The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nuclear engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $61,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $96,340 | 5.80% | -17.43% |
| 2019 | $90,750 | -24.66% | - |
| 2015 | $113,130 | 2.51% | - |
| 2014 | $110,290 | -2.58% | - |
| 2012 | $113,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,340, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the lowest paying city for nuclear engineers in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $145,590). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of nuclear engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is about 33.8 percent (33.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy |