Highest-paying Cities for Nuclear Technicians

The top 31 highest paying cities for nuclear technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of nuclear technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $116,430, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for nuclear technicians. It is followed by Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $113,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nuclear technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 31 Highest-paying cities/areas for Nuclear Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$116,430	$67,580	90
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$113,230	$76,800	150
3	Richmond, Virginia	$110,220	$76,160	30
4	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$108,950	$62,820	160
5	Monroe, Michigan	$106,030	$99,830	40
6	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$103,560	$103,560	n/a
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$101,520	$68,490	150
8	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$101,180	$48,890	50
9	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$84,280	$64,410	140
10	Knoxville, Tennessee	$84,100	$79,940	230
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$83,730	$54,240	190
12	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$83,710	$49,560	210
13	Memphis, Tennessee	$82,050	$46,810	50
14	Wilmington, North Carolina	$81,700	$53,390	190
15	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$76,780	$52,060	40
16	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$76,770	$42,110	n/a
17	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$76,450	$63,650	30
18	Columbia, South Carolina	$75,960	$50,850	190
19	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$75,220	$66,600	330
20	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$74,970	$42,200	70
21	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$74,710	$44,620	170
22	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$71,390	$42,970	100
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$70,880	$46,940	n/a
24	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$70,070	$32,570	50
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$67,620	$53,700	120
26	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$67,190	$44,550	360
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$65,490	$47,130	n/a
28	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$60,930	$37,580	270
29	Jackson, Mississippi	$58,950	$36,180	60
30	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$48,710	$38,350	200
31	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$46,050	$33,140	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for nuclear technicians.