Nuclear Engineers Salary in Atlanta, GA

Nuclear Engineers pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $200,070 or more. The middle half of nuclear engineers in Atlanta earn between $109,360 and $169,120.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Nuclear Engineers salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $135,960, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $98,159 a year, or $8,180 a month and $3,775 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Atlanta a good place for nuclear engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $135,960 buys what about $135,881 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Engineers salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 1st of 2 Georgia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Nuclear Engineers salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for nuclear engineers

Knoxville, TN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($185,740).

Nuclear Engineers salary by city

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