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Nuclear Engineers salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median nuclear engineers in Pittsburgh, PA earns $133,250 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,188 a month.

10th percentile
$83,250
25th percentile
$98,590
Median percentile
$133,250
75th percentile
$163,510
90th percentile
$177,920

Based on 170 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

$98,252 take-home a year
Gross pay$133,250
Federal income tax−$20,714
Social Security + Medicare−$10,194
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$4,091
Monthly take-home$8,188
Every two weeks$3,779

Does it go far here?

$140,751Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All nuclear engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania