Nuclear Engineer Salary in North Dakota

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in North Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in North Dakota is $80,058 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,787
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,038 to $85,674
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,557

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,674	$7,139	$1,648	$41
Average	$80,058	$6,672	$1,540	$38
25th Percentile	$74,038	$6,170	$1,424	$36

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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): $79,645
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,100
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,913
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,402
Expert (over 8 years): $157,517

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$79,645
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$93,100
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$112,913
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$136,402
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$157,517

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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:

Epping: $81,732
Fortuna: $81,157
Grenora: $81,048

Epping, ND $81,732 Fortuna, ND $81,157 Grenora, ND $81,048 Keene, ND $81,814 Ray, ND $81,743 Tioga, ND $81,802 Trenton, ND $81,660 Watford City, ND $81,963

Zahl, ND $81,282 Stirum, ND $80,729 Tower City, ND $79,782 Valley City, ND $80,433 Wahpeton, ND $80,196 Walcott, ND $79,014 West Fargo, ND $78,060 Wheatland, ND $78,912

Wyndmere, ND $80,059 Fargo, ND $78,024 Grand Forks, ND $77,813 Grand Forks Afb, ND $77,813 Adams, ND $80,669 Aneta, ND $80,026 Arvilla, ND $78,185 Bathgate, ND $80,666

Buxton, ND $78,299 Caledonia, ND $78,932 Cavalier, ND $80,926 Crystal, ND $80,781 Cummings, ND $78,651 Dahlen, ND $80,096 Drayton, ND $80,395 Edinburg, ND $80,772

Emerado, ND $77,813 Fairdale, ND $80,689 Almont, ND $81,338 Baldwin, ND $80,656 Beulah, ND $82,138 Braddock, ND $80,795 Cannon Ball, ND $81,110 Carson, ND $81,195

Center, ND $81,112 Coleharbor, ND $81,720 Driscoll, ND $80,815 Elgin, ND $81,565 Flasher, ND $81,121 Fort Yates, ND $80,950 Garrison, ND $82,012 Golden Valley, ND $82,105

Hague, ND $80,692 Hazelton, ND $80,882 Hazen, ND $82,001 Drake, ND $81,231 Kintyre, ND $80,900 Linton, ND $80,978 Mandan, ND $80,675 Menoken, ND $80,585

Mercer, ND $81,162 Moffit, ND $80,793 Napoleon, ND $80,983 New Leipzig, ND $81,455 New Salem, ND $81,259 Raleigh, ND $81,010 Riverdale, ND $82,076 Saint Anthony, ND $80,832

Selfridge, ND $80,852 Shields, ND $80,928 Solen, ND $80,962 Stanton, ND $81,598 Sterling, ND $80,712 Strasburg, ND $80,801 Turtle Lake, ND $81,426 Underwood, ND $81,571

Washburn, ND $81,311 Wilton, ND $80,874 Zap, ND $82,073 Zeeland, ND $80,666 Dickinson, ND $82,130 Amidon, ND $81,591 Beach, ND $81,355 Belfield, ND $81,835

Bowman, ND $81,279 Dodge, ND $82,131 Dunn Center, ND $82,044 Fairfield, ND $81,721 Gladstone, ND $81,957 Glen Ullin, ND $81,774 Golva, ND $81,307 Grassy Butte, ND $81,686

Halliday, ND $82,120 Hebron, ND $81,947 Hettinger, ND $81,138 Killdeer, ND $81,978 Lefor, ND $81,774 Manning, ND $81,925 Marmarth, ND $80,977 Marshall, ND $81,996

Medora, ND $81,597 Mott, ND $81,601 New England, ND $81,748 Reeder, ND $81,262 Regent, ND $81,676 Rhame, ND $81,173 Richardton, ND $81,948 Scranton, ND $81,092

Sentinel Butte, ND $81,384 South Heart, ND $81,879 Taylor, ND $81,956 Minot, ND $81,898 Minot Afb, ND $81,990 Anamoose, ND $81,132 Antler, ND $81,341 Balfour, ND $81,227

