Nuclear Engineers Salary in Richmond, VA

Nuclear Engineers pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $101,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $175,040 or more. The middle half of nuclear engineers in Richmond earn between $129,450 and $169,320.

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

Nuclear Engineers salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $146,900, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $104,040 a year, or $8,670 a month and $4,002 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $146,900 buys what about $150,115 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Engineers salary in other Virginia cities

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

All Nuclear Engineers salaries in Virginia

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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