How much do Nuclear Engineers make in Chattanooga, TN-GA?

Percentile spread

For Nuclear Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $112,760 and the 90th percentile is $280,220. The difference is $167,460, which is 114.0% 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 $126,190 to the 75th at $176,700, covers $50,510.

The mean annual wage is $164,940, which sits above the median of $146,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chattanooga, TN-GA median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $133,970 for Nuclear Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $160,555, which is 19.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Chattanooga, TN-GA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chattanooga, TN-GA is 91.464, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $146,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nuclear Engineers at $160,555 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nuclear Engineers. Chattanooga, TN-GA ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Huntsville, AL is 80 miles away, with a median of $125,870 and employment of 80. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,239, against $160,555 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 97 miles away, with a median of $179,660 and employment of 240. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $194,082, against $160,555 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $119,580 and employment of 50. That median is 18.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,511, against $160,555 here.

Employment share

Nuclear Engineers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Chattanooga, TN-GA (100 of 268,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,280 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.79 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.