The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nuclear engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $61,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,460.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,870, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the lowest paying city for nuclear engineers in state of California, following city of San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos (median annual salary of $137,330). In comparison, the median annual salary of nuclear engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| 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 |