Nuclear Engineer Salary in Maryland

How much does a Nuclear Engineer make in Maryland?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Nuclear Engineer in Maryland is $85,215 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,155
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,974 to $90,941
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,292

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Nuclear Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,941	$7,578	$1,749	$44
Average	$85,215	$7,101	$1,639	$41
25th Percentile	$78,974	$6,581	$1,519	$38

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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): $84,982
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,332
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,469
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,516
Expert (over 8 years): $168,086

Levels	Salary
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$84,982
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$99,332
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$120,469
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$145,516
Nuclear E... Level Nuclear Engineer	$168,086

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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:

Owings: $89,480
Riverdale: $91,513
College Park: $91,513

Owings, MD $89,480 Riverdale, MD $91,513 College Park, MD $91,513 Fort Washington, MD $91,455 Oxon Hill, MD $91,513 Suitland, MD $91,513 District Heights, MD $91,513 Temple Hills, MD $91,513

Deale, MD $88,546 Dunkirk, MD $89,372 Fort George G Meade, MD $85,033 Friendship, MD $88,116 Fulton, MD $88,124 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $91,488 Savage, MD $85,058 Shady Side, MD $88,356

Galesville, MD $88,339 Greenbelt, MD $91,488 Glenn Dale, MD $91,406 Upper Marlboro, MD $91,323 Harwood, MD $88,381 Highland, MD $88,108 West River, MD $88,430 Tracys Landing, MD $88,827

Hyattsville, MD $91,513 Jessup, MD $85,116 Bethesda, MD $91,513 Glen Echo, MD $91,513 Chevy Chase, MD $91,513 Cabin John, MD $91,513 Olney, MD $91,323 Brookeville, MD $91,265

Poolesville, MD $89,844 Barnesville, MD $89,422 Beallsville, MD $89,802 Boyds, MD $89,133 Dickerson, MD $89,645 Rockville, MD $91,406 Potomac, MD $91,455 Derwood, MD $91,323

Sandy Spring, MD $91,323 Ashton, MD $91,290 Brinklow, MD $91,240 Burtonsville, MD $91,348 Montgomery Village, MD $88,761 Kensington, MD $91,513 Garrett Park, MD $91,513 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $91,431

Silver Spring, MD $91,513 Takoma Park, MD $91,513 Aberdeen, MD $82,884 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $83,364 Abingdon, MD $83,107 Gunpowder, MD $85,083 Arnold, MD $84,975 Baldwin, MD $85,058

Bel Air, MD $82,504 Belcamp, MD $83,198 Benson, MD $82,917 Boring, MD $82,405 Brooklandville, MD $85,223 Butler, MD $85,000 Chase, MD $85,116 Churchville, MD $82,463

Clarksville, MD $84,975 Cockeysville, MD $85,165 Hunt Valley, MD $85,116 Crownsville, MD $84,951 Darlington, MD $82,116 Davidsonville, MD $88,174 Dayton, MD $84,951 Edgewater, MD $88,025

Edgewood, MD $84,975 Ellicott City, MD $85,165 Columbia, MD $85,083 Fallston, MD $85,000 Finksburg, MD $84,951 Forest Hill, MD $82,107 Fork, MD $85,083 Fort Howard, MD $85,198

Freeland, MD $79,512 Gambrills, MD $85,033 Gibson Island, MD $84,975 Glen Arm, MD $85,198 Glen Burnie, MD $85,223 Glyndon, MD $85,058 Hampstead, MD $81,702 Elkridge, MD $85,223

Hanover, MD $85,198 Harmans, MD $85,198 Havre De Grace, MD $82,967 Hydes, MD $85,083 Jarrettsville, MD $81,901 Joppa, MD $85,033 Kingsville, MD $85,083 Lineboro, MD $79,545

Linthicum Heights, MD $85,223 Long Green, MD $85,141 Spencerville, MD $91,348 Clarksburg, MD $88,786 Damascus, MD $88,339 Germantown, MD $89,058 Annapolis, MD $87,521 Cumberland, MD $72,867

Accident, MD $72,867 Barton, MD $72,867 Bittinger, MD $72,867 Bloomington, MD $72,867 Corriganville, MD $72,867 Eckhart Mines, MD $72,867 Ellerslie, MD $72,867 Flintstone, MD $72,867

Friendsville, MD $72,867 Frostburg, MD $72,867 Grantsville, MD $72,867 Kitzmiller, MD $72,867 Lonaconing, MD $72,867 Luke, MD $72,867 Mc Henry, MD $72,867 Midland, MD $72,867

Midlothian, MD $72,867 Mount Savage, MD $72,867 Oakland, MD $72,867 Oldtown, MD $72,867 Pinto, MD $72,867 Rawlings, MD $72,867 Spring Gap, MD $72,867 Swanton, MD $72,867

Westernport, MD $72,867 Easton, MD $84,810 Barclay, MD $84,645 Bethlehem, MD $84,810 Betterton, MD $84,289 Bozman, MD $87,744 Cambridge, MD $87,959 Centreville, MD $84,810

Chester, MD $86,761 Chestertown, MD $84,736 Church Creek, MD $87,959 Church Hill, MD $84,736 Claiborne, MD $87,381 Cordova, MD $84,810 Crapo, MD $91,100 Crocheron, MD $91,100

Crumpton, MD $84,612 Denton, MD $84,810 East New Market, MD $87,959 Federalsburg, MD $85,719 Fishing Creek, MD $91,100 Galena, MD $84,793 Goldsboro, MD $84,810 Grasonville, MD $86,008

Greensboro, MD $84,810 Henderson, MD $85,000 Hillsboro, MD $84,810 Hurlock, MD $87,959 Ingleside, MD $84,686 Kennedyville, MD $84,628 Mcdaniel, MD $87,381 Madison, MD $91,100

Marydel, MD $85,273 Massey, MD $84,934 Millington, MD $84,876 Neavitt, MD $88,199 Newcomb, MD $86,909 Oxford, MD $87,959 Preston, MD $84,810 Price, MD $84,760

Queen Anne, MD $84,810 Queenstown, MD $85,471 Rhodesdale, MD $87,959 Ridgely, MD $84,810 Rock Hall, MD $85,670 Royal Oak, MD $86,604 Saint Michaels, MD $87,058 Secretary, MD $87,959

Sherwood, MD $88,306 Deal Island, MD $84,157 Eden, MD $87,513 Ewell, MD $77,206 Fruitland, MD $87,513 Girdletree, MD $79,785 Hebron, MD $87,513 Linkwood, MD $87,959

Manokin, MD $82,190 Mardela Springs, MD $87,513 Marion Station, MD $77,735 Nanticoke, MD $87,959 Newark, MD $87,207 Ocean City, MD $87,207 Parsonsburg, MD $86,405 Pittsville, MD $87,207

Pocomoke City, MD $77,504 Powellville, MD $87,207 Princess Anne, MD $83,603 Quantico, MD $87,959 Rehobeth, MD $77,504 Sharptown, MD $87,513 Showell, MD $87,207 Snow Hill, MD $82,942

Stockton, MD $77,504 Tyaskin, MD $87,959 Tylerton, MD $77,206 Upper Fairmount, MD $82,190 Vienna, MD $87,959 Westover, MD $82,190 Whaleyville, MD $87,207 Willards, MD $87,207

Delmar, MD $85,719 North East, MD $83,355 Perry Point, MD $83,182 Perryville, MD $82,868 Port Deposit, MD $82,521 Rising Sun, MD $82,074 Warwick, MD $84,802 Cecilton, MD $84,686

Charlestown, MD $83,190 Chesapeake City, MD $84,546 Childs, MD $84,645 Stevensville, MD $86,719 Colora, MD $82,223 Conowingo, MD $81,859 Earleville, MD $84,157 Elk Mills, MD $84,645

Elkton, MD $84,645 Georgetown, MD $84,636 Lutherville Timonium, MD $85,223 Abell, MD $91,100 Accokeek, MD $91,348 Aquasco, MD $91,100 Avenue, MD $91,100 Barstow, MD $91,100

Bel Alton, MD $91,100 Benedict, MD $91,100 Brandywine, MD $91,290 Broomes Island, MD $91,100 Bryans Road, MD $91,265 Bryantown, MD $91,100 Bushwood, MD $91,100 California, MD $91,100

Callaway, MD $91,100 Chaptico, MD $91,100 Charlotte Hall, MD $91,100 Cheltenham, MD $91,323 Clements, MD $91,100 Cobb Island, MD $91,100 Coltons Point, MD $91,100 Compton, MD $91,100

Dameron, MD $91,100 Dowell, MD $91,100 Drayden, MD $91,100 Faulkner, MD $91,100 Great Mills, MD $91,100 Helen, MD $91,100 Hollywood, MD $91,100 Hughesville, MD $91,100

Huntingtown, MD $90,240 Indian Head, MD $91,183 Ironsides, MD $91,100 Issue, MD $91,100 La Plata, MD $91,100 Leonardtown, MD $91,100 Lexington Park, MD $91,100 Loveville, MD $91,100

Lusby, MD $91,100 Marbury, MD $91,100 Mechanicsville, MD $91,100 Morganza, MD $91,100 Mount Victoria, MD $91,100 Nanjemoy, MD $91,100 Newburg, MD $91,100 Park Hall, MD $91,100

Patuxent River, MD $91,100 Piney Point, MD $85,521 Pomfret, MD $91,158 Port Republic, MD $91,100 Port Tobacco, MD $91,100 Prince Frederick, MD $91,100 Ridge, MD $85,521 Rock Point, MD $91,100

Saint Inigoes, MD $91,100 Saint Leonard, MD $91,100 Saint Marys City, MD $91,100 Scotland, MD $82,752 Solomons, MD $91,100 Sunderland, MD $89,786 Tall Timbers, MD $91,100 Valley Lee, MD $91,100

