Nuclear Engineers Salary in Charleston, SC

Nuclear Engineers pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $159,780 or more. The middle half of nuclear engineers in Charleston earn between $101,650 and $159,780.

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

Nuclear Engineers salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $127,920, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $93,001 a year, or $7,750 a month and $3,577 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 Charleston a good place for nuclear engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $127,920 buys what about $126,701 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Engineers salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 2nd of 3 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Columbia pays the most ($136,940).

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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).

Nuclear Engineers salary by city

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