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Nuclear Engineer Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nuclear engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Nuclear Engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,330
25th Percentile Wage
$64,940
50th Percentile Wage
$108,230
75th Percentile Wage
$129,570
90th Percentile Wage
$138,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,330.

Table 2. Compare Nuclear Engineer Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $108,230, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for nuclear engineers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $122,480). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of nuclear engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$122,480
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$108,230
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$90,500
College Station-Bryan
$44,580

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