Nuclear Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in Massachusetts is $89,926 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Nuclear Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,471
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,340 to $95,969
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,344

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,969	$7,997	$1,846	$46
Average	$89,926	$7,494	$1,729	$43
25th Percentile	$83,340	$6,945	$1,603	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Nuclear Engineer Salaries

A Nuclear Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Nuclear Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Nuclear Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $89,681
Early Career (1-2 years): $104,824
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,129
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,561
Expert (over 8 years): $177,379

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$89,681
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$104,824
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$127,129
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$153,561
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$177,379

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How Do Nuclear Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Nuclear Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,513.
California: $91,166.
Massachusetts: $89,951.

District of Columbia $91,513 California $91,166 Massachusetts $89,951 Washington $89,620 New Jersey $89,587 Alaska $89,472 Connecticut $88,331 New York $87,868

Hawaii $86,389 Rhode Island $85,694 Maryland $85,223 Minnesota $84,579 Colorado $84,331 Illinois $84,248 Oregon $83,934 Delaware $83,702

New Hampshire $83,557 Virginia $83,231 Pennsylvania $82,281 Nevada $81,801 North Dakota $81,644 Michigan $81,396 Wisconsin $81,306 Vermont $81,124

Texas $80,620 Maine $80,586 Arizona $80,537 Ohio $80,479 Georgia $79,719 Indiana $79,338 Wyoming $79,264 Utah $79,148

Iowa $79,099 Kansas $78,702 Louisiana $78,586 North Carolina $78,545 Missouri $78,528 Florida $78,206 Montana $78,032 Nebraska $77,867

Kentucky $77,776 South Carolina $77,446 Tennessee $77,239 Idaho $77,156 New Mexico $76,553 Oklahoma $76,421 Alabama $75,933 South Dakota $75,115

Arkansas $74,669 West Virginia $74,429 Mississippi $73,710

Top Paying Cities for Nuclear Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $85,661
Amherst: $85,413
Barre: $86,430

Agawam, MA $85,661 Amherst, MA $85,413 Barre, MA $86,430 Belchertown, MA $85,521 Blandford, MA $85,438 Bondsville, MA $85,554 Brimfield, MA $85,389 Chester, MA $84,570

Chesterfield, MA $84,942 Chicopee, MA $85,661 Cummington, MA $84,570 Easthampton, MA $85,603 East Longmeadow, MA $85,661 East Otis, MA $85,777 Feeding Hills, MA $85,661 Gilbertville, MA $86,099

Goshen, MA $84,917 Granby, MA $85,637 Granville, MA $85,554 Hadley, MA $85,471 Hampden, MA $85,661 Hardwick, MA $86,157 Hatfield, MA $85,438 Haydenville, MA $85,306

Holyoke, MA $85,661 Huntington, MA $85,471 Leeds, MA $85,438 Leverett, MA $85,389 Ludlow, MA $85,661 Monson, MA $85,554 North Amherst, MA $85,554 Northampton, MA $85,496

Florence, MA $85,496 North Hatfield, MA $85,430 Oakham, MA $86,571 Palmer, MA $85,554 Plainfield, MA $84,570 Russell, MA $85,554 Shutesbury, MA $85,521 Southampton, MA $85,637

South Barre, MA $86,488 South Hadley, MA $85,637 Southwick, MA $85,661 Thorndike, MA $85,554 Three Rivers, MA $85,603 Wales, MA $85,389 Ware, MA $86,124 Warren, MA $85,868

West Chesterfield, MA $84,521 Westfield, MA $85,661 West Hatfield, MA $85,389 West Springfield, MA $85,661 West Warren, MA $86,223 Whately, MA $85,248 Wheelwright, MA $86,455 Wilbraham, MA $85,661

Williamsburg, MA $85,273 Woronoco, MA $85,579 Worthington, MA $84,603 Springfield, MA $85,661 Longmeadow, MA $85,661 Indian Orchard, MA $85,661 Pittsfield, MA $84,793 Adams, MA $84,711

Ashley Falls, MA $86,256 Becket, MA $84,711 Berkshire, MA $84,793 Cheshire, MA $84,793 Dalton, MA $84,793 Glendale, MA $84,769 Great Barrington, MA $84,546 Hinsdale, MA $84,793

Housatonic, MA $84,653 Lanesboro, MA $84,793 Lee, MA $84,769 Lenox, MA $84,793 Lenox Dale, MA $84,793 Middlefield, MA $84,686 Mill River, MA $85,529 Monterey, MA $84,546

North Adams, MA $84,603 North Egremont, MA $84,727 Otis, MA $84,521 Richmond, MA $84,793 Sandisfield, MA $85,851 Savoy, MA $84,686 Sheffield, MA $85,719 South Egremont, MA $84,893

