The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nuclear engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 | $84,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $143,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $143,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,830.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,480 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for nuclear engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nuclear engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 20.9 percent (20.9%) 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 |