The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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 | $91,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $91,630.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,720 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for nuclear engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nuclear engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.
| 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 |