Salary by Degree/Major Subject for Nuclear Engineer Jobs

Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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Degree/Major Subject	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$60K	$120K	$180K
Bachelor's Degree	$55,134 - $111,144
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Nuclear Engineering	$56,461 - $122,517
Master of Science (MS), Nuclear Engineering	$58,132 - $129,863
Doctorate (PhD)	$60,505 - $145,365
Master of Engineering (MEng / ME), Nuclear Engineering	$41,138 - $116,350
Doctorate (PhD), Nuclear Engineering	$59,392 - $154,848
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Nuclear Engineering	$51,521 - $91,846
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$53,162 - $123,062
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nuclear Engineering	$82,000 - $117,916
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$75,807 - $104,372
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$66,250 - $89,500
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Electrical Engineering (EE)	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Electrical Engineering (EE)	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Physics	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Engineering	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc)	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Marine Engineering	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering (EE)	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Engineering (MEng / ME), Electrical Engineering (EE)	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering (CE)	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Engineering (MEng / ME), Chemical Engineering	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Engineering (CE)	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Engineering (MEng / ME)	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 254

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Nuclear Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Nuclear Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Nuclear Engineers

Conduct research on nuclear engineering problems or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.