Southfield, MA $86,132 South Lee, MA $84,769 Stockbridge, MA $84,769 Tyringham, MA $84,653 West Stockbridge, MA $84,736 Williamstown, MA $84,603 Windsor, MA $84,769 Greenfield, MA $85,000

Ashfield, MA $84,620 Athol, MA $86,529 Bernardston, MA $84,967 Buckland, MA $84,504 Charlemont, MA $84,306 Colrain, MA $84,587 Conway, MA $84,876 Deerfield, MA $85,025

Drury, MA $84,066 Erving, MA $85,554 Heath, MA $84,306 Lake Pleasant, MA $85,174 Millers Falls, MA $85,099 Monroe Bridge, MA $83,983 Montague, MA $85,174 Gill, MA $85,488

New Salem, MA $85,818 Northfield, MA $85,488 Orange, MA $86,240 Petersham, MA $86,513 Rowe, MA $84,116 Royalston, MA $86,661 Shelburne Falls, MA $84,579 South Deerfield, MA $85,157

Sunderland, MA $85,232 Turners Falls, MA $85,099 Warwick, MA $86,248 Wendell, MA $85,488 Wendell Depot, MA $85,794 Fitchburg, MA $87,347 Ashburnham, MA $86,942 Ashby, MA $88,513

Ayer, MA $88,736 Devens, MA $88,670 Baldwinville, MA $86,802 East Templeton, MA $86,827 Gardner, MA $86,984 Westminster, MA $86,984 Groton, MA $88,819 Harvard, MA $88,810

Hubbardston, MA $86,455 Leominster, MA $86,488 Littleton, MA $88,951 Lunenburg, MA $88,546 Pepperell, MA $88,819 Shirley, MA $88,637 Still River, MA $88,761 Templeton, MA $86,827

Townsend, MA $88,662 West Groton, MA $88,703 West Townsend, MA $88,629 Winchendon, MA $86,637 Winchendon Springs, MA $86,620 Auburn, MA $86,678 North Dartmouth, MA $87,207 South Dartmouth, MA $87,207

North Attleboro, MA $85,628 Plainville, MA $85,570 Attleboro Falls, MA $85,595 North Dighton, MA $85,546 Norton, MA $89,406 Raynham, MA $89,430 Raynham Center, MA $89,430 Rehoboth, MA $85,653

Rochester, MA $87,207 Seekonk, MA $85,653 Swansea, MA $85,570 Berkley, MA $87,257 Taunton, MA $89,348 Westport, MA $87,207 Westport Point, MA $87,207 Berlin, MA $86,620

Cataumet, MA $87,017 Blackstone, MA $85,546 Boylston, MA $86,678 Brookfield, MA $86,513 Charlton, MA $86,620 Charlton City, MA $86,620 Charlton Depot, MA $86,620 Clinton, MA $86,620

East Brookfield, MA $86,595 Douglas, MA $86,537 East Princeton, MA $86,571 Fiskdale, MA $86,430 Grafton, MA $86,678 Holden, MA $86,678 Holland, MA $86,389 Jefferson, MA $86,678

Lancaster, MA $86,537 Leicester, MA $86,678 Linwood, MA $86,488 Manchaug, MA $86,678 Millbury, MA $86,678 Millville, MA $85,463 New Braintree, MA $86,488 Northborough, MA $86,678

Northbridge, MA $86,653 North Brookfield, MA $86,571 North Grafton, MA $86,678 North Oxford, MA $86,678 North Uxbridge, MA $86,488 Oxford, MA $86,653 Princeton, MA $86,595 Rochdale, MA $86,678

Rutland, MA $86,678 Shrewsbury, MA $86,678 Southbridge, MA $86,488 South Grafton, MA $86,678 South Lancaster, MA $86,595 Spencer, MA $86,678 Sterling, MA $86,620 Sturbridge, MA $86,455

Upton, MA $86,620 Uxbridge, MA $86,513 Webster, MA $86,513 Dudley, MA $86,513 Westborough, MA $86,678 West Boylston, MA $86,678 West Brookfield, MA $86,488 West Millbury, MA $86,678

Whitinsville, MA $86,620 Sutton, MA $86,678 Worcester, MA $86,678 East Walpole, MA $89,430 Cherry Valley, MA $86,678 Paxton, MA $86,678 Framingham, MA $89,182 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $88,951

Boxborough, MA $88,893 Acton, MA $88,893 Ashland, MA $86,455 Bedford, MA $88,926 Hanscom Afb, MA $90,497 Bolton, MA $86,513 Carlisle, MA $88,951 Concord, MA $88,868

