Nuclear Engineers · SOC 17-2161
Nuclear Engineers Salary in the Augusta Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area
Figures describe the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Augusta city limits.
Nuclear Engineers in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area earned a median of $132,440 per year ($63.68 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $83,970 at the 10th percentile to $159,370 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Nuclear Engineers in the Augusta metro area earn more than $132,440 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $104,730 and $138,250.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $83,970 | $104,730 | $132,440 | $138,250 | $159,370 |
| Hourly | $40.37 | $50.35 | $63.68 | $66.47 | $76.62 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Augusta metro areathis metro area$132,440 median for Augusta metro area; middle half earns $104,730 to $138,250
- Georgiastate (GA)$132,440 median for Georgia; middle half earns $104,870 to $158,130
- United Statesnational$133,970 median for United States; middle half earns $108,690 to $163,630
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Georgia overall and −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Augusta metro area has the 15th-highest published median for this occupation among the 26 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for nuclear engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Augusta metro areathis page$132,440 median for Augusta metro area; middle half earns $104,730 to $138,250
- $119,580 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $109,360 to $169,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for nuclear engineerss · Highest-paying occupations in Augusta Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.