The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $99,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $116,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $123,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $123,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $123,720 | -3.21% | -16.57% |
| 2021 | $127,690 | -11.00% | - |
| 2020 | $141,730 | 2.99% | - |
| 2019 | $137,490 | -4.89% | - |
| 2018 | $144,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $123,720, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for nuclear engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary of $137,330). Compared with San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, the median annual salary of nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City |