Fayville, MA $86,513 Holliston, MA $89,124 Hopedale, MA $86,488 Hopkinton, MA $86,537 Hudson, MA $86,537 Marlborough, MA $86,571 Maynard, MA $88,786 Mendon, MA $86,488

Milford, MA $86,488 Natick, MA $92,042 Sherborn, MA $91,993 Southborough, MA $86,537 Foxboro, MA $89,430 Franklin, MA $87,339 Greenbush, MA $89,265 Green Harbor, MA $89,240

Hingham, MA $90,728 Hull, MA $92,183 Humarock, MA $89,265 Mansfield, MA $89,430 Marshfield, MA $89,240 Marshfield Hills, MA $89,240 Medfield, MA $90,654 Medway, MA $89,182

Millis, MA $89,240 Minot, MA $89,265 Norfolk, MA $89,323 North Marshfield, MA $89,240 North Scituate, MA $89,240 Norwell, MA $89,323 Norwood, MA $89,430 Ocean Bluff, MA $89,240

Scituate, MA $89,240 Sharon, MA $89,430 Sheldonville, MA $87,381 South Walpole, MA $89,372 Stoughton, MA $89,430 Walpole, MA $89,406 Westwood, MA $90,736 Wrentham, MA $89,290

Boston, MA $92,183 Roxbury, MA $92,183 Roxbury Crossing, MA $92,183 Dorchester, MA $92,183 Dorchester Center, MA $92,183 Mattapan, MA $92,183 Charlestown, MA $92,183 Jamaica Plain, MA $92,183

Roslindale, MA $92,183 West Roxbury, MA $92,183 Allston, MA $92,183 Brighton, MA $92,183 Hyde Park, MA $92,183 Readville, MA $92,183 Cambridge, MA $92,183 Somerville, MA $92,183

Malden, MA $92,183 Everett, MA $92,183 Chelsea, MA $92,183 Revere, MA $92,183 Winthrop, MA $92,183 Medford, MA $92,183 West Medford, MA $92,183 Quincy, MA $92,183

Melrose, MA $92,183 Stoneham, MA $92,183 Braintree, MA $89,430 Milton, MA $92,183 Milton Village, MA $92,183 Weymouth, MA $89,430 East Weymouth, MA $89,430 South Weymouth, MA $89,430

North Weymouth, MA $89,430 East Boston, MA $92,183 Brockton, MA $89,430 Avon, MA $89,430 Bridgewater, MA $89,430 Bryantville, MA $89,372 Carver, MA $88,058 Duxbury, MA $89,182

East Bridgewater, MA $89,430 Easton, MA $89,430 Elmwood, MA $89,430 Halifax, MA $89,372 Hanover, MA $89,372 Hanson, MA $89,430 Holbrook, MA $89,430 Middleboro, MA $88,141

Manomet, MA $88,298 Lakeville, MA $87,066 Monponsett, MA $89,406 Abington, MA $89,430 North Carver, MA $89,240 North Easton, MA $89,430 North Pembroke, MA $89,348 Pembroke, MA $89,372

Plymouth, MA $88,422 Kingston, MA $89,207 South Carver, MA $86,984 Plympton, MA $89,290 Randolph, MA $89,430 Rockland, MA $89,430 South Easton, MA $89,430 West Bridgewater, MA $89,430

White Horse Beach, MA $88,356 Whitman, MA $89,430 Lexington, MA $92,183 Brookline, MA $92,183 Brookline Village, MA $92,183 Waltham, MA $92,183 North Waltham, MA $92,183 New Town, MA $92,183

Babson Park, MA $92,183 Newton, MA $92,183 Newton Center, MA $92,183 Newtonville, MA $92,183 Newton Highlands, MA $92,183 Newton Lower Falls, MA $92,183 Newton Upper Falls, MA $92,183 West Newton, MA $92,183

Auburndale, MA $92,183 Chestnut Hill, MA $92,183 Waban, MA $92,183 Watertown, MA $92,183 Arlington, MA $92,183 Arlington Heights, MA $92,183 Belmont, MA $92,183 Waverley, MA $92,183

Wellesley Hills, MA $92,183 Wellesley, MA $92,158 Needham, MA $92,183 Weston, MA $92,183 Needham Heights, MA $92,183 Nonantum, MA $92,183 Buzzards Bay, MA $86,959 Lincoln, MA $92,125

Stow, MA $88,786 Sudbury, MA $91,993 Wayland, MA $92,042 Woodville, MA $86,595 Woburn, MA $92,183 Burlington, MA $90,530 Andover, MA $87,554 Billerica, MA $88,951

Chelmsford, MA $88,951 Dracut, MA $88,951 Dunstable, MA $88,819 Haverhill, MA $87,554 Georgetown, MA $87,554 Groveland, MA $87,554 Lawrence, MA $87,554 Methuen, MA $87,554