Bantry, ND $81,268 Benedict, ND $81,533 Berthold, ND $81,649 Bowbells, ND $81,550 Burlington, ND $81,785 Butte, ND $81,272 Carpio, ND $81,538 Columbus, ND $81,522

Crosby, ND $81,577 Deering, ND $81,398 Des Lacs, ND $81,698 Donnybrook, ND $81,545 Douglas, ND $81,683 Finley, ND $80,058 Fordville, ND $79,924 Forest River, ND $78,909

Gilby, ND $78,395 Glasston, ND $80,756 Grafton, ND $79,880 Hamilton, ND $80,646 Hannah, ND $80,733 Hatton, ND $78,689 Hensel, ND $80,771 Hoople, ND $80,627

Inkster, ND $78,950 Langdon, ND $80,893 Lankin, ND $80,501 Larimore, ND $78,853 Mcville, ND $80,388 Maida, ND $80,930 Manvel, ND $77,813 Mayville, ND $78,953

Mekinock, ND $77,813 Michigan, ND $80,340 Milton, ND $80,689 Minto, ND $78,580 Mountain, ND $80,853 Neche, ND $80,796 Niagara, ND $79,577 Northwood, ND $78,746

Osnabrock, ND $80,792 Park River, ND $80,460 Pembina, ND $80,738 Petersburg, ND $79,968 Pisek, ND $79,781 Portland, ND $79,594 Reynolds, ND $77,829 Saint Thomas, ND $80,750

Sharon, ND $79,771 Thompson, ND $77,815 Wales, ND $80,750 Walhalla, ND $80,886 Devils Lake, ND $80,888 Agate, ND $80,857 Alsen, ND $80,686 Balta, ND $81,445

Belcourt, ND $81,306 Bisbee, ND $80,892 Bottineau, ND $81,340 Bremen, ND $80,600 Brocket, ND $80,562 Calvin, ND $80,758 Cando, ND $80,930 Churchs Ferry, ND $80,682

Crary, ND $80,610 Dunseith, ND $81,259 Edmore, ND $80,685 Abercrombie, ND $79,198 Absaraka, ND $78,962 Amenia, ND $78,749 Argusville, ND $78,248 Arthur, ND $78,720

Ayr, ND $79,103 Barney, ND $79,959 Blanchard, ND $79,232 Buffalo, ND $79,248 Casselton, ND $78,492 Cayuga, ND $80,561 Christine, ND $78,732 Clifford, ND $79,763

Cogswell, ND $80,471 Colfax, ND $79,267 Davenport, ND $78,555 Enderlin, ND $79,971 Erie, ND $79,076 Fairmount, ND $80,502 Fingal, ND $79,807 Forman, ND $80,592

Fort Ransom, ND $80,626 Galesburg, ND $79,572 Gardner, ND $78,509 Bismarck, ND $80,520 Grandin, ND $78,757 Egeland, ND $80,819 Esmond, ND $80,874 Fort Totten, ND $80,867

Hampden, ND $80,692 Hansboro, ND $80,928 Harvey, ND $81,020 Knox, ND $80,907 Lakota, ND $80,583 Lawton, ND $80,587 Leeds, ND $80,889 Maddock, ND $80,820

Minnewaukan, ND $80,764 Munich, ND $80,823 Mylo, ND $80,947 Nekoma, ND $80,766 New Rockford, ND $80,606 Oberon, ND $80,712 Pekin, ND $80,357 Penn, ND $80,708

Perth, ND $80,908 Rocklake, ND $80,882 Rolette, ND $81,080 Rolla, ND $81,123 Rugby, ND $81,135 Saint John, ND $81,206 Saint Michael, ND $80,775 Sarles, ND $80,828

Sheyenne, ND $80,600 Starkweather, ND $80,729 Tokio, ND $80,759 Tolna, ND $80,442 Warwick, ND $80,464 Webster, ND $80,653 Willow City, ND $81,125 Wolford, ND $80,943

York, ND $80,879 Jamestown, ND $80,780 Ashley, ND $80,596 Berlin, ND $80,724 Binford, ND $80,266 Bowdon, ND $80,767 Buchanan, ND $80,462 Carrington, ND $80,577

