How much do Nuclear Engineers make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Nuclear Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $80,360 and the 90th percentile is $159,780. The difference is $79,420, which is 61.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $101,650 to the 75th at $159,780, covers $58,130.

The mean annual wage is $127,920, which sits below the median of $129,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $133,970 for Nuclear Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,355, which is 4.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the South Carolina median of $126,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $129,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nuclear Engineers at $128,355 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nuclear Engineers. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 4th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $128,340 and employment of 120. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,025, against $128,355 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 118 miles away, with a median of $132,440. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,108, against $128,355 here.
• Wilmington, NC is 142 miles away, with a median of $129,710 and employment of 80. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,523, against $128,355 here.