The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nuclear engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $45,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,740.
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 | $90,500 | -39.43% | -12.19% |
| 2021 | $126,180 | 19.54% | - |
| 2015 | $101,530 | 3.42% | - |
| 2014 | $98,060 | -0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $98,470 | -3.11% | - |
| 2012 | $101,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,500 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for nuclear engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of nuclear engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 50.7 percent (50.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| College Station-Bryan |