North Andover, MA $87,554 Lowell, MA $88,951 Merrimac, MA $87,496 North Billerica, MA $88,951 North Chelmsford, MA $88,951 North Reading, MA $87,496 Nutting Lake, MA $88,951 Pinehurst, MA $88,951

Reading, MA $89,472 Tewksbury, MA $88,951 Tyngsboro, MA $88,951 Wakefield, MA $92,158 West Boxford, MA $87,554 Westford, MA $88,951 Wilmington, MA $88,240 Winchester, MA $92,183

Lynn, MA $92,183 Saugus, MA $92,183 Swampscott, MA $92,125 Nahant, MA $92,183 Amesbury, MA $87,108 Beverly, MA $91,959 Boxford, MA $87,554 Byfield, MA $87,496

Danvers, MA $87,414 Essex, MA $88,314 Gloucester, MA $88,447 Hamilton, MA $87,364 Hathorne, MA $87,414 Chilmark, MA $86,736 East Falmouth, MA $87,157 East Sandwich, MA $87,471

East Wareham, MA $86,984 Edgartown, MA $86,794 Falmouth, MA $87,017 Woods Hole, MA $87,017 Menemsha, MA $86,794 Monument Beach, MA $86,984 Nantucket, MA $86,794 North Falmouth, MA $87,042

Oak Bluffs, MA $86,818 Onset, MA $87,042 Pocasset, MA $87,017 Sagamore, MA $87,653 Sagamore Beach, MA $87,653 Sandwich, MA $87,480 Siasconset, MA $86,794 Silver Beach, MA $87,042

Vineyard Haven, MA $86,893 Wareham, MA $87,066 West Chop, MA $86,893 West Falmouth, MA $87,042 West Tisbury, MA $86,794 West Wareham, MA $87,100 Hyannis, MA $86,926 Barnstable, MA $87,215

Brewster, MA $86,794 Centerville, MA $87,182 Chatham, MA $86,794 Cotuit, MA $87,240 Ipswich, MA $87,364 Cummaquid, MA $86,951 Lynnfield, MA $89,769 Manchester, MA $88,653

Marblehead, MA $92,017 Middleton, MA $87,529 Newburyport, MA $87,389 Newbury, MA $87,554 Salisbury, MA $86,827 Peabody, MA $92,075 Prides Crossing, MA $89,637 Rockport, MA $88,438

Rowley, MA $87,414 Salem, MA $92,075 South Hamilton, MA $87,364 Topsfield, MA $87,496 Wenham, MA $87,389 West Newbury, MA $87,554 Accord, MA $89,430 Bellingham, MA $85,405

Brant Rock, MA $89,058 Canton, MA $89,430 Cohasset, MA $90,645 Dedham, MA $92,183 Dover, MA $92,100 East Mansfield, MA $89,430 Dennis, MA $86,794 Dennis Port, MA $86,794

East Dennis, MA $86,794 Eastham, MA $86,794 East Orleans, MA $86,794 Forestdale, MA $87,364 Harwich, MA $86,794 Harwich Port, MA $86,794 Hyannis Port, MA $86,918 Marstons Mills, MA $87,331

Mashpee, MA $87,389 North Chatham, MA $86,794 North Eastham, MA $87,909 North Truro, MA $89,017 Orleans, MA $86,794 Osterville, MA $87,075 Provincetown, MA $88,852 South Chatham, MA $86,794

South Dennis, MA $86,794 South Harwich, MA $86,794 South Orleans, MA $86,794 South Wellfleet, MA $87,909 South Yarmouth, MA $86,794 Truro, MA $87,909 Wellfleet, MA $87,909 West Barnstable, MA $87,372

West Chatham, MA $86,794 West Dennis, MA $86,794 West Harwich, MA $86,794 West Hyannisport, MA $87,108 West Yarmouth, MA $86,794 Yarmouth Port, MA $86,794 Assonet, MA $87,149 Attleboro, MA $85,653

Chartley, MA $89,430 Cuttyhunk, MA $87,066 Dartmouth, MA $87,207 Dighton, MA $86,281 East Freetown, MA $87,207 East Taunton, MA $89,290 Fairhaven, MA $87,207 Fall River, MA $87,207

Somerset, MA $87,124 Marion, MA $87,207 Mattapoisett, MA $87,207 New Bedford, MA $87,207 Acushnet, MA $87,207

Nuclear Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nuclear Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$83,340

Average $89,926/year

$95,969

$6,945

Average $7,494/month

$7,997

$1,603

Average $1,729/week

$1,846

$40

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,969	$7,997	$1,846	$46
Average	$89,926	$7,494	$1,729	$43
25th Percentile	$83,340	$6,945	$1,603	$40

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