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Nuclear Technicians Salary by State and Metro Area

Nuclear Technicians in the United States earn a median salary of $110,240/year ($53/hr). Salaries range from $73,150 to $133,600 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 14 states and 9 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$73K
10th percentile
$99K
25th percentile
$110K
Median
$124K
75th percentile
$134K
90th percentile

Nuclear Technicians salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Florida$136K$65.17/hr60
New York$130K$62.4/hr260
Pennsylvania$124K$59.65/hr310
Texas$124K$59.64/hr110
Massachusetts$113K$54.51/hr50
North Carolina$110K$53.09/hr420
Illinois$110K$53.07/hr780
Alabama$110K$53/hr280
South Carolina$108K$52.16/hr750
Washington$108K$52.02/hr90
Missouri$105K$50.28/hr150
California$99K$47.72/hr,
Virginia$99K$47.56/hr680
Tennessee$92K$44.22/hr110
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Showing 1–10 of 14 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$171K100
Birmingham, AL$127K60
Richmond, VA$122K60
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$115K90
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$113K50
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$108K260
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$100K470
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$97K30
Knoxville, TN$79K60
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