Nuclear Technicians Salary in the US
A nuclear technicians earns a national median of $110,240 a year (mean $108,940) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #93 of 825.
How much does a nuclear technicians earn in the US?
A nuclear technicians in the United States earns a median of $110,240 a year (mean $108,940), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 116% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 6,470 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-4051), ranked #93 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$110,240
per year
Mean
$108,940
per year
Employment
6,470
US workers
National rank
#93
of 825 by median
What a nuclear technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a nuclear technicians (SOC 19-4051) earns a median annual wage of $110,240 and a mean (average) of $108,940. The median is the midpoint — half of nuclear technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 116% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a nuclear technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for nuclear technicians is $110,240, and the mean (average) is $108,940. The median is the midpoint — half of nuclear technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does nuclear technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $110,240, a nuclear technicians earns 116% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many nuclear technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 6,470 nuclear technicians employed nationally (SOC 19-4051), across all industries.
- Where does this nuclear technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-4051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-4051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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