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Nuclear Engineers salary in Georgia

The median nuclear engineers in Georgia earns $132,440 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,910 a month.

10th percentile
$81,800
25th percentile
$104,870
Median percentile
$132,440
75th percentile
$158,130
90th percentile
$173,100

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$94,915 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,440
Federal income tax−$20,520
Social Security + Medicare−$10,132
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$6,874
Monthly take-home$7,910
Every two weeks$3,651

Does it go far here?

$137,539Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

All nuclear engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia