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Nuclear Engineers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median nuclear engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $140,590 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,587 a month.

10th percentile
$99,450
25th percentile
$105,800
Median percentile
$140,590
75th percentile
$167,110
90th percentile
$173,220

Based on 230 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

$103,043 take-home a year
Gross pay$140,590
Federal income tax−$22,476
Social Security + Medicare−$10,755
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$4,316
Monthly take-home$8,587
Every two weeks$3,963

Does it go far here?

$137,089Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

All nuclear engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania