,405 Durant, MS $70,246

Edwards, MS $71,482 Ethel, MS $70,152 Fayette, MS $70,381 Flora, MS $71,635 Pocahontas, MS $71,985 Florence, MS $71,818 Meridian, MS $70,410 Bailey, MS $70,315

Buckatunna, MS $70,376 Chunky, MS $70,249 Clara, MS $70,325 Collinsville, MS $70,352 Daleville, MS $70,247 Decatur, MS $70,353 De Kalb, MS $70,262 Enterprise, MS $70,248

Hickory, MS $70,261 Lauderdale, MS $70,333 Lawrence, MS $70,503 Little Rock, MS $70,276 Louin, MS $70,394 Louisville, MS $70,259 Macon, MS $70,436 Marion, MS $70,561

Newton, MS $70,369 Noxapater, MS $70,292 Pachuta, MS $70,208 Paulding, MS $70,193 Philadelphia, MS $70,351 Porterville, MS $70,249 Preston, MS $70,270 Quitman, MS $70,299

Rose Hill, MS $70,154 Scooba, MS $70,412 Sebastopol, MS $70,719 Shubuta, MS $70,239 Shuqualak, MS $70,401 State Line, MS $70,507 Stonewall, MS $70,329 Toomsuba, MS $70,348

Union, MS $70,308 Vossburg, MS $70,222 Waynesboro, MS $70,330 Hattiesburg, MS $70,492 Bassfield, MS $70,440 Bay Springs, MS $70,447 Beaumont, MS $70,413 Brooklyn, MS $70,557

Carriere, MS $71,798 Carson, MS $70,471 Collins, MS $70,535 Columbia, MS $70,432 Eastabuchie, MS $70,359 Ellisville, MS $70,385 Heidelberg, MS $70,272 Laurel, MS $70,603

Leakesville, MS $70,957 Lucedale, MS $71,509 Lumberton, MS $70,748 Mc Lain, MS $70,688 Mc Neill, MS $71,710 Moselle, MS $70,360 Moss, MS $70,318 Neely, MS $70,559

New Augusta, MS $70,270 Nicholson, MS $72,154 Ovett, MS $70,266 Petal, MS $70,468 Picayune, MS $72,087 Poplarville, MS $71,243 Prentiss, MS $70,692 Purvis, MS $70,470

Richton, MS $70,256 Sandersville, MS $70,393 Sandy Hook, MS $70,458 Seminary, MS $70,345 Soso, MS $70,333 Stringer, MS $70,373 Sumrall, MS $70,379 Foxworth, MS $70,410

Gulfport, MS $71,265 Bay Saint Louis, MS $71,921 Plantersville, MS $70,706 Pontotoc, MS $70,899 Randolph, MS $70,636 Rienzi, MS $70,707 Saltillo, MS $70,928 Shannon, MS $70,731

Sherman, MS $71,012 Smithville, MS $70,349 Golden, MS $70,470 Greenwood Springs, MS $69,859 Guntown, MS $70,813 Houlka, MS $70,736 Houston, MS $70,355 Iuka, MS $70,389

Mantachie, MS $70,821 Marietta, MS $70,615 Mooreville, MS $70,954 Nettleton, MS $70,451 New Site, MS $70,462 Okolona, MS $70,291 Lambert, MS $70,064 Forest, MS $70,886

Gallman, MS $71,329 Georgetown, MS $71,373 Goodman, MS $70,611 Harperville, MS $70,830 Harriston, MS $70,413 Harrisville, MS $71,488 Hazlehurst, MS $71,051 Hermanville, MS $70,820

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

$66,843

Average $72,278/year

$77,348

$5,570

Average $6,023/month

$6,446

$1,285

Average $1,390/week

$1,487

$32

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,348	$6,446	$1,487	$37
Average	$72,278	$6,023	$1,390	$35
25th Percentile	$66,843	$5,570	$1,285	$32

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