The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nuclear engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $62,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,580 | 2.63% | 16.44% |
| 2021 | $99,880 | -15.38% | - |
| 2020 | $115,240 | 3.61% | - |
| 2019 | $111,080 | 3.87% | - |
| 2018 | $106,780 | 19.72% | - |
| 2012 | $85,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,580 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for nuclear engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of nuclear engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Florence | |
| Columbia | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley |