Nuclear Engineers Salary in Wilmington, NC

Nuclear Engineers pay range in Wilmington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $160,580 or more. The middle half of nuclear engineers in Wilmington earn between $99,660 and $158,830.

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

Nuclear Engineers salary after taxes in Wilmington

On the average salary of $129,880, a single filer in Wilmington takes home about $95,365 a year, or $7,947 a month and $3,668 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Wilmington area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $129,880 buys what about $134,700 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Wilmington ($45,800). A typical home costs $446,210, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Engineers salary in other North Carolina cities

Wilmington ranks 3rd of 3 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($139,660).

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Highest-paying cities for nuclear engineers

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

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