Welcome, MD $91,100 White Plains, MD $91,183 Southern Md Facility, MD $91,455 Annapolis Junction, MD $85,083 Lanham, MD $91,488 Beltsville, MD $91,488 Laurel, MD $91,323 Bladensburg, MD $91,513

Lothian, MD $88,868 Mount Rainier, MD $91,513 North Beach, MD $89,075 Bowie, MD $91,323 Brentwood, MD $91,513 Capitol Heights, MD $91,513 Chesapeake Beach, MD $89,406 Churchton, MD $88,587

Clinton, MD $91,431 Still Pond, MD $84,661 Sudlersville, MD $84,719 Taylors Island, MD $91,100 Templeville, MD $85,116 Tilghman, MD $88,852 Toddville, MD $91,100 Trappe, MD $87,959

Wingate, MD $91,100 Wittman, MD $87,637 Woolford, MD $91,100 Worton, MD $84,711 Wye Mills, MD $84,810 Frederick, MD $88,587 Adamstown, MD $89,529 Big Pool, MD $73,801

Boonsboro, MD $87,959 Braddock Heights, MD $89,703 Brownsville, MD $91,100 Brunswick, MD $91,100 Buckeystown, MD $89,215 Burkittsville, MD $91,100 Cascade, MD $79,314 Cavetown, MD $79,314

Chewsville, MD $83,521 Clear Spring, MD $79,636 Cooksville, MD $87,050 Emmitsburg, MD $80,256 Fairplay, MD $85,075 Funkstown, MD $85,075 Glenelg, MD $87,777 Glenwood, MD $87,761

Hagerstown, MD $83,521 Hancock, MD $73,801 Ijamsville, MD $88,496 Jefferson, MD $90,472 Keedysville, MD $91,100 Keymar, MD $82,215 Knoxville, MD $91,100 Ladiesburg, MD $83,306

Libertytown, MD $85,215 Lisbon, MD $87,091 Little Orleans, MD $72,867 Maugansville, MD $79,727 Middletown, MD $91,100 Monrovia, MD $88,050 Mount Airy, MD $87,017 Myersville, MD $85,075

New Market, MD $87,959 New Midway, MD $83,554 New Windsor, MD $83,504 Point Of Rocks, MD $90,654 Rocky Ridge, MD $81,372 Rohrersville, MD $91,100 Sabillasville, MD $79,405 Saint James, MD $85,075

Sharpsburg, MD $91,100 Smithsburg, MD $79,314 Sykesville, MD $84,951 Taneytown, MD $81,314 Thurmont, MD $80,537 Tuscarora, MD $90,356 Union Bridge, MD $83,240 Unionville, MD $84,281

Walkersville, MD $86,058 West Friendship, MD $85,000 Williamsport, MD $83,843 Woodbine, MD $87,058 Woodsboro, MD $84,141 Salisbury, MD $87,513 Allen, MD $87,513 Berlin, MD $87,207

Bishopville, MD $87,207 Bivalve, MD $87,959 Manchester, MD $81,372 Marriottsville, MD $85,083 Maryland Line, MD $79,512 Mayo, MD $87,959 Millersville, MD $85,033 Monkton, MD $84,975

Odenton, MD $85,033 Crofton, MD $88,083 Owings Mills, MD $85,165 Parkton, MD $81,405 Pasadena, MD $85,141 Perry Hall, MD $85,223 Perryman, MD $83,264 Phoenix, MD $85,116

Pylesville, MD $81,430 Randallstown, MD $85,198 Reisterstown, MD $85,083 Riderwood, MD $85,223 Riva, MD $87,959 Severn, MD $85,165 Severna Park, MD $85,083 Simpsonville, MD $85,033

Sparks Glencoe, MD $85,033 Crisfield, MD $77,735 Stevenson, MD $85,223 Dhs, MD $91,373 Waldorf, MD $91,265 Street, MD $81,735 Upperco, MD $82,405 Upper Falls, MD $85,116

Westminster, MD $82,744 Whiteford, MD $81,355 White Hall, MD $81,380 White Marsh, MD $85,223 Woodstock, MD $85,116 Baltimore, MD $85,223 Towson, MD $85,223 Gwynn Oak, MD $85,223

Pikesville, MD $85,223 Sparrows Point, MD $85,198 Middle River, MD $85,223 Essex, MD $85,223 Dundalk, MD $85,223 Brooklyn, MD $85,223 Curtis Bay, MD $85,223 Halethorpe, MD $85,223

Catonsville, MD $85,223 Parkville, MD $85,223 Nottingham, MD $85,223 Rosedale, MD $85,223 Windsor Mill, MD $85,223 Gaithersburg, MD $91,265 Washington Grove, MD $91,290

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

$78,974

Average $85,215/year

$90,941

$6,581

Average $7,101/month

$7,578

$1,519

Average $1,639/week

$1,749

$38

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,941	$7,578	$1,749	$44
Average	$85,215	$7,101	$1,639	$41
25th Percentile	$78,974	$6,581	$1,519	$38

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