Nuclear Engineers Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Nuclear Engineers in WA have a median annual salary of $129,480, with 1,380 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $83,100 at the 10th percentile to $200,930 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$129,480

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$62.25

Employment

1,380

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$83,100
10th
$109,550
25th
$129,480
Median
$153,960
75th
$200,930
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$129,480

Median annual · 2025

United States

$133,970

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 3.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,490).

Top skills

  1. 1.ScienceImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  5. 5.WritingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.MathematicsImportance 4.0
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Operations AnalysisImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • ANISN dose assessment computer code
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • BERMUDA nuclear transport computer codes
  • C++
  • Discrete ordinates DORT dose assessment computer codes
  • FOLLOW code
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • Graphics software
  • INCORE code
  • Linux
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • Mathematical simulation software
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • MCNP dose assessment computer code
  • MERCURE dose assessment computer codes

Common tasks

  • Develop or contribute to the development of plans to remediate or restore environments affected by nuclear radiation, such as waste disposal sites.
  • Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.
  • Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.
  • Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
  • Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.
  • Direct operating or maintenance activities of nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.
  • Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors, power plants, or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
  • Direct environmental compliance activities associated with nuclear plant operations or maintenance.
  • Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal.
  • Prepare technical reports of findings or recommendations, based on synthesized analyses of test results.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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