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Nuclear Engineer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Nuclear Engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Table 2. Compare Nuclear Engineer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

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
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$137,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$123,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$119,720
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$117,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$94,560
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$92,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$92,870