Cathay, ND $80,609 Chaseley, ND $80,841 Cleveland, ND $80,628 Cooperstown, ND $80,410 Courtenay, ND $80,280 Dawson, ND $80,860 Dazey, ND $80,363 Denhoff, ND $81,007

Dickey, ND $80,669 Edgeley, ND $80,792 Ellendale, ND $80,481 Fessenden, ND $80,823 Forbes, ND $80,460 Fredonia, ND $80,712 Fullerton, ND $80,656 Gackle, ND $80,776

Glenfield, ND $80,274 Goodrich, ND $80,990 Grace City, ND $80,356 Hannaford, ND $80,307 Hurdsfield, ND $80,910 Jessie, ND $80,548 Jud, ND $80,674 Kensal, ND $80,302

Kulm, ND $80,763 Lamoure, ND $80,799 Lehr, ND $80,776 Litchville, ND $80,595 Mcclusky, ND $81,107 Mchenry, ND $80,296 Marion, ND $80,625 Medina, ND $80,738

Montpelier, ND $80,651 Oakes, ND $80,598 Pettibone, ND $80,704 Pingree, ND $80,444 Regan, ND $80,904 Robinson, ND $80,744 Rogers, ND $80,417 Sanborn, ND $80,485

Spiritwood, ND $80,469 Steele, ND $80,906 Streeter, ND $80,832 Sutton, ND $80,164 Sykeston, ND $80,639 Tappen, ND $80,841 Tuttle, ND $80,802 Verona, ND $80,684

Wimbledon, ND $80,364 Wing, ND $80,802 Wishek, ND $80,938 Woodworth, ND $80,573 Ypsilanti, ND $80,590 Gwinner, ND $80,835 Hankinson, ND $80,579 Harwood, ND $78,085

Havana, ND $80,415 Hillsboro, ND $79,118 Hope, ND $80,013 Horace, ND $78,397 Hunter, ND $78,932 Kathryn, ND $80,397 Kindred, ND $78,725 Leonard, ND $79,083

Lidgerwood, ND $80,605 Lisbon, ND $80,424 Luverne, ND $80,170 Mcleod, ND $79,772 Mantador, ND $80,365 Mapleton, ND $78,493 Milnor, ND $80,424 Mooreton, ND $80,044

Nome, ND $80,206 Oriska, ND $79,905 Page, ND $79,714 Pillsbury, ND $79,958 Rutland, ND $80,565 Sheldon, ND $79,720 Flaxton, ND $81,474 Glenburn, ND $81,513

Granville, ND $81,408 Karlsruhe, ND $81,273 Kenmare, ND $81,584 Kramer, ND $81,226 Lansford, ND $81,457 Lignite, ND $81,601 Mcgregor, ND $81,597 Makoti, ND $81,766

Mandaree, ND $81,999 Martin, ND $81,039 Max, ND $81,657 Maxbass, ND $81,371 Mohall, ND $81,490 Newburg, ND $81,362 New Town, ND $81,950 Noonan, ND $81,554

Norwich, ND $81,487 Palermo, ND $81,680 Parshall, ND $81,948 Plaza, ND $81,743 Portal, ND $81,546 Powers Lake, ND $81,645 Roseglen, ND $81,958 Ross, ND $81,730

Ruso, ND $81,378 Ryder, ND $81,778 Sawyer, ND $81,615 Sherwood, ND $81,442 Souris, ND $81,230 Stanley, ND $81,796 Surrey, ND $81,685 Tolley, ND $81,457

Towner, ND $81,235 Upham, ND $81,322 Velva, ND $81,567 Voltaire, ND $81,338 Westhope, ND $81,375 White Earth, ND $81,724 Wildrose, ND $81,571 Williston, ND $81,660

Alamo, ND $81,530 Alexander, ND $81,493 Ambrose, ND $81,305 Arnegard, ND $81,707 Cartwright, ND $81,246

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

$74,038

Average $80,058/year

$85,674

$6,170

Average $6,672/month

$7,139

$1,424

Average $1,540/week

$1,648

$36

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,674	$7,139	$1,648	$41
Average	$80,058	$6,672	$1,540	$38
25th Percentile	$74,038	$6,170	$1,424	$36

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