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Nuclear Engineers Wages in Washington

Latest available statewide and labor-market-area estimates from BLS OEWS

Washington statewide · 2025

Median annual wage: $129,480

10th percentile
$83,100
25th percentile
$109,550
75th percentile
$153,960
90th percentile
$200,930

Reading these wages

Washington statewide: The middle half of annual wages runs from $109,550 to $153,960 in 2025, a span of $44,410.

Across 2 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $156,460 in Kennewick-Richland, WA to $161,050 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

Comparisons use the same occupation and year. Missing estimates and lower bounds are left out of the area range. The survey does not group these wages by experience level. Taxes and living costs are not included in these comparisons.

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Published Area Estimates

Each value is shown once per BLS area with its publication year. County links explain which latest available area estimate is used locally.

Nuclear Engineers Wage Questions

What is the statewide median wage for Nuclear Engineers?

The latest available statewide median annual wage for Nuclear Engineers is $129,480 for 2025.

Are these county-specific wage estimates?

No. BLS publishes OEWS estimates for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. County links identify the published area used for that county and should not be added together as county-level employment totals.

Source and geography

Values come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. This page uses the latest available releases through 2025, and labels each estimate with its publication year. Review the official OEWS tables. Area employment counts describe the full published area and are repeated on county detail pages only as context. The BLS definitions explain wage coverage and percentiles.