Nuclear Engineers Salary in Seattle, WA

Nuclear Engineers pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $128,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $239,310 or more. The middle half of nuclear engineers in Seattle earn between $128,790 and $166,330.

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

Nuclear Engineers salary after taxes in Seattle

On the average salary of $164,090, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $123,422 a year, or $10,285 a month and $4,747 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $164,090 buys what about $147,652 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Nuclear Engineers salary in other Washington cities

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

All Nuclear Engineers salaries in Washington

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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