The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nuclear engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $89,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $137,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $137,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $89,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear engineers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $137,330 | -1.94% | 23.97% |
| 2018 | $139,990 | 30.82% | - |
| 2014 | $96,850 | -7.74% | - |
| 2013 | $104,350 | -0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $104,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $137,330, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is the highest paying city for nuclear engineers in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $123,720). In comparison, the median annual salary of nuclear engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 9.9 percent (9.9%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.
| 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 |