Nuclear Engineers Salary in Columbia, SC

Nuclear Engineers pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $98,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $158,830 or more. The middle half of nuclear engineers in Columbia earn between $128,340 and $157,650.

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

Nuclear Engineers salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $136,940, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $98,696 a year, or $8,225 a month and $3,796 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 Columbia a good place for nuclear engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbia area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $136,940 buys what about $146,207 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($46,430). A typical home costs $256,154, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Engineers salary in other South Carolina cities

Columbia ranks 1st of 3 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Nuclear Engineers salaries in South Carolina

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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