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Highest-paying States for Nuclear Engineers

The highest-paying states for nuclear engineers (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 engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $192,380, Kentucky is the highest paying state for nuclear engineers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $169,090). 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 engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Nuclear Engineers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kentucky	$192,380	$166,980	40
2	California	$169,090	$109,740	300
3	District of Columbia	$159,620	$96,670	180
4	Arizona	$155,100	$127,820	0
5	Colorado	$139,280	$98,510	50
6	Idaho	$133,840	$108,260	590
7	New Jersey	$131,590	$96,140	470
8	Alabama	$130,850	$87,300	200
9	New Hampshire	$129,960	$103,580	160
10	Utah	$129,960	$59,810	60
11	New Mexico	$129,370	$79,440	1,010
12	Tennessee	$128,670	$84,990	630
13	Pennsylvania	$125,530	$98,010	380
14	New York	$125,250	$84,120	250
15	Maryland	$124,920	$74,840	270
16	Kansas	$124,710	$79,740	60
17	Illinois	$124,640	$95,040	420
18	Texas	$122,480	$61,810	320
19	Minnesota	$120,980	$88,930	170
20	Florida	$120,440	$81,100	170
21	Michigan	$119,970	$62,120	330
22	Georgia	$119,320	$91,230	180
23	Nevada	$118,510	$87,770	130
24	Connecticut	$117,350	$80,570	630
25	North Carolina	$116,600	$71,770	600
26	Ohio	$109,030	$85,080	220
27	Washington	$108,480	$73,090	980
28	Arkansas	$107,580	$69,450	0
29	Nebraska	$105,850	$87,520	30
30	Virginia	$104,670	$77,380	1,480
31	Oregon	$104,190	$81,080	70
32	Massachusetts	$102,750	$79,400	30
33	Wisconsin	$102,650	$64,110	70
34	South Carolina	$101,200	$62,770	780
35	Missouri	$100,550	$58,480	130
36	Mississippi	$100,530	$71,270	120
37	Maine	$91,880	$63,370	350
38	Hawaii	$89,070	$66,960	0
39	Louisiana	$77,950	$57,050	160

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of nuclear engineers in those states is not available at this time.