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Highest-paying States for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

The highest-paying states for nuclear power reactor operators (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 power reactor operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $127,240, Georgia is the highest paying state for nuclear power reactor operators. It is followed by Alabama (average annual salary $126,180). 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 power reactor operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Georgia	$127,240	$103,780	310
2	Alabama	$126,180	$93,760	420
3	Michigan	$125,740	$98,620	160
4	Ohio	$124,640	$78,370	150
5	Illinois	$124,330	$81,080	340
6	New York	$124,000	$102,040	240
7	North Carolina	$120,080	$84,450	300
8	Arkansas	$111,110	$111,110	0
9	Virginia	$110,140	$82,900	180
10	Pennsylvania	$107,300	$79,340	310
11	Washington	$104,260	$57,890	30
12	Tennessee	$103,190	$72,290	330
13	South Carolina	$99,310	$81,240	390
14	Louisiana	$98,390	$77,800	180
15	Nebraska	$97,360	$76,730	90
16	California	$95,880	$67,890	450
17	Maryland	$95,620	$76,180	0
18	Mississippi	$93,800	$75,280	110
19	New Jersey	$89,890	$67,230	600
20	Idaho	$84,020	$66,360	360
21	Texas	$58,650	$50,980	0

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